National Child Exploitation Awareness Day 2023
Child sexual exploitation (CSE) is a form of sexual abuse that involves the manipulation and/or coercion of young people under the age of 18 into...
Watford PRYZM Safeguarding event held for local night-time businesses
Over one hundred people attended the safeguarding event at PRYZM on Wednesday as part of their ongoing work to tackle violence against women and girls...
Watford town centre’s framework for next 20 years approved
Watford Borough Council’s cabinet has approved plans (13 March 2023) to revitalize and enhance the town centre over the next 20 years, to help make...
Council opposes home building plans on green belt land
More than 50 local residents attended a meeting of the Hertsmere planning committee, where plans to build 310 homes on green belt land at Harts...
Bovingdon car enthusiasts gear up for second annual Classic Car Show and Grand Prix screening
Classic car enthusiasts are in for a treat as Bovingdon prepares for its second annual Classic Car Show on Sunday 9 July. The event will...
New CCTV cameras to catch illegal fly-tipping
In an effort to combat fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour, Watford Borough Council has installed four new CCTV surveillance cameras in areas of the town known...
Wind and Solar powered street lighting trials in Stevenage and Hitchin
Hertfordshire County Council announced it is brightening up Stevenage and Hitchin, with trials of wind and solar street lighting This comes after a successful introduction...
UK strikes: half a million workers demand ‘fair pay’ as through living crisis recession
Half a million striking workers made Wednesday the biggest mass action in the UK since 2011. Yesterday, thousands of teachers, university staff, civil servants and...
King Charles coronation Street Parties encouraged in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire County Council is encouraging residents to apply now for street parties to celebrate the King’s coronation on Saturday 6 May 2023. To help support...
Voters without voting ID can get free ‘Voter Authority Certificate’ (VAC) from the government
The law has changed that now requires voters to present approved photo ID when voting at local polling stations this May. Voters will only need...