Free parking will not be removed from Stevenage High Street, after an agreement was reached to drop the controversial Sustainable Travel Town criterion.
A bid to recognise misogyny as a hate crime in law has been challenged by a male councillor on Stevenage Borough Council, saying it "would get us nowhere".
Cllr Philip Bibby, leader of the opposition, responded by saying: It s easy to criticise the Government for not funding all additional spending of local authorities, and limited financial support for suffering individuals, families and businesses. There is no forest of money trees out there. Before this council, and any other, feels hard done by, I would suggest the following is considered. So far, over £140 million has been provided to Herts County Council. Although my group is ready to support this budget, we are looking to see the drain on general balances ceasing as projected in a couple of years.
SBC s forecasted net budget for 2021/22 stands at £10.6 million, and is funded from government grants and lower tier support (2.4 per cent), localised business rates (36.6 per cent), council tax (57.9 per cent) and a contribution from existing balances (3.1 per cent).