Should the Litlington junction be left turn only? You can have your say on proposals drawn up by Herts County Council for the Royston Road turning on the A505.
Published:
5:49 PM February 23, 2021
Updated:
9:17 AM February 24, 2021
Jim McManus, the council s director of public health (left), and Cllr Tim Hutchings, executive member for public health and protection
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Following the government s announcement yesterday of a roadmap out of lockdown , Herts County Council has emphasised the need to remain vigilant against the virus as restrictions are eased.
Tim Hutchings, the council s executive member for public health and protection, said: I think it s really important that we just hang on a little bit longer. There s light at the end of the tunnel and I think now s not the time to be less vigilant.
Published:
10:00 AM February 17, 2021
Updated:
2:10 PM February 18, 2021
The environmental health team in Stevenage have been taking on new challenges through the COVID-19 pandemic
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The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way people work across all sectors - from home working to furlough, most of us have had to adapt.
The role of Stevenage Borough Council s environmental health team is one that had to change and adapt overnight - and they are now being recognised for the work they do in helping to combat the virus in the town.
Behind the scenes, the environmental health team been instrumental in the success of local contact tracing - in collaboration with Herts County Council.
Covid-19 has made us all realise that family, friends, communities and outside space are vital to our mental health and overall well-being. The Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017 and tower blocks of the 1960s taught us that high-rise living can be hazardous and unhealthy. The former, but not the latter, came too late to save hundreds from the isolation and potential dangers of high-rise living in Watford. The new development at Ascot Road (ex Post Office sorting office), will be blighted by blocks of flats in close proximity to each other, which even at this early stage of development, dwarf the tiny Ascot Road Community Free School nearby.
Published:
12:17 PM February 9, 2021
Herts police have teamed up with the Safeguarding Children Partnership for Safer Internet Day 2021
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Together with the Safeguarding Children Partnership, Herts police are supporting worldwide Safer Internet Day today (Tuesday, February 9).
Bearing the theme ‘together for a better internet’, Safer Internet Day aims to raise awareness of issues including cyber bullying, inappropriate content and online personal safety, making the internet a safer place for all – including children and young people.
Herts police have teamed up with the Safeguarding Children Partnership for Safer Internet Day 2021
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Detective Inspector Gemma Badat, who leads the constabulary’s Child Online Safeguarding Team, said: “As we continue to move forward through the coronavirus pandemic, the national lockdown means we are now increasingly reliant on technology for education, socialisation and leisure activitie