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30/10/2026

Butterflies looking for a place to feed, breed and raise young caterpillars and butterflies will soon find a new place to call home at Southern Country Park in Bishop's Stortford! 🦋

Thanks to the Friends of Southern Country Park and their partners, a chalk butterfly bank has been created on a south facing slope in the park 🌳

Construction of the bank, advised by Malcolm Hull at Butterfly Conservation, involved re-shaping an area of ground in part of the park, whilst chalk was imported to cover the whole construction. The area around the bank will be seeded with wildflowers, and a fence will be installed to keep the butterflies safe from other animals 🌼

The aim of the bank project is to provide an additional habitat for a variety of butterfly species, whilst it is also hoped that the bank will attract species that would be new to the park, such as the Small Blue, Chalk Hill Blue, Adonis Blue and Dingy skipper 💙

The Friends of Southern Country Park will be involved in future monitoring and maintenance of the butterfly bank, and will be posting updates on their page: https://www.facebook.com/foscp.bs?

30/10/2026

The next Stortford Fields Community Forum will be held at Bishop's Stortford Rugby Club (Silver Leys, Hadham Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2QE) on Wednesday, 4 November (7PM).

As part of East Herts commitment to being a Listening Council, the Council agreed to establish Community Forums to bring together residents, planners, local councillors, developers and other interested parties to discuss and share information about development proposals.

These are a chance for existing and new residents, and interested community groups to meet to discuss emerging development proposals with East Herts Council Members, Officers and Developers and each other. It is also an opportunity for Community to share any topics, concerns and community projects which they’d like to make us and developers aware of.

View the full agenda for this Community Forum: https://www.eastherts.gov.uk/planning-and-building/community-forums/stortford-fields-community-forum

Please email [email protected] for further information.

29/10/2026

The Government has announced that it has withdrawn the decision to create four new unitary councils in Hertfordshire as part of Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), alongside decisions for a number of other areas.

The Government will continue its review of these areas and expects to announce some new decisions before the end of the year and the remainder early in the new year. We do not yet know when Hertfordshire’s decision will be made.

Shadow Authority elections will take place in May 2028, with the new authorities going live on 1 April 2029, one year later than originally planned.

While today's announcement means there is no confirmed reorganisation model for Hertfordshire, work across the county will continue. We will now carefully consider the implications of this announcement on Hertfordshire’s LGR programme and the work to establish a Mayoral Strategic Authority for Hertfordshire as soon as possible following the announcement in the Budget.

Hertfordshire’s councils remain committed to working collaboratively, engaging constructively with Government and ensuring that we are prepared for the next stage of the process once further clarity is provided.

29/10/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended our event at the Hartham Skate Park on Wednesday to celebrate the installation of our new ramp! 🛹

We are grateful to King Ramps and their professional skaters for helping us organise this event, and for teaching some new tricks to the budding skateboarders, BMX riders and scooterists of East Herts! 💚

28/10/2026

👻 Exorcise your bins of contamination this Halloween with a few tricks from our waste collection crews…

🍼 Disposable nappies should always go in your purple-lidded bin

🔋 Vapes, batteries and electricals need to go to your local collection point (check on recycleyourelectricals.org.uk)

♻️ Make sure your recycling is loose in your mixed recycling bin

🍎 Recycle any food waste every week in your kerbside caddy

🛍️ Don’t forget that plastic bags and wrappings can be recycled in your black-lidded bin

🎃 Remove any candles and wax from your Halloween pumpkin before chopping it up for your food waste bin

To keep your bins free of contamination, check before you chuck with the East Herts Council app, or take a look on our website - www.eastherts.gov.uk/bins-waste-and-recycling/what-goes-my-bins

23/10/2026

🌧️ EVENT POSTPONED ⚠️

Due to the weather forecast, we’ve made the decision to postpone our Hartham Skate Park event from Monday to Wednesday, 28 October to help make sure everyone can enjoy the day safely. 💚

Looking for something to do this half-term? Join us from 10am–4pm at Hartham Skate Park to celebrate the new ramp installed earlier this year! 🥳

There’ll be free workshops, professional demonstrations and competitions, giving children and teenagers the chance to try something new, develop their skills and have fun.

Whether you’re new to skateboarding or already love hitting the ramps, everyone is welcome! 🛹✨

📅 New date: Wednesday, 28 October
⏰ Time: 10am–4pm
📍 Location: Hartham Skate Park

We’re sorry for any inconvenience caused by the change and hope to see you there on Wednesday! 💚

Please share to help spread the word! 📣

23/10/2026

🗳️ Hertford Kingsmead by-election results

The results of the Hertford Kingsmead District by-election, held on Thursday 22 October 2026, are now available.

View the full results on our website: https://www.eastherts.gov.uk/elections-and-voting/election-results-2026

23/10/2026

Looking for something to do this half-term? Join us at Hartham Skate Park on Monday, 26 October from 10AM - 4PM to celebrate the addition of a new ramp that was installed earlier this year! 🥳

This event is a great opportunity for children and teenagers to get involved and try something new this half term, with free workshops, professional demonstrations and competitions to get excited about! 🛹

Whether new to skateboarding or already familiar to the equipment at Hartham Skate Park, everyone is invited to join in the fun! 💚

22/10/2026

📮Reminder: please respond to your annual canvass letter or email

If you’ve received a reminder about the annual canvass and haven’t yet responded, please do so by 18 November 2026.

For those who have not responded, we will be moving into the door knocking stage of the canvass from Monday 26 October. This is where a canvasser will visit households across the district.
Responding promptly helps us reduce unnecessary contact.

🌐The quickest way to respond is online:
www.householdresponse.com/eastherts
(You will need the two security codes from your letter or email)

You can also respond:
📞By phone: 0800 884 0701 (You will need the two security codes from your letter or email)
📨By post: East Herts Council, Wallfields, Pegs Lane, Hertford, Herts, SG13 8EQ

If you have any questions, please contact:
📧[email protected]
📞01279 655261

22/10/2026

Moving house? Renovating? Clearing out the garage?

Whatever the reason, don’t let the pressure to get rid of rubbish quickly lead you into a bad deal.

🛑 Before you pay someone to take your rubbish away, do these 3 things.

✅ Ask for a waste carrier licence
✅ Check the number on the Environment Agency register
✅ Check you’ll get a receipt

They’ll help you tell a legitimate waste operator from a .

Save this post for the next time you need rubbish collected and share it with someone who might need it.

👉️ https://www.eastherts.gov.uk/flytipping

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm

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