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North Herts Council

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We provide services to Baldock, Hitchin, Letchworth and Royston, and surrounding villages.

North Herts Council is comprised of 49 elected Councillors from 26 wards within the district. Councillors are elected by the community to represent the interests of local people, to ensure the Council fulfils its duties and takes collective decisions which form the policy of the Council.

02/11/2026

Free Christmas parking in Royston! 🤶🧑‍🎄🎄🚗

From 23 November to 24 December, enjoy free parking in participating car parks run by us and Royston Town Council, thanks to our partnership with Royston Town Council and Royston First.

The initiative aims to make visiting the town centre a little easier during the busy run-up to Christmas, giving people more opportunity to enjoy the town, spend time with family and friends, and support local businesses.

For full terms and conditions, read our press release: https://www.north-herts.gov.uk/news/enjoy-free-parking-royston-christmas

02/11/2026

A by-election is taking place in Letchworth Norton on Thursday 19 November.

If you are unable to vote in person at your local polling station on polling day, the deadline to apply for a postal vote at these polls is at 5pm Wednesday 4 November.

The easiest way to apply to vote by post is online Apply for a postal vote - https://www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote

02/11/2026

Here's your chance to get the ultimate present under your tree! 🎄

Support a local cause for just £1 a week for your chance to WIN a PS5 Pro bundle! 🎮

Enter by Saturday 28 November 👇
www.northhertscommunitylottery.co.uk

01/11/2026

Every year, we check the electoral register is up to date. We’re almost done for this year, and our final checks are underway!

If you have not responded to our previous texts, emails or letters, a member of our Canvassing team may contact you by phone or knock at your door for this information.

For more information on the annual canvass visit: https://www.north-herts.gov.uk/household-canvass

31/10/2026

The dark magic of North Herts is revealed 🔮 in: Museum District Treasures ep. 10 💰

Happy Halloween! 🎃 A mysterious, cloaked visitor has emerged from the museum vaults, taking us back centuries to look at how North Herts locals used to deal with the threat of witches... 🧙‍♀️

In this episode, we dive deep into the archives to show off two fascinating, protective artefacts: a historic knife blade and padlock. Both were found in Halls Green in Weston, where they had been hidden away inside the hollow of a cottage wall some 300 years ago — deliberately placed there by terrified residents to keep witches out! 🗡️🔒

Behind the scenes, our team has been discovering all kinds of spooky items like these whilst preparing over 1 million objects for the move to our brand-new store. Plan your visit today to discover these bizarre and brilliant pieces of our local heritage! 💜

As always, you can head over to the North Herts Museum website to explore our collections up close and track each of our featured items on the District Treasures map 👇
www.northhertsmuseum.org/north-hertfordshire-museum/collections/museum-stores

31/10/2026

🎃 Don’t miss a trick this Halloween 🎃
Give your black-lidded bin a treat with all the leftover sweetie wrappers and packaging!
✅️ Big sweet/chocolate packets
✅️ Clear packets
✅️ Silver-lined packets
✅️ Biscuit packets
✅️ Shiny packets
✅️ Small wrappers
✅️ Chocolate bar wrappers
✅️ Individually wrapped chocolate wrappers
✅️ Small sweet wrappers
And if your mini-ghouls like to munch on their treats while they’re out and about, please make sure that their wrappers are all collected up to be recycled at home. ♻️🗑️

30/10/2026

Overnight road closures on Queen Street, Hitchin ℹ

🚧 Overnight road closures on Queen Street, Hitchin
As work progresses on the new Queen Street Mobility Hub, temporary overnight road closures will be in place on Queen Street from 2-9 November, between 7pm and 5am.
The closures will allow essential works to be carried out safely while minimising disruption during the day.
✅ Access to St Mary's Car Park and Portmill Lane via the Hermitage Road-Walsworth Road junction
✅ Signed diversion routes will be in place
✅ Biggin Lane will not be accessible during these closures
✅ Further overnight closures are planned from 25 November-4 December
Thank you for your patience while we deliver improvements that will help create a more accessible, better-connected and welcoming town centre for residents, businesses and visitors.

30/10/2026

We're currently consulting on our draft Action Plan, which sets out how we will deliver priorities around the prevention and reduction of homelessness and rough sleeping.

Read the draft plan and have your say: https://www.north-herts.gov.uk/homelessness-policies

Closing date: Monday 9 November 2026

30/10/2026

The Connecting Collections exhibition is coming to a close this Sunday ⬇️

30/10/2026

Some companies charge older people a fee to claim benefits.

Check in with your relatives, it's always free to claim.

Visit https://claimfree.campaign.gov.uk/ to find out more.

Address

Council Offices, Gernon Road
Letchworth
SG63JF

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441462474000

Website

https://www.north-herts.gov.uk/

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