Read Grant's letter to HCC's Development Control Committee below Thursday, 26 October, 2023 In conjuction with Ellenbrook Area Residents Association, Grant Shapps MP is writing to the councillors who make up the county council planning committee who'll be determining the plans for the Ellenbrook quarry on Tuesday 31st October. He is inviting local residents to co-sign the letter he'll send the committee, to demonstrate how strongly local people feel about this. You can read the letter... Local News
Lib Dems and Labour back plan to build on Green Belt 12th October 2023 At a crunch Welwyn Hatfield Council meeting last night, Lib Dem and Labour councillors agreed to build thousands of new homes across swathes of our Green Belt... Local News
Conservative councillors' project for new Welwyn Hatfield Crematorium reaches completion 21st September 2023 Brand-new Oak Hill Crematorium opened its doors recently, and Conservative councillors Fiona Thomson, Tony Kingsbury and Terry Mitchinson were on hand to... Local News
Grant Shapps MP holds Lib Dem council leader to account over bin collection strikes 19th June 2023 The local MP for Welwyn Hatfield, Grant Shapps, has written to the Lib Dem leader of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council regarding the bin collection strike which... Local News
Conservatives vote to protect services while opposition parties battle to out-politicise each other 2nd February 2023 Last night, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Councillors voted to approve a Conservative budget which protects the most important services and keeps an unavoidable... Local News
Conservatives move to block Planning “Free-For-All” 21st December 2022 Conservative councillors last night voted to begin consulting residents across Welwyn Hatfield on their views regarding the sites included in the current draft... Local News
Conservative-led Council strikes deal to retain community bus services 29th November 2022 Conservative-led Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council has agreed a partnership with the charity Communities First to keep two community bus services afloat. The... Local News
Conservative Welwyn Hatfield Cabinet writes to Prime Minister to push for Local Plan solution 6th October 2022 The Conservative-Cabinet members of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council has written to the new Prime Minister about Welwyn Hatfield’s Local Plan. The Local Plan is... Local News
Come to our Christmas Market 2022 20th September 2022 Get ahead of your Christmas shopping and stock up on festive treats and gifts or indulge in delicious food and drink all from our wide range of stallholders at... Local News
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 8th September 2022 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, passed away peacefully at her Balmoral estate today aged 96, after 70 years on the throne... Local News
Our Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution 18th November 2020 Today, the Prime Minister has outlined his ten-point plan to bring about a green industrial revolution, creating 250,000 jobs and helping us to build back... National News
More than 19,000 jobs created by Kickstart Scheme 12th November 2020 Today the Chancellor has confirmed that more than 19,000 job placements have been created by our Kickstart Scheme so far – with tens of thousands more expected... National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on the COVID Vaccine in Full 9th November 2020 Read in full the Prime Minister's statement on mass testing progress, the Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine and more. National News
4 Ways this Government is Supporting Businesses this Winter 6th November 2020 Throughout this pandemic, our priority has been clear: to protect lives and livelihoods. The Government’s announcements today will support businesses this... National News
The Prime Minister's COVID-19 Update in Full 5th November 2020 The Prime Minister spoke to the public on the first day of lockdown on our plans to tackle the coronavirus. Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. National News
Supporting our Economy this Winter: Chancellor's Statement in Full 5th November 2020 The Chancellor's Statement to the House on 5 November 2020, on our plans to support our ecnomy this winter as we tackle the virus. National News
