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Following the elections on 5 May 2022, results for North Herts Council have been counted and verified.

With nine days left until people in North Herts go to the polls, North Herts Council is urging voters to get ready for the upcoming local elections.

The weather’s starting to get better (fingers crossed!) so get ready to get wet at one of four splash parks in North Herts – all will reopen on Saturday, 30 April.

Following the rise in energy bills and other costs of living, North Herts Council has put together a one-stop source of advice and information for local residents to help ‘ease the squeeze’ in the current climate.

The first two tranches of ‘council tax energy rebates’ have been made in North Herts, meaning 15,575 households have received their £150 rebate, totalling £2,336,250.

New interactive play equipment for children in each of our four main towns – Hitchin, Letchworth, Baldock and Royston – will be opening over the next few months.

The date any application is to be considered by the Planning Committee is only confirmed on the day the reports are published.

Hundreds of bags of litter picked from across North Herts have been collected thanks to local community groups taking part in this year’s Great British Spring Clean.

Residents and businesses who dump their waste in North Herts or dispose of it without undertaking the necessary checks, will face heavier fines after the council gave the green light to increasing fixed penalty notices (FPNs).

Bin collections days will change over the Easter period to accommodate the long bank holiday weekend.