Rainbow Run raises more than £20,000 for Lister Hospital and local NHS services
Funds raised will support the Lister Hospital in Stevenage, the New QEII Hospital in Welwyn Garden City, Hertford County Hospital and Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
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Community groups, charities, volunteering, and the people who make Hitchin special.
The popular ‘Blood and Bone’ exhibition returns to North Herts Museum
North Hertfordshire Museum invites visitors to step inside the human body this summer as it welcomes the return of the interactive exhibition, ‘Blood and Bone’. Running from 4 July to 20 September 2026.
North Herts Council awards £3,858 to Southern Rural community projects
North Herts Council has awarded £3,858 in grant funding to support three community projects in the Southern Rural area following recommendations from the Southern Rural Community Forum on 11 June 2026*.
Hertfordshire bikers invited to join Essex & Herts Air Ambulance charity ride this September
The fully marshalled ride will begin at North Weald Airfield before travelling to Kings Farm in Chelmsford
Record 100,000 free trees up for grabs across Hertfordshire
The scheme has already helped residents, businesses and community groups plant more than 287,000 trees since it launched in 2022
County councillor launches pothole repair fund to tackle roads in villages near Hitchin
£95,000 Highways Locality Budget will prioritise pothole repairs in Knebworth, Codicote, Kimpton, St Ippolyts and the Wymondleys.
Hitchin bin lorries will no longer run entirely on vegetable oil
North Herts Council had agreed last year that all its larger bin lorries under a new contract with Veolia would run entirely on hydrotreated vegetable oil
Katie’s Venezuelan Earthquake Appeal: Supporting UNICEF’s Work on the Ground”
In Hitchin, local resident Katie has launched a simple community appeal to support UNICEF’s work through her campaign; “Katie’s Venezuelan Earthquake Appeal”
Record number of free trees available in ‘Your Tree Our Future’ 2026 scheme
Hertfordshire residents are once again being invited to play their part in tackling climate change, as the popular scheme returns, offering at least 100,000 free trees as part of ‘Your Tree Our Future’ – the most trees that we’ve made available to date.
Council overspent on Churchgate consultants, documents reveal
North Herts Council had allocated £36,000 for consultancy work, but ended up spending £205,000 in 2025/26.