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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 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*.
The fully marshalled ride will begin at North Weald Airfield before travelling to Kings Farm in Chelmsford
The scheme has already helped residents, businesses and community groups plant more than 287,000 trees since it launched in 2022
£95,000 Highways Locality Budget will prioritise pothole repairs in Knebworth, Codicote, Kimpton, St Ippolyts and the Wymondleys.
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
In Hitchin, local resident Katie has launched a simple community appeal to support UNICEF’s work through her campaign; “Katie’s Venezuelan Earthquake Appeal”
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.
North Herts Council had allocated £36,000 for consultancy work, but ended up spending £205,000 in 2025/26.
The Government has not confirmed a date for their decision on Local Government Reorganisation in Hertfordshire
