
Your new bin is on its way
Look out for your new blue-lidded bin for recycling cardboard and paper - ready for the new bin collection service starting from 4 August.
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Following the installation of new car park payment machines, we would like to clarify some things after having received some customer feedback.
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Cold water swimming made a splash in Hitchin this weekend as more than 400 people turned out for the launch of a brand-new pilot programme at the town’s popular outdoor lido.
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North Herts Council has awarded a £1,374 grant to Carers in Hertfordshire and £902 to Therfield Parish Council, supporting two projects that bring people together and improve wellbeing.
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