Latest news

More business support grants on the way

06/01/2021 - 9:30am

We understand this is a very difficult time for businesses, particularly following restrictions and temporary closures during Tiers 2, 3 and 4, and now the national lockdown.

We are currently working hard to set up an efficient, simplified grant payments system to get much needed financial support to businesses that are eligible, as quickly as possible.

Please keep an eye on our website and social media for more information as soon as it becomes available.

Chief nurse among those leading ‘stay at home’ plea

31/12/2020 - 2:00pm

The NHS and public health leaders in Hertfordshire are urging people to play their part by staying at home this New Year and beyond.

With one in three people carrying COVID-19 without showing any symptoms, and a new, more infectious strain of the virus in circulation, the need to observe the government guidance has never been greater.

Christmas 2020 opening hours

23/12/2020 - 12:00pm

We would like to wish all our residents a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Christmas opening hours

The Council will close at 5pm on Wednesday 23 December for Christmas. Our services and phone lines will reopen at 9am on Monday 4 January 2021.

Most of our online services will be available, but if you have an urgent query relating to our services, please call the Council’s Out of Hours emergency number on 0300 777 4125.

Bin collections over Christmas

Special Ho Ho Hot meal deliveries for Letchworth’s sheltered housing residents this Christmas

22/12/2020 - 11:15am

Letchworth residents who will be on their own in sheltered housing schemes on Christmas Day, are set to receive a special festive meal with all the trimmings.

Thanks to a new project that has been match funded by Herts County Council, North Herts District Council’s (NHDC) Healthy Hub service in partnership with First Garden Cities Homes, are arranging delivery of a hot two course Christmas dinner and a small Christmas gift.*

Statement from Cllr Martin Stears-Handscomb, Leader of NHDC on Tier 4 announcement

20/12/2020 - 10:45am

From 00.01hrs this morning (20 December), North Hertfordshire, along with the rest of Hertfordshire, London and the South East has been placed under the new Tier 4 coronavirus restrictions.

Letchworth gardening project is flushed with success after receiving grant funding

18/12/2020 - 11:45am

A highly successful Letchworth based project that supports vulnerable and socially excluded people by getting them involved in gardening, has received funding from North Herts District Council’s (NHDC) Letchworth Committee.

Statement on Tier 3 restrictions being introduced across the whole of Hertfordshire

17/12/2020 - 3:15pm

Matt Hancock, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has today announced that from Saturday 19 December, the county of Hertfordshire will move into Tier 3 - Very High Alert restrictions.

Tier 3 will come into effect from 00:01 on 19 December across the entire county, which includes North Hertfordshire.

Hertfordshire has moved into Tier 3 to curtail the rapidly rising number of coronavirus cases in the county.

Tier 3 restrictions will include, but are not limited to:

NHDC’s Southern Rural Committee awards grants to community groups

16/12/2020 - 2:15pm

North Herts District Council (NHDC)’s Southern Rural committee has awarded grant funding totalling £2,350 to the FC Comets, Knebworth Football Club and Offley Primary School at its virtual meeting on 10 December*.

The FC Comets were awarded £800 to purchase a new set of metal goal posts to facilitate 5 a-side games of football. The goals will be used by 30-40 children each year and have a long life of at least 10 years.

NHDC Cabinet puts forward financial support package for sports centres

16/12/2020 - 11:30am

At its Cabinet Meeting on 15 December, North Herts District Council (NHDC) proposed a further package of financial support to help maintain sport and leisure provision at the North Herts Leisure Centre, Archers Gym in Hitchin, Hitchin Swim Centre and the Royston Leisure Centre. The measures will be voted on by Full Council on 21 January 2021.

Historic photography exhibition launches at North Hertfordshire Museum

16/12/2020 - 10:15am

North Hertfordshire Museum’s new photography exhibition offers a glimpse into the lives of North Herts residents from bygone times.

Frozen In Time – Early Photographs of North Herts features a series of 48 photographs of North Herts in Victorian and Edwardian times from the museum’s collections. The fascinating images of towns and villages in the district offer a snapshot into the daily lives of people who lived and worked there during those eras.