Politics

Councillors fear that homelessness in Hertfordshire will rise because of Universal Credit’s (UC) failings.

A waste sorting centre in Hemel Hempstead has been given permission to work throughout the night, five nights a week.

A £9,857-a-year school has announced it is closing its doors this week, after a long period of uncertainty.

Independent schools such as RSSKL are not usually inspected by Ofsted.

Hemel Hempstead MP Sir Mike Penning has tabled a series of motions in Parliament to ban cash machines in casinos.

Voters across England will be heading to their local polling station to cast their ballot in the local elections until 10pm.

Gravediggers have become the latest council workers to announce that they will strike in an ongoing dispute over cuts to redundancy pay.

Libraries are set to be “outsourced” across Herts, in a cost-cutting measure by the county council.

Dustbin lorry drivers are set to strike once again over their redundancy rights.

Tesco, Asda and Morrisons have all reduced the amount of sugar in their own-label soft drinks prior to the introduction of the so-called “sugar tax” this week.

Staff rallied on the steps of Dacorum Borough Council on Tuesday, after bosses slashed their redundancy rights.

As the snow swept in and temperatures plummeted to -6 degrees, Tony Muguma sought shelter from the big freeze earlier this month. He didn’t have a roof over his head to protect him.

An elected NHS, police bosses going to prison if they do not prosecute certain criminals, and an Irish policy that could force soldiers back on to the streets of Belfast.

An Uber driver has been convicted for illegally picking up a fare without a valid booking.

A developer behind plans for two low emission residential tower blocks has accused Dacorum Borough Council’s planners of ‘incompetence’.

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Grovehill residents have voted in a new neighbourhood plan to help determine how it grows in the future.

Grovehill residents will get the chance to have their say on the estate’s future during a referendum next week.