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The BBC licence fee is set to increase in line with inflation.

BBC licence fee set to increase in 2024 - here's what you need to know

The outdoor swimming pool at Hemel Hempstead Leisure Centre

Council secures funding to support running costs of local swimming pools

Find out if you are eligble for Cold Weather Payments.

Who is eligible for Cold Weather Payments?

Pupils stock image. Picture credit David Jones/PA

Mental health blamed for increasing number of suspensions in Herts schools

Jeremy Hunt will announce the Autumn Statement today. Credit: Getty/Adobe/Mark Hall

Watch the Chancellor's autumn statement speech here

The figures were revealed at a recent cabinet meeting.

Complaints about children's services in Hertfordshire almost triple

The summer figures are the highest since records began. Image: Jonathan Brady

Record number of food bank parcels handed out in Dacorum this summer

Figures show eating disorders could be on the rise. Image: Peter Byrne PA

Hospital admissions for people with eating disorders are on the rise in Dacorum

Additional funding has been used to address Hertfordshire's pothole problems photo from David Davies PA Images

Hertfordshire Council says more than 16,000 extra potholes have been fixed

Reith Fields tennis courts

Council announces £116k public tennis court renovations upgrading two parks

A newborn baby in the maternity ward at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey on May 22, 2020 in Frimley, United Kingdom. (Stock Image. Credit: Steve Parsons - Pool/Getty Images)

Bereaved families call for inquiry into NHS maternity services

The Maternity Safety Alliance has called for an England-wide inquiry into NHS maternity services in the wake of repeated scandals.

Heat pumps grant rises to £7.5k as UK Government warned it won’t meet 2050 net zero target

UK government increases heat pumps grant in effort to achieve net zero

An easyJet Airbus A320Neo departs from London Luton Airport in Bedfordshire. Credit: Will Durrant/LDRS

Hemel MP slams airport expansion

A general view of scaffolding at Balbardie Primary School on September 04, 2023 in Bathgate, Scotland, after its buildings were found to contain RAAC. Credit: Getty Images

43 more schools found to have crumbly RAAC concrete

Greta Thunberg was among those speaking at the protest in central London. Credit: XR/Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images.

'Oily Money Out': Greta Thunberg joins protesters in central London

Some experts say government targets are not enough to solve England's housing crisis. Image: Yui Mok PA

More new homes completed in spring compared to last year in Hertfordshire

Four British nationals who were being held in Taliban custody in Afghanistan have been released and are set to return to the UK on a flight

Four British men freed by Taliban after being detained in Afghanistan

The analysis revealed 70 neighbourhoods in Dacorum were exposed to air pollution in Dacorum. Image: John Giles PA

Dangerously high air pollution in three-quarters of Dacorum neighbourhoods

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer pledges to tackle NHS wait times with £1.5bn plan

Dale Vince joins Just Stop Oil activists during a protest by the environmental campaigners in central London. Picture Date: Thursday June 8, 2023. Credit: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Just Stop Oil donor pulls funding over ‘pointless’ further protests

Rishi Sunak has refused to say whether he's axing the HS2 route from Birmingham to Manchester. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty

Northern leader hits out at PM’s ‘lies’ over rail projects and HS2

Rishi Sunak's government will preside over the highest tax rises on record, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. (Credit: Getty Images)

Sunak's government will oversee highest tax rises on record

The UK's first drug consumption room in Glasgow has been given approval. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK's first drug consumption room gets approval to open in Glasgow

According to a leaked photograph, the government is said to be possibly planning on scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 phase in order to cut down on costs. (Credit: PA)

Labour mayors join forces to urge Sunak not to scrap HS2 Northern link

Millions of people are receiving payments to help with high bills amid the cost of living crisis - what further support is coming in 2023?

Cost of living payment: What other support is coming in 2023?

The DWP will pay more than seven million households and HMRC will follow with around 830,000 more, taking the total number of households eligible for the cost of living payment to around eight million.

Cost of living payment: Exact date £300 boost will be paid this autumn

39% of children can't see a dentist - and it's worse for adults

Insulators on an electricity sub station are seen near homes in Manchester.

Homes to save £100s on energy as new scheme begins - are you eligible?

The scheme will save some households between £300 and £400 on energy bills a year - check if you’re eligible and how to apply.

Street scene of Bellway's St James’ Park site in Bishop’s Stortford, where buyers can save £24,000

Bellway launches scheme to offer buyers in Hertfordshire up to £24,000 towards t...

Doreen Thompson adjusts her thermostat at her home as she limits her use of heating to keep up with her increasing energy bills, at her home in south London.

Ofgem chief’s warning energy bills could be ‘even higher’ this winter

An open cash register containing pound coins and notes is pictured in a convenience store in London

DWP confirms £300 cost of living payment in update on £94bn support

Girls and young women are nearly five times more likely to be treated in hospital for self harm, figures show.

Shocking figures show more young women treated for self-harm than men

Victoria Collins the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Harpenden and Berkhamsted

Berkhamsted politicians call for rail fare freeze amidst price hike fears

Low emissions vehicles are designed to emit less than 75g of carbon dioxide from the tailpipe for every kilometre travelled. Image: John Walton PA

New DVLA figures show more Dacorum drivers switching to low-emission vehicles

Survey reveals the booziest UK cities - is your area on the list?

Response times in the region are up from an average of eight minutes and 18 seconds. Image by Yui Mok PA.

Fire service response time hits 10-year high in Hertfordshire

Colm Gildernew MLA has called on Allied Irish Bank to improve services and saving rates for customers following the extortionate profits it has made so far this year. Credit: marcin jucha - stock.adobe.com

Parents urged to claim benefit worth thousands as criteria extended

MPs are warning the Government to do more to tackle the increase in smart devices being used in domestic abuse cases

MPs warn of baby monitors and smart speakers enabling domestic abuse

How much wine, beer & spirits will cost after government tax increase

Schools across England will face major disruption today as teachers strike over pay (Photo: Getty Images)

Back to school - teachers strikes finally over

A host of Vevor DIY and electrical appliances have been recalled after putting users at risk of electric shock

Warning as 34 branded DIY items recalled due to risk of fire

An RMT union campaigner hands out leaflets opposing ticket office cuts in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. Credit: Will Durrant/LDRS

Council formally opposes Government's plan shut down station ticket offices

UK Weather: Flood alerts issued for parts of the UK

Figures show 19 out of 176 taxis are wheelchair-accessible in Dacorum.

Fewer wheelchair-accessible taxis and hire vehicles in Dacorum than pre-pandemic

The 1975's set in Malaysia was cancelled after Matty Healy and Ross McDonald kissed on stage - Credit: Getty

The 1975 set stopped after Matty Healy kisses bandmate in Malaysia

The 1975 were performing at the Kuala Lumpur festival Good Vibes on Friday

The council has overspent its housing benefit budget. Image by Joe Giddens.

New figures show Dacorum District Council spent over its housing payments budget

Asian hornets have been spotted in the Dover area in Kent

Public warned as Asian hornets spotted in Dover

Councils have called for a total ban on disposable vapes by 2024

Local councils call for total ban on disposable vapes by 2024

Tens of thousands of children are being taken on holiday during term time as parents look to save money

More parents opt to take children out of school for holidays

Raising the value of benefits would have been preferable to sending out a string of lump sum cost of living payments to households, according to a leading UK economics thinktank which has dubbed the sporadic cash boosts an “ineffective sticking plaster”.

Cost of living payments are ‘ineffective sticking plaster’, warns IFS

Sir Mike Penning has been supporting with issues such as housing and homelessness. Image submitted.

Hemel MP Sir Mike Penning reflects on major issues ahead of recess

The Ofsted system has been criticised for working against the schools placed in lower categories.

Data shows quarter of Herts attend outstanding schools but Ofsted is criticised

Empire Cinema group enters administration - full list of closures

Striking teachers from the National Education Union (NEU) hold a rally in Parliament Square on 5 July 2023 in London, United Kingdom. NEU members are striking to win a fully-funded, above-inflation pay rise for all educators. (photo by Mark Kerrison/In Pictures via Getty Images)

Teachers walk out for second day this week over pay

Sir Keir Starmer heckled on stage by green protesters who demand ‘no more U-turns’ from Labour leader

Watch: Sir Keir Starmer heckled on stage by green protesters