Hertfordshire County Council

Gritters ready in a highways depot

Gritters on standby as winter approaches

The council will meet next week to discuss making savings to offset the overspend.

Council predicts overspend of nearly £21million due to spiralling costs

Officials in Hertfordshire have warned that children's gambling is an increasing risk to society

Health consultant warns of storm over children's gambling during council meeting

Officials in Hertfordshire have warned that children's gambling is an increasing risk to society

Health consultant warns of storm over children's gambling during Hertfordshire C...

Trees being planted as part of an environmental improvement scheme

£3,000 grants up for grabs for biodiversity projects across the county

A map showing where flood-related incidents have taken place across Hertfordshire this morning

Three roads closed amid 260 reports of flooding across Herts

County Hall, Hertford

Hertfordshire submits expression of interest in devolution deal

Deer rutting

Caution – Deer crossing

David spoke at a recent Westminster debate.

MP raises Hemel SEND issues in Parliament

Berkhamsted Recycling Centre.

Berkhamsted Recycling Centre to get a revamp

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SEND suffering in Herts due to 'underfunding and increasing need'

Services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are facing “a perfect storm of underfunding and increasing need”, according to the leader of Hertfordshire County Council Councillor Richard Roberts.

Deborah Price, Local Democracy Reporter

New findings were released at a health board meeting

Official wellbeing meeting held in Hertfordshire without over half of members

Pupils Reading In School Library

Hertfordshire secondary school applications for September 2025 now open

Ethan - one of the students at the Hertfordshire Virtual School

Virtual school supports children in care to exam success

Two young women open their exam results

Getting your exam results? Hertfordshire County Council is here to help

Planned new Breakspeare School Cgi long entrance . supplied by Hertfordshire County Council

Council accused of halving funding request for special school move

Bell onboard a bus. Picture: Shutterstock

People call on county council to reverse ‘decline in rural bus services’

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Fraud investigators in Hertfordshire save public £2.6m in one year

Hertfordshire Futures Chair, Adrian Hawkins OBE

Your County needs you: Hertfordshire Futures seeks new business leaders to join ...

An investigation in fraudulent council tax discounts across Hertfordshire has raised more than £3m

Investigation of fraudulent council tax discounts raises £3.6m

South Hill Centre. Image: Google

Hemel business and charity recognised for helping residents 'brush up' on skills

A Shannon Trust mentor supporting someone to learn to read

New partnership project helps people on probation learn to read

Land is to be leased for a new petrol station, drive-thru restaurant and EV charging

Council plans to lease land for petrol station and drive-thru restaurant

The location of the new walking and cycling scheme

Walking and cycling improvement work to start at Jarman Park

A woman receiving advice outside the Better Health Bus

The Better Health Bus is on its way to the streets of Hertfordshire

New Hertfordshire County Council chief executive Angie Ridgwell

County Council appoints new chief executive after 'competitive process'

The increases were revealed at a council meeting last month.

Hertfordshire County Council faces ‘substantial increase’ in audit fees

Full Fibre is heading to 20,000 additional homes and businesses.

Residents in Tring and Berkhamsted to benefit from major broadband upgrade

Berkhamsted and Tring are among Hertfordshire towns set to benefit from a digital boost.

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Scott Crudgington, Cllr Fiona Thompson, Phil Smith, Cllr Terry Douris, Cllr Richard Roberts and Kevin Horwood.

Visitors’ book including Queen Elizabeth II signature among council collection

Officials discussed looking into numbers at a recent meeting.

Herts council officials looking at how many affected by blood scandal

Hertfordshire Schools’ Gala 2023.

Music Service receives over £2.2m to lead music education across the county

The county council's adult social care provision has been rated as 'good' by the CQC.

Inspection body rates Herts County Council’s adult social care provision as good

Councillors after the first meeting of Hertfordshire County Council in May 1974 (Picture from Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies, Hertfordshire County Council)

Herts County Council set to mark 50th anniversary of first meeting

The package will include holiday meal vouchers for families eligible for free school meals.

Herts councillors agree proposals to allocate £6.17million from government fund

Labour Group leader Cllr Nigel Bell

Labour councillor blast​​​​​​​s government over scrapping household support fund

The education provider for schools and Herts County Council reported losses for 22/23

Company which provides education services in Herts made loss of early £160k

POhWER's advocacy service in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire residents to continue to benefit from advocacy service from leadin...

The route is hoped to be published this summer.

Proposed route for HERT to be published this summer reveals highways councillor

A health and wellbeing bus, that was used by NHS staff nearby

£88k ‘Better Health Bus’ launched in Hertfordshire to support most disadvantaged

The idea of using the materials for DIY has been floated

Councillor suggests raw materials should be re-used in Dacorum schools

Three out of 10 secondary school pupils in Sunderland were 'persistently absent' from school during the last academic year.

Parents risk fines if they take kids out of school for hols amid tougher stance

A councillor has suggested waste materials like would could be donated for DIY projects. Image: Clem Onojeghuo/ Unsplash

Councillor proposes waste materials be available to schools and DIY enthusiasts

Hertfordshire County Council owns the stationary company

Hertfordshire County Council company opts not to publish full financial results

The county council has been directed to pay more than £2000 to a parent of a boy with special educational needs.

Herts County Council directed to pay more than £2,000 to parent by Ombudsman

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County Council monitors ‘steady’ performance amid ‘burgeoning’ care demands

‘The demand is just burgeoning, it's exponential’ said one councillor

Stewart Carr

Leahoe House. Image supplied by Hertfordshire County Council

Council decides whether to sell house used as base for WW2 air raid precautions

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Care leavers to be protected from discrimination decides Herts County Council

Nearly 90% of families were offered a place at their first choice school

Under 90% of Hertfordshire families get preferred primary school placement

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Barrister to investigate Hertfordshire County Council's special education plans

Food items are pictured loaded into a shopping trolley (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Holiday voucher scheme for struggling families to be extended until September

Leahoe House. Image supplied by Hertfordshire County Council.

Hertfordshire County Council to sell off land for new housing development

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Hertfordshire County Council's school meals company made loss of £1.2m

The county council is concerned the failure could cause 'reputational damage'.

County council launches complaint over accounting giant audit delay

It was agreed at a recent county council meeting that a franchise approach would bring benefits and improvements across the county's bus network.

Bus franchising would cost up to £174million in Hertfordshire, councillors told

The money has been allocated after significant weather damage.

£3million boost for Hertfordshire's roads after wettest February on record