News in Letchworth

Every year, each of Hertfordshire's 78 county councillors are provided with a Locality Budget to spend on projects in their local area.

In the North Hertfordshire District, prior to the Covid pandemic, councillors were each given a total of £10,000 per year to spend on projects which promote the social, economic, or environmental wellbeing of their local area.

Christmas came early for the children of Letchworth this week as the play areas at Howard Park and Gardens reopened after being closed for three months for a major refurbishment.

Our town's Howard Park play areas have reopened with new equipment and a sensory trail.

From Monday, December 27, North Herts Council bin collection dates are changing thanks to the festive Bank Holidays between Christmas and the New Year.

There is a revised bin collection schedule in Letchworth over the holidays.

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From this week, the rules on Covid testing and isolating have changed as cases of the Omicron strain continue to rise rapidly.

The Omicron variant is expected to become the dominant strain in the UK including our area, but the government hope the new rules will reduce the risk of spreading the extremely transmissible variant.

LETCHWORTH: A man has been arrested on suspicion of common assault after a woman was assaulted outside Tesco Express.

Police were called at around 655pm on Monday [December 13] after it was reported that a man had entered the Tesco Express store in Middlefields, from which he is currently banned and began acting in an aggressive and threatening manner when told to leave.

North Herts Council have taken the decision to close their offices in Letchworth in a bid to limit the spread of Omicron.

The council offices on Gernon Road will be closed to the public until further notice.

Police are appealing for witnesses and dash cam footage following a serious road traffic collision in Baldock.

The incident occurred in Hitchin Road, at around 545pm on Saturday [December 11] involving a pedestrian and a red Kia Picanto Strike.