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A road crossing is set to be installed on Norton Road, near Norton St Nicholas School, following a petition by residents.

At a full council meeting last week, North Herts Council voted in favour of moving to a system of proportional representation.

Outline planning permission for up to 83 dwellings in Codicote has been approved by North Herts Council's Planning Control Committee. The application by...

Outline planning permission for up to 83 dwellings in Codicote has been approved by North Herts Council's Planning Control Committee. The application by...

Campaigners came out in force for a demonstration to raise awareness of the dangers faced by parents and children in Norton Road, Letchworth.

A petition has been restarted after campaigners' hopes for a school crossing in Letchworth were dashed.

Published: 12:10 PM May 28, 2021    A map showing how the new development between Norton Road, Cashio Lane and Croft Lane in Letchworth might look - Credit: Herts County Council An application for up to 42 new homes on the former Norton School playing field site in Letchworth has been deferred for a second time, as councillors seek clarification over access from Herts Highways. The proposals by Vincent and Gorbing would see homes built on the land between Croft Lane and Cashio Lane, with acc...

But they lost two seats – including Hitchin South, which had been held by executive member for growth, infrastructure, planning and the economy Cllr Derrick Ashley. Conservatives Michael Muir (Baldock and Letchworth East), David Barnard (Hitchin Rural) and Richard Thake (Knebworth and Codicote) all kept their seats. Conservative cabinet member Cllr Terry Hone (Letchworth South), executive member for community safety and waste management was also returned to County Hall. And so was Fiona Hil...

Liberal Democrat Steve Jarvis kept hold of the Royston West and Rural division. And it was fellow Lib Dem Paul Clark who took the Hitchin South seat that had been held by Cllr Ashley – by a margin of  just 42 votes. Meanwhile the Conservatives have retained their control of Hertfordshire County Council – but lost their leader in an election shock when Cllr David Williams lost his Harpenden seat to Lib Dem Paul De Kort. All 78 seats on the county council were up for grabs. The Conservatives...