Campus East
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Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council has been awarded £630,000 from the Government to upgrade the heating system at it s Campus East offices, which follows on from a £1.7m decarbonisation grant awarded in February.
The announcement from the council, about further reducing their carbon emissions, drew a negative reaction as many felt the money would be better spent elsewhere.
However the money, which is given by the Government not the council, is provided specifically for carbon reduction measures in public buildings.
Although some felt the post was insensitive, one person commented on WHBC s post: Rub salt in the wound, how many council tenants are having to live with old and expensive to run heating systems and those that don t work at all?
'People power has triumphed' and a council is changing its bulky waste collection charges after the Comet highlighted how fees could lead to increased fly-tipping.
Ebenezer Howard memorial being lifted
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Eagle-eyed residents may have noticed that the Ebenezer Howard memorial roundel has been lifted from its home on Howardsgate.
The roundel was removed as a new sculpture of Ebenezer Howard, created by local sculptor Ben Twiston-Davies, will be taking its place later this year.
The Ebenezer Howard roundel will be displayed in the new Wheat Quarter.
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The bronze memorial, installed back in 1960, took a crew of several men three hours to remove.
The bronze roundel is being kept safe by Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council until it is relocated vertically in the new Wheat Quarter.
Hertfordshire County Council leader Cllr David Williams
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Leaflet drops by the Liberal Democrats have continued despite a message from the government which says to Stay at Home.
And at a recent county council meeting, the leader of Hertfordshire Cllr David Williams expressed his annoyance at a Hatfield county councillor continuing Local Election campaigning during the pandemic.
Cllr Williams said on February 23: Such is the arrogance and disregard for the rules that the deputy leader of the Liberal Democrat group Paul Zukowskyj was photographed last week by outraged residents in Hatfield, rucksack on his back, delivering his election s communications house to house.
Hatfield parking could become free for up to three hours
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A proposal for parking to be free for up to three hours in Hatfield is set to be considered by the borough council.
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council s cabinet planning and parking panel (CPPP) will meet next week to consider whether to introduce new parking restrictions in the town.
The news follows a consultation on the council’s proposals to introduce new long-stay options across all town centre car parks from May 17, following the opening of the multi-storey scheduled for early spring.
Parking would remain free for three hours under the proposals, inlcuding at the multi-storey, with charges of £3.50 for three to four hours and £6.50 all-day agreed as part of the council’s budget setting process.