Read Grant's letter to HCC's Development Control Committee below Thursday, 26 October, 2023 In conjuction with Ellenbrook Area Residents Association, Grant Shapps MP is writing to the councillors who make up the county council planning committee who'll be determining the plans for the Ellenbrook quarry on Tuesday 31st October. He is inviting local residents to co-sign the letter he'll send the committee, to demonstrate how strongly local people feel about this. You can read the letter... Local News
Lib Dems and Labour back plan to build on Green Belt 12th October 2023 At a crunch Welwyn Hatfield Council meeting last night, Lib Dem and Labour councillors agreed to build thousands of new homes across swathes of our Green Belt... Local News
Conservative councillors' project for new Welwyn Hatfield Crematorium reaches completion 21st September 2023 Brand-new Oak Hill Crematorium opened its doors recently, and Conservative councillors Fiona Thomson, Tony Kingsbury and Terry Mitchinson were on hand to... Local News
Grant Shapps appointed as Defence Secretary 31st August 2023 Grant Shapps - Welwyn Hatfield's Member of Parliament - has been appointed as Secretary of State for Defence. Grant said of his new role: "I’m honoured to be... Local News
Grant Shapps MP holds Lib Dem council leader to account over bin collection strikes 19th June 2023 The local MP for Welwyn Hatfield, Grant Shapps, has written to the Lib Dem leader of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council regarding the bin collection strike which... Local News
Grant Shapps given new role in government mini-reshuffle 7th February 2023 Our local MP Grant Shapps has been appointed the first Secretary of State for Energy Security & Net Zero, in what is being termed a "mini-reshuffle" of Rishi... Local News
Conservatives vote to protect services while opposition parties battle to out-politicise each other 2nd February 2023 Last night, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Councillors voted to approve a Conservative budget which protects the most important services and keeps an unavoidable... Local News
Conservatives move to block Planning “Free-For-All” 21st December 2022 Conservative councillors last night voted to begin consulting residents across Welwyn Hatfield on their views regarding the sites included in the current draft... Local News
Conservative-led Council strikes deal to retain community bus services 29th November 2022 Conservative-led Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council has agreed a partnership with the charity Communities First to keep two community bus services afloat. The... Local News
Grant Shapps MP appointed Business Secretary 25th October 2022 Our local MP Grant Shapps has been appointed Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, as part of new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's new... Local News
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