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County council terminates contract with waste disposal company Veolia

Sunday, August 11, 2019 Deborah Price, Local democracy reporter

Nearly 5,000 staff at Cambridgeshire County Council will reduce and re-use plastics before recycling in a bid to tackle waste. Picture: Alexis Duclos

Waste giants Veolia will no longer commit to disposing of Hertfordshire's rubbish in the long term, following the decision by the Secretary of State to reject plans for an incinerator in Hoddesdon.

Hertfordshire recycling rate falls, latest data reveals

Monday, March 4, 2019 Deborah Price

Plastic waste after being separated from food waste. Picture: DANNY LOO

The amount of waste recycled in Hertfordshire has dropped over the past 12 months, according to new figures.

Herts County Council Stevenage North Herts St Albans Welwyn Hatfield

New chief executive appointed at Hertfordshire County Council

Thursday, October 25, 2018 Deborah Price, local democracy reporter

Owen Mapley and councillor David Williams. Picture: Supplied.

The next chief executive of Hertfordshire County Council has been appointed - earning him more than the Prime Minster as he rakes in £180,000 a year.

David Williams Labour Home Office

Herts libraries to go out to tender to save £500K

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 Deborah Price, Local Democracy Reporter

Welwyn Garden City library in Campus West.
Picture: Nina Morgan

Plans to change the way libraries across Hertfordshire are run have been given the go-ahead by councillors, as part of a drive to save £500,000.

Senior A&E doctor suspended for misconduct at Stevenage's Lister Hospital

Doctor Shariekkal Siddhi Narayanan has been suspended for nine months for misconduct.

CCTV images released after beauty products stolen from Hitchin's Boots store

Police wish to speak to these men as they believe they were in Hitchin's Boots store at the time of a shoplifting offence. Picture: Herts police

Male arrested after Stevenage town centre shop incident

Officers made an arrest in Stevenage town centre this afternoon. Picture: Supplied

Family pay tribute to Stevenage motorcyclist who died in Graveley crash

Police are still appealing for witnesses to the collision which resulted in Anthony Perry's death in Graveley on Monday last week. Picture: Archant

Hitchin woman given suspended sentence after smuggling drugs to friend in prison

CCTV footage showed Darius Gumede holding the drugs in his right hand, before concealing them. Picture: Cambs police

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