Oliver Dowden has called on residents to "share their views" about plans to construct a solar farm on green belt land.

Residents are in line for free energy improvements over the course of this year following successful funding bids totalling almost £2.7 million.

Tesco say it is working to reverse the double transactions promising to refund all affected customers within a day.

The Duke of Edinburgh has been admitted to hospital after feeling unwell, Buckingham Palace said.

Twelve community projects have been drawn up as part of wider plans to help shape the future development of a village.

Hairdressers were forced to close once more at the start of the year as part of fresh lockdown restrictions.

Coronavirus case rates across Hertfordshire are now as low as what they were at the end of the November lockdown, figures show.

Almost two million more people are to be told to shield to protect themselves from serious side-effects from Covid-19, officials have said.

The Prime Minister has said rapid Covid-19 testing could help entertainment venues, such as theatres and nightclubs, start to welcome back customers once lockdown restrictions are eased.

It's Pancake Day, you haven't made them for a year and you can't remember the recipe!

Cannabis was found by police after officers raided two addresses.

A pilot scheme in Hertfordshire which offers pregnant women up to £300 in shopping vouchers as an incentive to give up smoking has been helping dozens try to kick the habit.

Professor Steven Riley, a member of the Spi-M modelling group, said scientists are "genuinely worried" about another wave in the UK.

The thin cake, made with batter and fried in a frying pan is perfect for a range of toppings with lemon juice and sugar the most traditional.

A busy road has been closed off by police this afternoon following a major incident.

An electricity network distributor says thousands of residents are benefitting from a multi-million pound project to upgrade their electricity supplies.

Businesses in Hertsmere are being urged to give their views on how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected them.

From getting children back to school to reopening pubs, speculation is rife as to when and how lockdown restrictions might be eased.

The US’s top infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, has recommended the practise of double masking in the past.

Boris Johnson will address the nation as the country reached 15 million vaccinations and ministers start to discuss the easing of lockdown.

A five-time mayor of Elstree & Borehamwood has died at the age of 87.

More than 15 million people in the UK have now had a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine – the equivalent of everyone in the Government’s top four priority groups.

Anti-Semitic abuse recorded by a Jewish community charity fell last year but the number of incidents remained its third highest annual total.

From Monday, people aged 65 – 69 will be eligible to receive an NHS Covid-19 vaccination jab.

The run up to Valentine’s Day is hard to miss. The world becomes full of hearts, flowers and chocolates, even in these strange lockdown times. But signs that you or someone you know are experiencing domestic abuse can be far more subtle.

More than five weeks into the third national the national R rate has fallen below one for the first time since July, but when will lockdown end?

A paramedic who raped a patient in her own home and sexually assaulted another female patient in the back of his ambulance has been jailed for 21 years, with a judge branding him a "manipulative sexual predator".

Plans have been revealed for a new £34 million shared training facility for Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service and the county’s constabulary.

A leading opposition councillor has questioned why senior councillors have agreed on a recommendation for new budget when public consultation on that budget was still ongoing.

Elstree Studios has continued to flourish despite the economic uncertainty which has clouded this country and it is largely down to the studios' managing director who has just marked 12 years in the job.

Hertsmere Borough Council has been awarded funding which it says will help tackle the "deepening housing affordability crisis" in the borough in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Essex and Hertfordshire are braced for the “coldest night in a decade” with temperatures potentially plummeting as low as -13°C in some areas.

A photographer who travelled nearly 1,000 miles has published a book capturing dozens of images of life in lockdown.

A council has revealed more than 70 newly planted trees were vandalised last year.

Questions have been raised about Hertfordshire budget proposals to defer part of a council tax ‘levy’ specifically allowed to support social care services.

Lidl is set to relocate into a bigger unit at Borehamwood Shopping Park, the supermarket chain has confirmed.

Plans for the rebuilding of Watford General Hospital and redevelopment of two other hospitals on existing sites have been backed by a county council watchdog group.

Eligible residents across south west Hertfordshire will receive a payment from the government after a cold weather scheme was triggered for the area.

Around 10,000 health and social care staff have been vaccinated at Watford FC’s grounds.

With tickets costing an average of £37, it's a bill most motorists could do without.

The news comes after the government confirmed that the idea of state-issued vaccine 'passports' will be scrapped.

England has been in its third full lockdown for a month - but when will it end and what are the key dates?

A council tax increase will help pay for Hertfordshire’s largest ever police force.

The Met Office has said heavy snow could cause disruption this week as Storm Darcy batters the UK.

THE Health Secretary will lead a press conference today as concerns grow over the South African variant of Covid-19.

A fundraiser who raised thousands of pounds is set to be honoured by a blood cancer charity.

Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi urged the public to keep faith after South Africa suspended its rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine.

It has been a difficult last 12 months for the hospitality industry and no businesses more so than pubs.

Snow may fall in Hertfordshire, Essex and London for several days over the coming week as the Met Office extended its weather warning.

Coronavirus infection rates across Hertfordshire are now significantly lower than what they were over the Christmas and New Year period, data shows.