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Consultation regarding the Lombardy Poplar trees in Stanborough Park gets under way
11.13am, 13 August 2008
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council and Finesse Leisure will be working together to find the best solution to the problem posed by the Lombardy Poplar trees in the car parks at Stanborough Park. Your views are welcome on this and already more than 50 local residents attended a public meeting at Stanborough Lakes on Thursday 7 August.
Continental Market returns to Welwyn Garden City
8.24am, 7 July 2008
The ever-popular continental Market will once again be returning to Welwyn Garden City this weekend between Friday 11 July and Sunday 13 July.
Intruder alarms
10.3am, 26 June 2008
Keyholder details for intruder alarms need to be registered with Environmental Health
Consultation gets under way on new climate change strategy
9.10am, 15 May 2008
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council is looking for your opinions on its new climate change strategy. The council has been drawing up plans with environmental experts to reduce the borough’s carbon footprint, and is now asking residents for their opinions.
Important notice: Frozen solid! Suspension of garden waste service
3.6pm, 13 December 2007
The garden waste collection service for Welwyn Hatfield was suspended on Thursday 13 December due to difficult conditions.
Charges for brown bins planned
2.39pm, 4 December 2007
As of 1 January 2008, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council will introduce a charge for replacement brown bins required by residents.
Improvements to Hilltop shopping parade
11.12am, 5 October 2007
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council has recently made improvements to the Hilltop shopping parade in Highview, Hatfield, including the installation of two children’s “climbing boulders”.
Tree work in Parkway and Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City
9.12am, 10 September 2007
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council will be re-pruning the lime trees along Parkway and Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City during September 2007.
Welwyn Resident Wins Composting Competition
12.4am, 31 August 2007
A Welwyn resident has been announced as the lucky winner of the Hertfordshire Recycle Now home composting ‘Golden Bin’ competition.
Successful prosecution against noise nuisance
3.47pm, 31 July 2007
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council is pleased to announce that at court on Monday 30 July it successfully prosecuted a resident for causing nuisance and distress by playing loud amplified music.
Winning poster urges children to “Slam Dunk” trash!
3.47pm, 23 July 2007
Serco, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council’s Streetscene Services partner, recently invited Welwyn Hatfield primary school pupils to participate in a poster competition to help encourage a sense of pride and responsibility among pupils.
Remediation work to start soon at Briars Lane
3.12pm, 12 July 2007
Work to stabilise the ground in Briars Lane, Hatfield following the discovery of chalk mines is due to start in the next couple of weeks.
Springwatch 2007 Countryside open day
3.59pm, 11 May 2007
Welwyn Hatfield Council, in partnership with Commonswood NatureWatch volunteers, is holding an open day at the Commons Local Nature Reserve, Welwyn Garden City, on Saturday 19 May.
Race is on to recycle old Yellow Pages directories and create new woodland
3.8pm, 20 April 2007
Schoolchildren across Welwyn Hatfield are about to join in the race to recycle old Yellow Pages directories and help increase woodland in England.
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council Tree Warden Scheme celebrates first anniversary
10.3am, 20 March 2007
Sixty of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council’s volunteer Tree Wardens have helped councillors and council officers celebrate the first anniversary of the Tree Warden Scheme.
River boat to be located on Stanborough Roundabout
4.39pm, 16 March 2007
Improvements to the roundabout in Stanborough Road (at its junction with the A6129) to make it more visually appealing have started.
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council’s New Environmental Enforcement Powers
9.47am, 14 March 2007
From April Welwyn Hatfield Council will assume new powers against people who commit environmental crimes within the borough.
Community Champions Launch
12.15am, 2 March 2007
Seventeen residents, each with an interest in environmental issues, will soon be helping Serco, Welwyn Hatfield Council’s environmental services partner, to keep the streets clean, following the launch of the Community Champions Project on Tuesday 6 March.
Plastic bottle recycling explained
4.34pm, 2 Febuary 2007
Residents will have noticed that purple, plastic bottle recycling banks have been installed by Welwyn Hatfield Council at many of the local recycling centres around the borough.
Local residents to get involved in Hilltop Shops facelift
5.6pm, 26 January 2007
Local residents are going to have their chance to say how they can help improve a Hatfield shopping parade as part of a fun community project on Saturday 3 February.
New HAKO Street Sweepers for Welwyn Hatfield
4.39pm, 25 January 2007
Serco have taken delivery of two new HAKO 1200 ride-on street sweepers which have replaced the old push-along green machines.
Work Starts on Campus Arena
4.20pm, 22 January 2007
Welwyn Hatfield Council has started refurbishment work on the arena area of The Campus, Welwyn Garden City.
Serco Winning Team awards
2.1pm, 6 October 2006
Nine Serco employees have been rewarded for their dedication to providing excellent service within the borough of Welwyn Hatfield.
Recycling Service Extended
3.46pm, 8 September 2006
New measures to meet resident’s request for better recycling service and facilities was approved at Welwyn Hatfield Council’s Cabinet meeting on Tuesday night (5 September).
Update on Tree Warden Scheme
2.52pm, 3 August 2006
Following the successful launch of the Tree Warden Scheme in March, Welwyn Hatfield Council (in partnership with the Tree Council) has held three more meetings for the seventy Tree Wardens who have signed up to the scheme.
Yellow Woods Challenge Winners
10.42am, 14 July 2006
St. Philip Howard Primary School is celebrating after scooping the ‘Gold Oak’ title and top prize of £300 in the Yellow Woods Challenge run by Yellow Pages and the Woodland Trust. The local schools environmental competition is operated by Serco, working in partnership with Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council.
Welwyn Hatfield Council praised for Energy Efficiency
9.20am, 30 June 2006
Welwyn Hatfield Council has been praised by the Government Office for the East of England (GO-East) for continuing success in reducing energy consumption and Carbon Dioxide emissions in the borough.
Welwyn Hatfield Council Bird Flu Policy
10.1am, 7 April 2006
Welwyn Hatfield Council is one of many organisations in the local area that will work in partnership should avian flu affect the district. Guidelines for how to deal with avian flu have already been issued by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Serco contract go live
8.4am, 31 March 2006
Welwyn Hatfield Council’s new Streetscene Partnership is to go live on Saturday 1 April 2006. Streetscene services will be provided by Serco, the council’s service partner, for a range of activities including refuse and recycling collections, landscaping and street cleaning.
Workplace Health and Safety – ‘Ask and Advice Day’
3.27pm, 17 March 2006
Thursday 30 March 2006 is the date for local businesses to drop in at a Health and Safety ‘Ask and Advice Day’ at Campus West.
New Street Champions "Dish the Dirt"
5.22pm, 9 March 2006
Next time you are out and about, if you see members of the public snapping pictures of graffiti and fly tipping, don’t be alarmed, it’s all part of Welwyn Hatfield Council’s new Streetscene Partnership. From April 2006, streetscene services will be provided by Serco, the council’s service partner for a range of activities including refuse and recycling collections, landscaping and street cleaning.
Tree Warden Scheme
3.22pm, 27 Febuary 2006
Welwyn Hatfield Council is looking for volunteers to become Tree Wardens in this area.