News in Hitchin

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As Hitchin and the country reawake from our Covid enforced hibernation a number of pubs are already planning for life after lockdown.

Calling budding amateur photographers from Hitchin and north Herts - Nub News needs you!

We would love to showcase your work through a new series we're starting, called 'Photo of the Week'.

Good morning. Welcome to the Hitchin Nub News daily briefing: A one-stop-shop for the essentials of our town today.

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Hitchin resident, David Steadman, is raising money for an animation series to inspire children to be more active through sport.

The TV cartoon series to hopefully encourage and educate children will be aimed at increasing awareness of the wider selection of sports available through short comic cartoons.

The kind-hearted folk at Rotary Club of Hitchin Tilehouse are backing a charity committed to helping disaster-affected families vulnerable to coronavirus.

ShelterBox is a charity that supports those who have lost everything as a result of natural disaster, climate change or war - as well as the ongoing Covid crisis.

Hitchin MP Bim Afolami has been speaking to Nub News to share his view on the government's 'roadmap' out of lockdown

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised that the 'end really is in sight' as he revealed the route out of lockdown earlier this week.

Hertfordshire has recorded its highest-ever recycling rate during 2019-20.

The Hertfordshire Waste Partnership recycling rate for the year rose to 52.3 per cent, a rise of 0.6 per cent on the previous year.

[BNorth Herts residents are being asked to raise any neighbourhood safety concerns they may have, in a new online survey.[.B]

Launched this week by the North Herts Community Safety Partnership (NHCSP), the anonymous survey invites residents to provide feedback on crime, disorder and nuisance issues in their local area.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised that the 'end really is in sight' as he revealed the route out of lockdown.

It's been a long 12 months for many up and down the country including Hitchin and north Herts, but the PM announced a four step plan to exit lockdown.

Council tax will rise in Hertfordshire by £56 on average for a band D house after a total increase of 3.99 per cent was agreed following a year described as "extraordinary".

Councillors approved the budget for 2021/22 on Tuesday, which includes an increase of two per cent for the adult social care precept and an additional 1.99% for general council tax. This equates to an extra £1.08 a week for average band D households.