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A partnership between Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council and the WGC Business Improvement District (BID) to encourage people to discover the town's shopping and leisure facilities and help bring much needed revenue to local traders has returned.

Welwyn Hatfield residents can look forward to sensational circus acts and world food that have been added to upcoming weekends as part of a busy summer of fun including both the WelHat Sports Healthy Hub Festival and BIG Summer 2021!

There's plenty to look forward to as Welwyn Hatfield welcomes another BIG Summer of fun between 2 and 22 August.

Statement from Cllr Fiona Thomson on the council's breach of the Home Standard.

Local charities and voluntary groups which have supported the community during the Covid-19 could benefit from a new grant aimed at easing the financial impact of the pandemic on these organisations.

The doors to Campus West, Mill Green Museum, Welwyn Roman Baths and The Hive will soon reopen fully.

New grants of up to £5,000 are now available to help Welwyn Hatfield businesses fund the costs of energy saving measures.

The new Chief Executive of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (WHBC) will be Ka Ng, subject to the formal agreement of Full Council on 14 July.

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council's Cabinet is set to approve on Tuesday (13 July) that the Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) covering parts of Hatfield and the town centre continues for the next three years.

Cabinet is set to recommend on Tuesday (13 July) that Friendship House in Hatfield continues to be for community or charitable use for at least three years, subject to discussions with the current tenant, while an evaluation is made on how best to maintain the community facility longer term.

Cabinet is set to approve a report on Tuesday (13 July) outlining next steps for the redevelopment of Gosling Sports Park.

Women and girls across Welwyn Hatfield were inspired to get active through a variety of sport and exercise sessions during the borough's successful This Girl Can week recently.

Discover a wild reading adventure at your library this summer holiday! Wild World Heroes, Summer Reading Challenge 2021 launches on Saturday 10 July in all Hertfordshire libraries.

BIG Summer is coming back to Welwyn Hatfield between 2 and 22 August with everything from arts to sports expected to take place in the borough's parks, open spaces and town centres.

Women and girls can take part in sport and exercise taster sessions this month as part of Welwyn Hatfield's This Girl Can week from 14-20 June.

There have been many great ways that our communities have pulled together over the past, tumultuous year, with people going above and beyond to help others and also make a difference to the physical world around them.

A growing army of volunteer litter heroes are busy making our borough cleaner, greener and happier for us all. Local charity Welwyn Hatfield Community and Voluntary Service (WHCVS) is proud to coordinate the team as part of its Love Welwyn Hatfield project.

The Welwyn Roman Baths are set to reopen on Saturday 29 May, following the resumption of the Mill and Exhibition tours at Mill Green Museum and Mill on 17 May.

A Welwyn Garden City Centenary Foundation project to help educate young people on environmental issues restarted at Ridgeway Academy on Thursday (20 May).

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council leader, Cllr Tony Kingsbury, has today announced changes to Cabinet portfolios after his Conservative group regained its majority at last week's local elections.

Operation Balsam, an out-of-hours service designed to combat neighbourhood noise nuisance, will return between 19 and 29 May, as lockdown restrictions ease.

Are you a budding young artist or a photographer in the making? To celebrate the return of 'This Girl Can' week in Welwyn Hatfield, which is taking place between 14-20 June, the council will be running an art and photography competition for young people, with the chance to win a £50 Love2Shop voucher!

Learn how to help keep your children safe from smoking, drink and drugs at a new online event.

This Girl Can, the successful campaign to get women and girls active, returns to Welwyn Hatfield in June and the council is calling on local sports clubs and organisations to get involved by planning activity sessions - either in-person or virtually.