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Construction begins on the redevelopment of Hatfield Market Place
Construction has officially begun on the redevelopment of Hatfield Market Place – a key part of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council’s ongoing plans to regenerate the town centre.

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Early Engagement begins to Kickstart New Local Plan
The first steps towards the development of a new Local Plan for Welwyn Hatfield were taken today (23 September) with the start of an early engagement process.
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Nominations open for the 2025 One Welwyn Hatfield Community Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2025 One Welwyn Hatfield Community Awards!
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Additional noise nuisance patrols return to Welwyn Hatfield
Operation Balsam, an out-of-hours service designed to tackle neighbourhood noise nuisance, will return from 21 September and continue up to and including Saturday 5 October.
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New partnership launched to create cleaner and greener borough
WHC is working with enviro-crime enforcement specialists, District Enforcement Limited, to implement a strict, zero tolerance approach to those caught littering and fly tipping.
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Local artists meet the mayor at exhibition in WGC
The Mayor of Welwyn Hatfield, Cllr Frank Mash, and councillors met local artists (on Monday 9 September) during an exhibition across two retail units in the Howard Centre shopping centre.
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Hatfield’s One Town Centre development achieves Security by Design Gold standard
Residential apartments and commercial units within Hatfield’s One Town Centre development have achieved Secured by Design (SBD) Gold Awards for their security features.
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Welwyn Garden City wins big at Anglia in Bloom 2024
Welwyn Garden City triumphed once again in this year’s Anglia in Bloom competition.
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New Cabinet Task Forces Announced
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council’s Cabinet agreed at a Cabinet meeting on 3 September to create two new taskforces focussing on town centres and nicer neighbourhoods.
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Early Engagement to Kickstart New Local Plan
WHBC's Cabinet agreed last night (3 Sept) a process of early engagement as the first steps towards developing a new Local Plan for Welwyn Hatfield.
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WHBC seeks views on new Transition to Net Zero Strategy as part of its Action on Climate Change
Action on Climate Change is a priority for Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (WHBC) and a key commitment in its vision to 2026.