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Great Big Green Week is returning – get involved!
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council is encouraging local groups to take part in Great Big Green Week, the UK’s biggest celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature.
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Celebrating One Year of the One Welwyn Hatfield Community Lottery!
This October marks the first anniversary of the launch of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council’s (WHBC) community lottery, and we are celebrating with a special prize draw!
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WHBC ranked top in England for social rented completions
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council’s (WHBC) commitment to building high-quality social housing has seen it rise to the top ranked English local authority for social rented completions outside of London.
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Deputy Mayor opens new Brazilian Chocolate and Sweet Shop in Hatfield
Welwyn Hatfield Deputy Mayor, Councillor Lynn Chesterman OBE, today (27 September) officially opened Emmy’s Brigadeiro Artisan Chocolate Shop on The Broadway in Old Hatfield.
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Accolades for Oak Hill Lawn Cemetery and Crematorium on its One-Year Anniversary
On Wednesday (25 September), the Mayor, Cabinet members and councillors toured Oak Hill Lawn Cemetery and Crematorium, to mark the first year of Oak Hill Crematorium opening.
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Statement regarding Ellenbrook Quarry Appeal
Statement from Councillor Rose Grewal, Executive Member Planning.
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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.
