Thanks to the incredible support of the residents of Hertford Bengeo Ward (more than 3,000 of whom voted), the Bengeo Neighbourhood Area Plan received a resounding 94.8% ‘YES’ vote at the referendum on the 6th May. When planning decisions are made on land or buildings in the Neighbourhood Plan Area, the policies in the Plan … Read More →
Bengeo had the opportunity during the 2021 elections to vote for a local councillor, HCC councillor and police commissioner. The local council election came about following the death of Dr Linda Radford in 2020 following months of illness. Linda had served for 10 years as a Conservative town councillor, was Mayor of Hertford for 2 … Read More →
It is with great sadness that George Sandell, a well respected and valued member of the community, passed away on 23rd April at Lister Hospital. George had a large supportive family and an amazing network of friends, he was able to remain active till the last, faithful to God, his church and community, taking pride in his … Read More →
The Collectors’ Fayre held for the first time in 2019 was a very successful community event with amazing collections and memorabilia, retro and vintage plus displays of some very interesting hobbies. Attempts to repeat it last year was aborted because of Covid 19 but optimism prevails at present and they are making plans to arrange … Read More →
On the 24th March, East Herts District Council published the Referendum Information Statement for the Bengeo Neighbourhood Area Plan confirming that the referendum on the Plan will take place on Thursday, 6th May. Hertford – Bengeo Ward | East Herts District Council. The Neighbourhood Plan was produced and written by local residents, with the support … Read More →
East Herts Council have set up a Small Grants fund in order to help activities which benefit the wider community. Having recently lost our sponsorship, the Molewood Residents’ Association applied for a grant to help us cover the cost of printing our newsletters to residents. Printed versions of our newsletters are still positively received by … Read More →
Improvements to walking and cycling in Bengeo are one of the key proposed interventions in the South East Growth and Transport Plan | Hertfordshire County Council. The Bengeo proposals are primarily about improving pedestrian and cycle routes from the new housing development near Bengeo Primary School to Hertford North rail station, discouraging pavement parking, and … Read More →
After 8 years in the planning, work to build 8 homes on land adjoining Waterford Heath has been approved. The final approval was given on 18th February 2021 and allows the building of 2 4-bed houses and 6 3-bed houses off Sacombe Road. The land, previously owned by Lafarge Tarmac, has been used in conjunction … Read More →
From 1st April 2021 the Garden Waste Collection will become chargeable, and any residents wishing to continue their brown bin collection will need to pay an annual subscription of £49. The Council feels they need to reduce their spending and charging for the Garden Waste Collection is one of the ways to do this. Over … Read More →