Welwyn Hatfield MP Grant Shapps recently met with local history enthusiast Andy Chapman to receive a copy of “Lest We Forget: The Story of Lemsford Parish”; an account of Lemsford between 1913 and 1919. The fascinating compendium focuses particularly on the 21...
Local community group Welwyn Hatfield Community Services was recently awarded £10,000 by the National Lottery Community Fund, to support their work with vulnerable women and families. Set up by Welwyn Hatfield residents Lola and Jessica, the organisation supports...
With the design phase of the project completed, Highways England have announced that construction on the planned A1(M) ‘Smart Motorway’ upgrade will begin in March 2020. Traffic flows between J6-8 have long exceeded intended capacity, and with 13,000 new homes planned...
A new cash machine is due to be installed in Welwyn after the area’s only ATM was closed down back in March. Welwyn residents were left without any access to cash withdrawal facilities after the only bank branch, Barclays, closed down in March taking the ATM with it....
Rail travellers can now use contactless card payments from a station in Welwyn Hatfield when travelling to and from London – with more local stations to follow by the end of the year. The move is part of the latest extension of the Pay As You Go scheme, which...
Hatfield businesses are pushing back on proposals to severely restrict parking that they believe will damage trade. Multiple businesses in Bury Road industrial estate and the surrounding area have approached local MP Grant Shapps to support their request for the...
