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'Talking trash' pays off for Dame Alice Owen School
1.4pm, 26 July 2007
Pupils from Dame Alice Owen School in Potters Bar won £250 for their school by dressing in green and talking trash for the day to highlight the impact of waste to fellow pupils and members of the public.
A breath of fresh air
1.28pm, 25 July 2008
We all take the fresh air for granted and thanks to two successful bids, Hertsmere Borough Council will be able to breathe in information about air quality in the borough.
A cleaner, greener Christmas
5.40pm, 19 December 2006
The festive season has arrived, and although we can’t guarantee it will be a white Christmas in Hertsmere, we can easily contribute to making it a green one.
A look at licensing
1.54pm, 7 November 2007
How long should pubs stay open for? How often should they be allowed to have live music?
A walk in the park
10.34am, 25 September 2007
Two special events are being held at King George Recreation Ground, Bushey, over the weekend of 20 and 21 October.
Action stations in Potters Bar
9.47am, 12 June 2007
A multi-agency team tackled localised crime and disorder in Potters Bar as part of an Environmental Action Day on Wednesday 6 June.
Art in the park
11.3am, 2 August 2006
A budding artist has won first prize in an art day competition to capture Bushey's award winning park.
Bank holiday waste and recycling collections
1.1pm, 18 August 2008
Waste and recycling collections will 'slip a day' next week due to Bank Holiday Monday.
Bird rescue gets a helping hand
3.47pm, 6 Febuary 2007
A volunteer animal lover, who received £200 from the council, met Mayor Cllr Martin Heywood to thank him personally for the donation.
Boost to recycling
12.23am, 12 December 2007
Good news for green waste: loads collected by the council for recycling should now all get accepted at the composting plant.
Brass band in Bushey
8.48am, 28 May 2008
Come along and enjoy the sound of a brass band in the open air at a free event in Bushey on Sunday 1 June.
Build a home for a hedgehog
2.58pm, 23 May 2008
Volunteers are very welcome at an event to promote wildlife at Fishers Field Local Nature Reserve at Bushey Hall on Sunday 1 June.
Bushey Rose Garden - have your say
2.41pm, 30 May 2007
Do you have an opinion on the future of the Bushey Rose Garden - that is the message from the council.
Cabs checked for your safety
2.16pm, 4 October 2007
More than 30 taxis were checked on Tuesday as part of the council's regular safety checks on licensed taxis operating in the borough.
Can you dig it?
2.7pm, 16 May 2007
The winner of the Compost Awareness Week roadshow competition has received her garden goodies.
Cans are recycled in to trees
5.35pm, 19 December 2006
Aluminium cans recycled in Hertsmere have been recycled into trees planted in Africa and in the Borough.
Cemetery becomes focus for filming
4.32pm, 10 April 2008
Allum Lane Cemetery in Elstree became the focus for a film crew working on a BBC programme last Thursday, with our very own area parks officer taking the spotlight in front of the camera.
Changes to flats collections
4.44pm, 24 January 2007
The Council has listened to resident's and as a result, flat collections are changing - that's the message from Hertsmere Borough Council today.
Clean to go green
9.37am, 7 November 2006
It's clean to go green is the message to residents as Additional Bin Collections (ABC) gets underway across Hertsmere.
Coming soon to a doorstep near you
11.30am, 12 September 2006
Households across Hertsmere will soon receive their additional black recycling box in the run up to Additional Bin Collections.
Coming up roses
5.34pm, 23 October 2007
Plans are well underway to restore the Bushey Rose Garden to its former glory.
Coming up roses again
9.50am, 8 May 2008
Plans to return the Rose Garden in Bushey to its former glory have been given another boost after Hertsmere Borough Council secured further lottery funding.
Commit to a greener Hertsmere
10.16am, 2 November 2006
This year has seen the 10th annual Energy Saving Week campaign, run by the Energy Saving Trust.
Compost does grow on trees
8.26am, 2 May 2007
People in Hertsmere who visit our roadshow during Compost Awareness Week could win garden goodies and garden centre vouchers to spruce up their garden - as well as finding out about helping the environment along the way.
Consultation on waste service
1.7pm, 26 July 2007
This week the council hosted its first Waste Forum with local community groups to help inform and improve the waste and street scene service in the borough.
Contaminated cheese seized
8.28am, 15 April 2008
Boxes of ricotta cheese have been seized following reports that the cheese could contain the potentially harmful bacteria, Listeria.
Counterfeit vodka sparks national alert
11.54am, 27 August 2008
The Food Standards Agency has issued a 'food alert' to local authorities concerning counterfeit SPAR Imperial Vodka.
Create a waste wonder and win!
8.27am, 24 July 2007
Primary school children across the borough can kick off their summer holidays by entering a fun competition designed to raise awareness about recycling.
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1.53pm, 22 July 2008
Changes are being made to Pest Control Services on Wednesday 7 June.
Do you love our parks?
2.12pm, 15 June 2006
Did you enjoy your visit today? That's the question from Hertsmere Borough Council as they encourage more people to visit our parks as the hot weather looks set to return.
Do your bit to beat the drought
11.37am, 18 September 2007
Don’t take water for granted! That’s the message from Environment Officers this year.
Dogs raise money for charity
3.43pm, 6 Febuary 2007
A representative from Akita Rescue and Welfare charity, were presented with a donation of £100 from the Mayor.
Don't bring back more than you bargained for!
10.7am, 11 June 2008
That's the message from Hertsmere's Environmental Health Officers to people who are planning their summer holidays.
Don't let your collections go to waste
4.54pm, 20 March 2007
The council is urging residents not to let their recyclable collections go to waste. Since November almost 400 tonnes of green waste has had to be sent to landfill because bins had been contaminated.
Easter collection times
10.40am, 10 March 2008
Waste and recycling collections will change over the Easter bank holiday weekend and following week as follows:
Environmental Action Day cleans up
1.44pm, 23 May 2007
A multi-agency team tackled localised crime and disorder in Bushey as part of an Environmental Action Day on Wednesday 16 May.
Find out about parks in Borehamwood
9.19am, 22 October 2007
Come along and find out what is happening in your local parks at the Annual General Meeting of the Borehamwood Four Parks Friends Association on Tuesday 30 October.
First five star food premise in Borehamwood
3.10pm, 25 July 2008
For the first time, a food business in Borehamwood has been awarded the highest score for its food hygiene standards.
Flying high
3.52pm, 30 October 2007
Green flags are flying high in two award winning parks in Hertsmere.
Flying the flag of success
1.39pm, 25 July 2008
Two local parks have been recognised nationally for being quality green spaces.
Football's going green
2.1pm, 28 August 2007
Hertsmere's 'green team' will be battling against waste as the Council tackles the issues in the streets of the Borough.
Free event attracts the crowds
10.17am, 13 August 2007
A free play day attracted more than 600 people.
Fun at the festival with Environmental Health
9.54am, 12 June 2008
Hertsmere's Environmental Health team had a busy and fun day in the sun at the Radlett festival on Sunday, 8 June.
Get on board for the board
12.44am, 15 August 2007
Residents of Shenley are invited to come along to meet the Mayor andcelebrate the installation of an interpretation panel at the WoodhallSpinney this Friday, 17th August.
Got any energy?
3.31pm, 11 October 2006
As part of national Energy Efficiency Week Hertsmere Borough Council is making a stand to help you help the planet.
Green flag raising in Bushey
12.19am, 28 Febuary 2007
A park in Hertsmere is flying the flag for outstanding green spaces after winning the prestigious green flag award – the national standard for parks and green spaces.
Help build a home for a hedgehog
2.42pm, 23 May 2008
Volunteers are very welcome at an event to promote wildlife at Fishers Field Local Nature Reserve at Bushey Hall on Sunday 1 June.
Hertsmere commits to tackling climate change
4.5pm, 14 Febuary 2008
The acting Chief Executive and Leader of the Council have signed a document committing the council to help reduce the effects of climate change.
Hertsmere gets new banks for old glass
1.45pm, 8 May 2008
Recycling banks throughout the borough are having a makeover.
Hertsmere gets the cleansing treatment
3.47pm, 8 January 2007
Hertsmere Borough Council is teaming up with Hertfordshire Highways to spend two weeks blitzing the area to improve key roads within the Borough.
Hertsmere has recycling wrapped
4.26pm, 2 November 2007
Weekly collections of kitchen waste remain in Hertsmere, in line with recommendations from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).
Incident at Allum Lane Cemetery
4.50pm, 18 Febuary 2008
Thieves have damaged a number of graves at Allum Lane cemetery in Allum Lane, Elstree.
Is your mum the greenest mum in Hertsmere?
9.41am, 12 Febuary 2008
This Mother's Day you can win your mum a fabulous box of bath and body goodies if you tell us how she helps save the planet.
It's a wrap
10.13am, 3 July 2006
Aggie, one half of the dynamic 'grime busting' TV duo snoops around some of the most horrifyingly filthy homes imaginable and exposes the deepest, dirtiest corners. But, today she is asking Hertsmere 'how clean is your street?'
Join us on a free walk and talk
2.10pm, 5 April 2007
Next Tuesday, 3 April, sees the second of a free 'walk and talk' event at Hartspring Meadow in North Bushey.
Liam gets on his bike
3.0pm, 28 August 2007
Liam Brockwell was over the moon to receive his brand new BMX bike last week.
Lucy is top dog
1.55pm, 25 July 2008
Lucy, a rottweiler from Oxhey in Watford, won this year's dog show which took place at King George Recreation Ground in Bushey last Sunday.
Mayor finds out about ABC
11.32am, 14 November 2006
The Mayor of Hertsmere went out and about to meet the waste operatives on their rounds during the first week of Additional Bin Collections.
Money grows for trees in Yellow Woods Challenge
8.41am, 3 July 2007
School children across Hertsmere have scored a double jackpot simply by recycling old Yellow Pages directories - they've won hundreds of pounds for their schools and raised enough money to plant and care for 70 native trees in England.
New licensing regime kicks in
12.2am, 10 December 2007
Anyone who supplies a vehicle and a driver for money will need to comply with new licensing laws which come into effect next year, Hertsmere Borough Council has warned.
Night-time nature safari
2.40pm, 30 August 2007
For a great chance to see night animals and insects, come along to Aberford Park, Borehamwood, on Friday 7th September.
Noah's Ark playground fun day
8.39am, 9 June 2006
Every little kid at Noah's Ark Playscheme is having their dream come true on Sunday - free rides at the funfair!
Picnic time for teddy bears!
3.24pm, 30 August 2007
Join the teddy bears' picnic on Friday 7 September at Oakmere Park, Potters Bar.
Plant a pansy!
5.6pm, 12 October 2007
You are invited to join in the fun and help plant the raised beds in Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, on Thursday 18 October.
Plaques to be replaced at Allum Lane Cemetery
6.22pm, 20 Febuary 2008
The council will be replacing plaques on the graves that were damaged last weekend at Allum Lane Cemetery in Elstree.
Pointer is picture perfect
9.0am, 19 September 2006
Mango, a lemon pointer who scooped top prize in Hertsmere's annual Companion Dog Show, was officially presented with his prize on Monday 18 September.
Prize for spotting hazards in the home
2.58pm, 11 April 2008
Pictured is Tommy Molnar from Potters Bar who received a prize today for winning our spot the hazard competition to promote home safety.
Race is on to recycle old Yellow Pages
8.23am, 11 April 2007
Schoolchildren in Potters Bar are about to join in the race to recycle old Yellow Pages directories and help increase woodland in England – one of the least wooded countries in Europe*.
Race is on to recycle old Yellow Pages directories and create new woodland
1.47pm, 5 April 2007
Schoolchildren in Radlett and Bushey are about to join in the race to recycle old Yellow Pages directories and help increase woodland in England – one of the least wooded countries in Europe.
Race to recycle old Yellow Pages
5.32pm, 19 December 2006
Schoolchildren in Potters Bar are about to join in the race to recycle old Yellow Pages directories and help increase woodland in England – one of the least wooded countries in Europe*.
Raids net results
10.58am, 26 October 2007
Officers from Hertsmere Borough Council joined forces with other agencies as part of an operation to tackle crime at a car salvage and repair site in Bushey.
Raising the flag to outstanding parks in Hertsmere
5.34pm, 23 October 2007
Recycle your real Christmas tree
9.49am, 31 December 2007
As the pine needles start to drop and the tinsel wilts don't forget that you can still give the environment a gift this season by recycling your real Christmas tree.
Recycle, re-use and reduce from birth
1.40pm, 23 May 2007
The recycle, re-use and reduce message is being promoted from an early age, thanks to the work of Hertsmere Borough Council.
Recycled glass is prize for competition winners
2.46pm, 9 May 2008
Two environmentally aware residents have each won a pair of recycled drinking glasses in a competition to promote glass recycling.
Recycling even more
12.13am, 16 January 2008
Residents can now recycle even more of their household rubbish with the introduction of a carton recycling scheme throughout the borough.
Recycling is on the up
3.36pm, 6 Febuary 2007
Hertsmere is recycling a third of its waste – that’s the news coming from Waste Management today.
Recycling pays off in prizes
11.16am, 16 August 2007
Five young winners have helped to save the planet this summer.
Rogue motorcyclists targeted
4.55pm, 6 June 2006
Environmental health officers from Hertsmere Borough Council joined police officers to tackle nuisance motorcyclists in Borehamwood and Bushey.
Safer food for a better business
5.30pm, 19 December 2006
Food glorious food, nothing quite like it - especially now the law requires all food premises to have a written food safety management system.
Safer food, better business
5.1pm, 19 December 2006
Food glorious food, nothing quite like it - especially now the law requires all food premises to have a written food safety management system.
See the birds of Borehamwood
2.56pm, 17 January 2008
Don't miss the opportunity to see the birds of Borehamwood's parks on a guided walk by local naturalist Simon Braidman on Saturday 26 January.
Shouting about Noise Action Week
3.22pm, 15 May 2007
Hertsmere Borough Council is shouting out about Noise Action Week.
Snow disrupts bin collections
1.58pm, 8 Febuary 2007
Something fishy going on
2.4pm, 9 August 2007
Learn to fish with free fishing tuition at Oakmere Park, Potters Bar, on Thursday 23 August, from 9.30am to 4pm.
Special Christmas and New Year collection times
3.59pm, 21 December 2007
Spend a penny, not any more
2.39pm, 26 August 2008
A scheme aimed at providing clean and safe public toilet facilities in Borehamwood's town centre is being launched in October.
Tattoo needle confiscated
4.28pm, 10 April 2008
A case containing a tattooing gun, needles and incorrectly labelled inks has been seized from a man in Borehamwood.
The start of ABC
1.57pm, 31 October 2006
From Monday (6 November) the new Additional Bin Collections scheme comes into action across Hertsmere.
There will be a carnival atmosphere for Environmental Health
4.38pm, 20 June 2006
Can you shout louder than a plane? Do you know how to play safe in the sun? Have you ever wondered how you contaminate a worktop?
There's bin some confusion
2.40pm, 5 Febuary 2007
Questions are coming in to the council about recycling carrier bags and plastic bin liners as part of the ABC scheme.
Tin and plastic, first day fantastic
1.41pm, 7 November 2006
In just one day, seven tonnes of plastic and cans were collected in Hertsmere through the Council's new Additional Bin Collections scheme, which launched on Monday 6 November.
Waste and recycling collections
4.34pm, 20 May 2008
Collections will be revised next week due to the Bank Holiday on Monday, 26 May.
Waste and recycling collections next week
3.1pm, 20 May 2008
Collections will be revised next week due to the May Day Bank Holiday on Monday, 5 May.
Waste not, want not in Hertsmere
3.18pm, 24 October 2006
Waste not, want not and recycle 76% of your rubbish – that’s the message to Hertsmere residents in the run up to Additional Bin Collections.
What do you think of the conservation of Bushey High Street?
1.24pm, 26 June 2007
The council is carrying out a formal appraisal of the Bushey High Street Conservation Area and is keen to hear from local residents and businesses.
What do you think think of Hertsmere's parks?
11.26am, 8 March 2007
Hertsmere is preparing an Open Space Study looking at the quality of parks, sports facilities and open spaces in the borough. Have your say and be in with a chance to win!
Woodland gem celebrated
4.36pm, 28 August 2007
Residents joined the Mayor for the unveiling of a new interpretation board at the Woodhall Spinney in Shenley.
Work starts at Parkfield, Potters Bar
11.36am, 6 March 2008
Work has begun on improving a cycleway which cuts through Parkfield in Potters Bar.