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East Herts District Council Election Results
Jeff Jones (872 votes) and Stan Bull (782 votes) have been re-elected as District Councillors for Buntingford.
Turnout - 28.87%
Posted: Fri, 03 May 2019 10:57 by Clerk's Office
New Member Of Staff
Following the search for a new member of staff, we are delighted to announce that Alexander Georgiou has joined Buntingford Town Council on a full time basis.
We hope that Alex enjoys his time working for the Council and wish him all the best during his time here.
Posted: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 09:30 by Clerk's Office
Changes to Local Bus Service 331
New residential development taking place in Buntingford will release funding for improvements to service 331 which are planned to come into operation on 2nd July 2018.
Between Buntingford and Hertford buses will run every hour for most of the day. As this frequency is operationally incompatible with the present generally two-hourly service between Buntingford and Royston, the section north of Buntingford... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 17 May 2018 14:00 by Clerk's Office
Official Statement Regarding CCTV in Buntingford
The Town Council has noticed the number of recent posts on Facebook regarding the call for the installation of CCTV in Buntingford.
In November 2017 the Town Council, in association with the East Herts Rural Police, re-visited the possibility of installing CCTV and to that end requested expert guidance to answer the following:
Do we need CCTV?
If we need CCTV, how many cameras do we need?
Where should... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 10:20 by Clerk's Office
Mustard Seed Singers Concert a Success
The first fund raising concert of the Mustard Seed Singers was held on 1st April at St Peter's Church, Buntingford and the audience of about 100 really did seem to enjoy the show which raised just over £600 to add towards much needed repairs to the brickwork of St Peter's.
Rehearsing for the next concert on 1st October has already begun which will be held at St Mary's Aspenden where all profit... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 17:30 by Clerk's Office
Buntingford Walking Football Team Off To A Flying Start
The Buntingford Walking Football Team played their 1st ever match against Hertford last Saturday.
Featuring a mixture of Town Councillors, a Town Council Officer, a District Councillor and members of the public, the team visited the Hertford Town Football Ground to play an 8-a-side match. After a closely contested 1st half which provided no goals, the match was eventually won by Buntingford with a score... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 12:30 by Clerk's Office
Buntingford Community Area Neighbourhood Plan Accepted By The Public
After years of hard work and several scrutiny processes, the Neighbourhood Plan has been accepted by the community at referendum. The results of the Referendum held on the 23rd March 2017 are as follows:
The turnout was 22.30% of the Community Area Electorate.
There were 1351 Ballot Papers issued.
There were 1268 (94%) votes in favour of a Yes
There were 82 (6%) votes in favour of a No.
It was declared... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 16:50 by Clerk's Office
New Councillor
The resignation of Debbie Lemay in June created a vacancy on the Council. The public did not call for an election leaving the Council free to co-opt a new member.
A number of strong candidates applied to fill the vacancy and the Councillors had the difficult choice of whom to co-opt. After much deliberation it was decided to offer the position to Iain Duncan. Iain has lived in Buntingford for the past... Read More »
Posted: Sun, 02 Oct 2016 09:30 by Clerk's Office
Land East of Aspenden Road Appeal Decision
We regret to inform you that the development of the land to the East of Aspenden Road has been allowed at appeal. The development will bring up to 56 new dwellings.
Posted: Fri, 27 May 2016 16:54 by Clerk's Office
Appeal for Wheatley Areas 2 & 3 Decided
Unfortunately, Wheatley Areas 2 & 3 have now officially been granted planning permission at appeal.
This will result in approximately 100 houses built for area 2 and approximately 80 houses built for area 3.
The Aspenden Bridge development for approximately 56 dwellings is still at appeal, with a decision currently due later on this month.
Posted: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 10:00 by Clerk's Office
