DeboRah Price

2 months ago | watfordobserver.co.uk | DeboRah Price |Deborah Price

Plans have been drawn-up to keep the Hertfordshire Music Service within the county council – rather than have it seek charitable status. For generations the music service has operated from within the county council, offering instrumental lessons and musical opportunities to many thousands of the county’s schoolchildren. But seven years ago councillors decided, that the service should move towards acquiring charitable status, or another ‘appropriate’ status.

2 months ago | watfordobserver.co.uk | DeboRah Price |Deborah Price

Councillors have discussed the Watford General rebuild timetable Disappointment at the latest timetable to rebuild Watford General Hospital has been expressed at a meeting of the county council. Bosses at the West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals Trust had expected the redevelopment of the Watford site to get under way as early as this year (2025).

2 months ago | watfordobserver.co.uk | DeboRah Price |Deborah Price

The budget has been set for Hertfordshire County Council (Image: Will Durrant/LDRS) County councillors have agreed a £1.18bn budget for the provision of council services in 2025/26, which will see council tax bills in Hertfordshire rise by 4.99 per cent. Social care, children’s services, highways, waste disposal and public health are among the services provided by the county council. Yesterday (February 25), a meeting of the county council determined how funds should be allocated.

2 months ago | thecomet.net | DeboRah Price |Deborah Price

Hertfordshire County Council spent more than £28,000 on a court case with the parent of a child (Image: Hertfordshire County Council) Hertfordshire Conservative Cllr Reena Ranger has publicly questioned whether the £100m earmarked for highways maintenance across the county next year (25/26) will be enough. The county council – which has an overall operational budget in excess of £1bn – is responsible for the maintenance of  3,200-miles of roads across the county.

Feb 13, 2025 | watfordobserver.co.uk | DeboRah Price |Deborah Price

Herts County Council heading for £24.4m services overspend, data suggests (Image: Will Durrant) HERTFORDSHIRE County Council is heading for a £24.4m ‘overspend’ on the amount allocated for the delivery of services, according to latest budget monitoring data.