Entries by Walkern Parish Council

Luton Airport Expansion

On November 30th and December 1s, at meetings of The Development Management Committee of Luton Borough Council, the councillors voted 7 to 2 to allow the passenger numbers at the airport to increase from 18 million to 19 million a year. The meeting was attended by many opposition groups, such as Harpenden Sky, St Albans […]

Missing Cat

If anyone is missing a black cat, or knows of anyone who had one, sadly it appears it was run over and it has been placed on the grass bank opposite Cherry Tree Rise.

On Demand Herts Lynx Bus Service

This project has arrived because of a successful bid of £1.4 million by Herts County Council to the Dept of Transport & funding from Herts County Council(HCC) itself. It is a four year experiment to supplement rural transport mainly as you will see in the North & East of the County, which is  poorly serviced […]

In-person drop-in engagement event

Redrow Eastern, the owners of the land east of Gresley Way, are holding an in-person drop-in engagement event on Tuesday 14 September 2021 from 3.00 pm – 7.30 pm, for members of the public to view the proposed plans, speak to the developers and ask any questions relating to the development. This session is being held […]

Neighbourhood Plan Event

SUNDAY 1 AUGUST 2021 – WSCC –  2.00-5.00 pm – UPDATE OF WALKERN NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANWalkern Parish Council is in the process of updating its Neighbourhood Plan and we would like to invite residents of Walkern Parish to come along and have a look at the updated plan on Sunday 1 August 2021 between 2.00 pm […]

Parish Litter Bins

It has come to our attention that the parish litter bins are being filled with residents’ household waste, such as dirty nappies and dog waste bags. The parish litter bins are intended to be used to keep the village clean and tidy and to prevent our wildlife from being poisoned. The parish bins are not […]

A message from the Leader of East Herts Council

Councillors agreed the budget for 2021/2022 at a meeting of East Herts Council’s Full Council on Tuesday. Managing our budget for the coming years is a challenge in the face of reducing income and increasing demands as a result of COVID-19. Like the vast majority of councils across the country, the pandemic has put a […]