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Chris Hinchliff, MP Member of Parliament for North East Hertfordshire, is currently running a survey for all constituents to inform him of their experiences with our local buses, so that he can push for an improved service that North East Hertfordshire needs and deserves.

Please see the attached poster for further information and QR code to access the survey.

If anyone cannot access the online form, please contact his office via email (), by post (Chris Hinchliff MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA), or by phone (01462 415153) and a hard copy to be provided.

Aspenden Parish Council has been made aware, via a letter to the occupiers of the Watermill Industrial Estate, of the proposed closure of Aspenden Road for the period 5th August to 29th August whilst Dandara carry out their S278 highway works. The Parish Council has made clear on several occasions the serious implications on local residents and businesses of a full daytime road closure.

The diversion route for the period of the planned closure would be via Westmill village.

The Chair of Aspenden Parish Council has contacted the agencies involved in this decision to raise the fact that this diversion route is totally unsuitable. It is not capable of withstanding the volume of traffic (much of which would be HGVs) a full road closure will bring and the junctions to and from the A10 for Westmill are already dangerous.

The District Councillor Sue Nicholls and the newly elected County Councillor Terry Smith have also been informed and are supporting Aspenden Parish Council.

A response from Hertfordshire County Council stated ‘Please be advised we have not issued any formal approvals to enable these works to proceed. To date initial discussions regarding the works have taken place, at which County officers highlighted the concerns with closing Aspenden Road for a prolonged period. Dandara and their contractors have been tasked with exploring alternative arrangements to facilitate the works in the least disruptive way possible. Your concerns are noted and will feed into wider discussions with the developer and contractors.’

Clerk Aspenden Parish Council

Local residents are encouraged to sign up to the Herts Connected messaging service https://www.hertsconnected.co.uk/

This service is proving to be very useful for keep residents informed about local policing, appeals for information and to gain feedback on concerns from the community.

The statement of accounts will not be audited on account of that authority’s self-certified status as exempt, unless either a request for an opportunity to question the auditor about the authority’s accounting records under section 26(2) or an objection under section 27(1) of the Act, results in the involvement of the local auditor.

Denise Anderson
Clerk and RFO Aspenden Parish Council