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Watersmeet reopens to audiences after lockdown makeover

Watersmeet will be reopening its doors on 9 December 2020 and will screen a wide selection of films and event cinema plus a great selection of shows in the coming months - all following Covid guidelines. 7 December 2020

Scaffolding firm prosecuted after ignoring planning enforcement notice

A Watford-based scaffolding firm has pleaded guilty in court and been fined £30,000 after ignoring a planning enforcement notice. 3 December 2020

Look out for the pink J9 heart, but what does it mean?

The J9 heart is being displayed in venues across Three Rivers District to identify safe spaces within local businesses for anyone experiencing domestic abuse, to access information and use a telephone to contact support services. 30 November 2020

Three Rivers placed in Tier 2 – High alert level from 2 December

From 2 December Three Rivers and the whole of Hertfordshire will be placed in the Tier 2 - High alert level of the government's revised three-tiered system of local Covid-19 restrictions. 26 November 2020

Reopening date for local leisure centres announced

Local leisure centres in Three Rivers are set to reopen after being given the green light by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. 26 November 2020

‘Don’t ignore the social distancing rules if you want to avoid further restrictions after lockdown,’ urges Council Leader

Residents in Three Rivers are being urged this weekend to keep following government advice on social distancing to help prevent the further spread of Covid-19. 20 November 2020

‘Tough times for local businesses, but we are doing everything we can to help them,’ says Council Leader

The latest four-week national lockdown is another severe blow to many businesses in the Three Rivers district which have been forced to temporarily close. 17 November 2020

Vote for Leavesden Country Park to be nation’s best-loved park

Following a multi-million pound investment, Leavesden Country Park has been transformed into a thriving green space which is enjoyed by everyone. 16 November 2020

Leavesden Country Park wins national award for protecting bees

Leavesden Country Park has been awarded a Defra Bees’ Needs Champions Award 2020 for its work helping to protect bees. 10 November 2020

Local leisure centres back petition to keep gyms open

Leisure centres across Three Rivers are backing the petition to keep gyms open and are pushing to be recognised as an ‘essential service’ amid month-long closures due to the second lockdown. 10 November 2020

VIDEO: Message from Cllr Sarah Nelmes on latest lockdown restrictions

On 5 November, a second national lockdown started. Here, Cllr Sarah Nelmes, Leader of Three Rivers District Council, talks about why we need to keep following the rules, and how the council is supporting residents and businesses. 6 November 2020

No smoke without fire: taxi driver not given benefit of doubt over inappropriate behaviour towards children

The Crown Court at St Albans has dismissed the second appeal brought by a private hire driver following a pattern of allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards girls. 4 November 2020

Joint statement on current Covid-19 situation locally.

A statement from the Elected Mayor of Watford and the Leaders of Hertsmere Borough Council and Three Rivers District Council on current Covid-19 situation 22 October 2020

High-quality temporary accommodation to help homeless families

Two more temporary accommodation developments have been unveiled by Three Rivers District Council as it honours its pledge to reduce the number of residents housed outside the district. 22 October 2020

Three Rivers District Council and Hertfordshire County Council support new joint committee for good growth

Three Rivers District Council and Hertfordshire County Council are the latest of 11 councils on the Hertfordshire Growth Board to officially announce their support for the new statutory joint committee. 21 October 2020

High quality of parks and green spaces in Three Rivers recognised in Green Flag Awards

Four parks and green spaces across Three Rivers have been awarded Green Flag status in recognition of their high environmental, maintenance and visitor standards. 16 October 2020

Statement concerning bowls clubs in Three Rivers

Three Rivers District Council owns the sites of two bowls clubs that are operated by Rickmansworth/Basing Bowls Club and Mill End Bowls Club. 15 October 2020

Watersmeet to reopen after receiving £175,000 grant from Government’s Culture Recovery Fund

Watersmeet theatre in Rickmansworth is one of 1,385 cultural and creative organisations receiving urgently needed support to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and ensure they have a sustainable future. 14 October 2020

80% of local people say a County Unitary is the wrong plan at the wrong time

A cross-party group of all local District and Borough Council Leaders have united to call for a rethink over Hertfordshire County Council’s plan for one single authority for its 1.2 million residents. 13 October 2020

Joint statement from David Williams, Leader of Hertfordshire County Council and Jim McManus, Director of Public Health at Hertfordshire County Council

It has been announced that Hertfordshire, as a whole, has been placed as a medium-risk area in the government’s new system of Local COVID-19 Alert Levels. 13 October 2020

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