Watford Council to Be Abolished Under Major Hertfordshire Shake

Watford Council to be abolished under major Hertfordshire shake

Hertsmere, Three Rivers and Watford councils are set to be merged into a new South West Hertfordshire council, the Government has confirmed. Communities Secretary Steve Reed announced today (Thursday, July 16) that Hertfordshire will be split into four new unitary authorities, rejecting the two and three unitary options that had been on the table. Borough […] The post Watford Council to be abolished under major Hertfordshire shake-up appeared fi…

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Watford is set to join Three Rivers and Hertsmere in a new unitary authority for South West Hertfordshire after long-awaited plans for local…

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