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Yahoo
01-08-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Appeal over six-bed house plan in 'East of England's most expensive street'
Plans to build a six-bedroom home in 'the East of England's most expensive street' have gone to appeal. The applicant submitted a proposal for demolishing an early 20th century home in Loom Lane, Radlett, and building a modern replacement in March. According to a heritage report, it is one of the original buildings in the road and is described as a 'modest three-bay cottage' with two storeys. The proposed house is slightly larger but keeps the same build line and height while apparently being "influenced" by the design of other homes in the road. Tweaks to the design were made in May. Although a determination deadline of June 27 was set by Hertsmere Borough Council, the application has still not been decided. Loom Lane, Radlett (Image: Google Street View) An appeal against the non-determination was therefore started last week. During the process so far, Environmental Health recommended approval with conditions, Aldenham Parish Council objected, Radlett Society and Green Belt Association asked that it be called in for a committee meeting, and Thames Water raised no objection but offered March, a study by The Times found that Loom Lane is the most expensive road in the East of England with an average house price of £4,372,000 based on properties on sales at the time. The newspaper added that Loom Lane offers "bling-tastic gated new-build mansions which some residents feel are garish and out-of-kilter". A seven-bedroom house in the road went for £7,450,000 in May, according to Rightmove.
Yahoo
31-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
The 1/5 hygiene restaurants that have been reinspected - have they improved?
Inspectors have been back to some of the area's lowest rated eateries for hygiene standards to update their scores. The Watford Observer has covered some damning food hygiene ratings from Watford, Three Rivers, and Hertsmere council so far this year. However, many have been able to turn the ship around and achieve a much better rating after addressing issues inspectors raised the first time the full list below: The Viking in Tolpits Lane, which is separate to Viking Fish Bar in Bushey Mill Lane, told the Watford Observer that it was making all the necessary improvements when a 1/5 rating was published in January. This was borne out as its received a 4/5 in March. The Viking in Tolpits Lane (Image: Newsquest)Rice Bowl, in St Albans Road, Watford, received its first 1/5 score in January and then got the same score again in late May. After the report was published earlier this month, the owner told the Watford Observer that it is 'disappointed with the recent inspection outcome' and had applied for another reinspection. They assured customers that 'this rating does not reflect the standards we hold ourselves to every day'. Chikayan Chinese Restaurant, in High Road, Bushey, received a 1/5 rating after a visit in March but had already raised its standards to 5/5 levels by May. , in St Albans Road, received a 1/5 score after a visit on April 23 but was able to raise this to a 3/5 meaning 'generally satisfactory' upon reinspection in June. The Compasses Public House highlighted previously stellar record of perfect hygiene scores as it expressed 'disappointment' that it received a 1/5 rating following an inspection on March 20. It was able to reclaim its 5/5 when inspectors returned to the Tibbs Hill Road, Abbots Langley, pub in June. Other low scores this year: Budgens in Printers Avenue, Watford, which only had its report published last week, and several other businesses that received 1/5 scores including Higgins Butchers, in Lower Road, Chorleywood, Tanners in Stewart Close, Abbots Langley, and Kismat Tandoori in Chalk Hill, Watford, are yet to have new reports published. Buzykidz Preschool & After School Club, which received a 1/5 this year, will stop serving food for the next academic year.
The Independent
27-05-2025
- General
- The Independent
Reform's ‘dehumanising' local election stunt slammed
A Reform local election stunt in Hertsmere, Hertfordshire, depicted deputy prime minister Angela Rayner, chancellor Rachel Reeves and education secretary Bridget Phillipson as cows in an abattoir, sparking condemnation from Labour and the Lib Dems. The image was described as "dehumanising" and "misogynistic," raising concerns among Westminster politicians already facing heightened security risks. A Labour spokesperson called the portrayal "dehumanising and misogynistic" and urged Nigel Farage to condemn the stunt and prevent similar incidents. A Lib Dem spokesperson described the stunt as "horrifically misogynistic" and called for a full investigation and expulsion of those involved from Reform. Nigel Farage acknowledged that "appalling things get said and done" during elections and said that "if there is the odd lapse in taste, then I regret it, but it's kind of called politics."
The National
26-05-2025
- Politics
- The National
It's time to take the UAE-UK relationship to the next level
Oliver Dowden is the MP for Hertsmere and former deputy prime minister of the UK
