http://news.hertsdirect.org/ReleaseRSS.aspx RSS from hertsdirect.org. en-gb Copyright Hertfordshire County Council. All rights reserved. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:50:42 GMT http://news.hertsdirect.org/ReleaseRSS.aspx http://news.hertsdirect.org/skins/hcc_weblogo.gif 95 61 If you went back in time the number of years that long-serving Adult Care Services staff had collectively worked for Hertfordshire County Council, England would be on the cusp of a Viking invasion! http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=8535 Adult Care Services 03 Jul 2009 02:34:01 GMT http://news.hertsdirect.org/release.aspx?id=8535 Road safety officers from Hertfordshire County Council and staff from the Welwyn Garden City John Lewis store are inviting parents and carers to come along and have their children’s car seats checked. http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=8530 Road Safety 01 Jul 2009 03:43:31 GMT http://news.hertsdirect.org/release.aspx?id=8530 Celebrate the countdown to the London 2012 Games by joining in events around Hertfordshire that are part of the London 2012 Open Weekend (July 24-26). http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=8500 Environment 01 Jul 2009 02:19:26 GMT http://news.hertsdirect.org/release.aspx?id=8500 Hertfordshire Highways will be upgrading the traffic signals on the Hempstead Road/Stratford Way junction in Watford, with work starting towards the end of July. http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=8492 Hertfordshire Highways 01 Jul 2009 12:29:04 GMT http://news.hertsdirect.org/release.aspx?id=8492 Hertfordshire Catering's commitment to using eggs from free-range hens has been recognised by Compassion in World Farming, the leading farm animal welfare charity. http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=8504 Children, Schools & Families 01 Jul 2009 12:14:35 GMT http://news.hertsdirect.org/release.aspx?id=8504 New screen-reading software, electronic magnifiers and other innovative aids for visually impaired people will be featured at a special Sight Information event at Rickmansworth Library on Friday, July 17. http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=8527 Libraries 30 Jun 2009 03:54:59 GMT http://news.hertsdirect.org/release.aspx?id=8527 Hertfordshire Highways will be upgrading the two Pelican crossings on Parkway near Church Road in Welwyn Garden City to Puffin crossings, with work starting towards the end of July. http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=8494 Hertfordshire Highways 30 Jun 2009 12:15:36 GMT http://news.hertsdirect.org/release.aspx?id=8494 Hertfordshire County Council has been named as a Top Employer for Working Families this year by the work-life balance charity, Working Families. The county council is the only local authority in the country to make the charity’s ‘Top 20’ list this year. http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=8523 Corporate 30 Jun 2009 11:56:23 GMT http://news.hertsdirect.org/release.aspx?id=8523 Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is issuing a safety warning after a fire broke out in the bedroom of a Royston family’s home. http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=8520 Fire and Rescue 30 Jun 2009 11:25:32 GMT http://news.hertsdirect.org/release.aspx?id=8520 In what is thought to be a first for UK Fire Services, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service has changed the way retained firefighters are trained to make them safe and competent in just 14 weeks. http://news.hertsdirect.org/Release.aspx?id=8522 Fire and Rescue 30 Jun 2009 11:15:18 GMT http://news.hertsdirect.org/release.aspx?id=8522