Emeka Ogbonnaya

Founder and CEO BuildMoat and Hertstown Media

Budget 2026: Relief For Households and High Streets, But What Will Broxbourne Actually Receive?

Oct 29, 2026

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10 min read

Budget 2026: Relief For Households and High Streets, But What Will Broxbourne Actually Receive?

From £100 towards your energy bills to changes for local shops, wages and future council funding, here’s what you need to know.

Thousands of handmade poppies will fill the Old Pond fountain in Cheshunt for Remembrance

Oct 27, 2026

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8 min read

Thousands of handmade poppies will fill the Old Pond fountain in Cheshunt for Remembrance

5,000 handmade poppies are coming to Cheshunt Old Pond this Saturday, Broxbourne's MP wants the e-bike and e-scooter laws we already have enforced.

County Hall Says Yes To Sanctuary, Broxbourne’s MP Says No. Here’s What’s Actually At Stake

Oct 20, 2026

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9 min read

County Hall Says Yes To Sanctuary, Broxbourne’s MP Says No. Here’s What’s Actually At Stake

What the county’s decision does, what it doesn’t, and why Lewis Cocking wants it overturned.

Who decides your neighbour’s extension? Not your councillor

Oct 13, 2026

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7 min read

Who decides your neighbour’s extension? Not your councillor

New rules from 31 October. Plus 50 cheap half-term ideas and £640k for local pitches and paths

Google has brought AI infrastructure to Waltham Cross. What does that mean for local businesses?

Oct 11, 2026

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7 min read

Google has brought AI infrastructure to Waltham Cross. What does that mean for local businesses?

Helping Broxbourne’s Small Businesses Turn AI into a Competitive Advantage

Goffs Oak and Cuffley residents march to protect their green belt

Oct 6, 2026

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8 min read

Goffs Oak and Cuffley residents march to protect their green belt

Residents took to the streets of Goffs Oak; Google's data centre money is now on offer to local businesses and charities

£640,000 from developers is heading to Broxbourne's pitches, paths and jobs

Sep 29, 2026

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8 min read

£640,000 from developers is heading to Broxbourne's pitches, paths and jobs

Plus Cheshunt Lakeside's new plans, a seat at the Broxtown Supper Club, and AI comes to your local restaurant

Waltham Cross businesses are being told film and TV crews could put money in their tills

Sep 22, 2026

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6 min read

Waltham Cross businesses are being told film and TV crews could put money in their tills

A Hertfordshire Film Office briefing showed High Street traders how productions filming locally can bring trade through the door.

The green belt fight and the sanctuary row, both in your area this week

Sep 15, 2026

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8 min read

The green belt fight and the sanctuary row, both in your area this week

£225-home plan for Goffs Oak, a county sanctuary row, and better news on the roads and at Rye Meads

Small Businesses Are Adopting AI. But Who’s Helping Them Get It Right?

Sep 9, 2026

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4 min read

Small Businesses Are Adopting AI. But Who’s Helping Them Get It Right?

The AI Advantage Small Businesses Have That Big Companies Don’t

Hertfordshire’s Council Shake-Up Put on Hold as Government Launches Review

Sep 8, 2026

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7 min read

Hertfordshire’s Council Shake-Up Put on Hold as Government Launches Review

Plans to replace Hertfordshire’s existing councils with four unitary authorities have been paused; Lewis Cocking becomes a junior shadow minister

Could you be the mentor a Cheshunt teenager is waiting for?

Sep 2, 2026

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3 min read

Could you be the mentor a Cheshunt teenager is waiting for?

One hour a week, no experience needed, five places open in Broxbourne right now

The Sheering Mill Lane Battle Moves to Court

Sep 1, 2026

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6 min read

The Sheering Mill Lane Battle Moves to Court

An emergency High Court injunction has halted unauthorised works, with the next hearing set for September 15.

Hertfordshire is officially in drought after one of the driest Julys on record

Aug 4, 2026

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6 min read

Hertfordshire is officially in drought after one of the driest Julys on record

One of the driest Julys on record has left the ground tinder-dry, and Sunday's grass fire in Waltham Cross, which shut trains and the M25 for hours, shows how easily it can catch

Broxtown brings your Eastern Hertfordshire together

Jul 28, 2026

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7 min read

Broxtown brings your Eastern Hertfordshire together

One newsletter for the towns joining Broxbourne and East Herts in the new authority, from Hertford and Ware to Royston.

Broxbourne is set to become part of a new "Eastern Hertfordshire" council

Jul 21, 2026

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7 min read

Broxbourne is set to become part of a new "Eastern Hertfordshire" council

Broxbourne Council will be abolished and merged into a new Eastern Hertfordshire Council from April 2028

Hertfordshire's Eleven Councils Become Four: what the government just decided, and what it means for you

Jul 17, 2026

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7 min read

Hertfordshire's Eleven Councils Become Four: what the government just decided, and what it means for you

Local Government Reorganisation Announcement and the breakdown

Fire guts flat above Broxbourne bakery, family left without a home

Jul 7, 2026

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6 min read

Fire guts flat above Broxbourne bakery, family left without a home

Members of the community are now trying to track down and support the family who lost their home and belongings in the blaze

The Council Has 200 Homes To Give This Year: Here's who gets them and who does not

Jul 1, 2026

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5 min read

The Council Has 200 Homes To Give This Year: Here's who gets them and who does not

Broxbourne's new Housing Allocations Policy is now in force. If you are on the register, overcrowded, homeless or caring for ageing parents, you need to read this.