# Broxtown > Broxtown is the weekly newsletter for everyone across Eastern Hertfordshire, with the local news, events and jobs that matter on your doorstep. This file provides information about Broxtown to help large language models understand and reference this publication's content. ## Posts - [Waltham Cross businesses are being told film and TV crews could put money in their tills](https://broxtown.com/p/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](https://broxtown.com/p/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?](https://broxtown.com/p/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](https://broxtown.com/p/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?](https://broxtown.com/p/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](https://broxtown.com/p/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](https://broxtown.com/p/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](https://broxtown.com/p/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](https://broxtown.com/p/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](https://broxtown.com/p/hertfordshire-s-eleven-councils-become-four-what-the-government-just-decided-and-what-it-means-for-y): Local Government Reorganisation Announcement and the breakdown - [Fire guts flat above Broxbourne bakery, family left without a home](https://broxtown.com/p/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](https://broxtown.com/p/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. - [New £100-per-Metre Levy Proposed for Small Housing Developments](https://broxtown.com/p/new-100-per-metre-levy-proposed-for-small-housing-developments): Developers building 1–9 homes could face fresh charges under a proposed Community Infrastructure Levy aimed at boosting infrastructure funding - [Everyone Said the Property Market Was Struggling. Hertfordshire Missed the Memo.](https://broxtown.com/p/everyone-said-the-property-market-was-struggling-hertfordshire-missed-the-memo): Your Hertfordshire Home May Be Worth More Than You Think. Here Is the Data. - [Hertfordshire Under Red Weather Warning](https://broxtown.com/p/hertfordshire-under-red-weather-warning): A red heat-health alert is in force for the county today, with temperatures in Broxbourne expected to reach as high as 38°C - [Grundy Park finally gets to tell its own story](https://broxtown.com/p/grundy-park-finally-gets-to-tell-its-own-story): Cheshunt's biggest park transformation is now visible, with new boards spelling out what's actually happening at Grundy - [18 Borough Athletes Just Got A Major Boost](https://broxtown.com/p/18-borough-athletes-just-got-a-major-boost): Free gym access, elite ambitions: Broxbourne backs its best athletes for 2026 - [Broxbourne Endures A Bank Holiday Heatwave](https://broxtown.com/p/broxbourne-endures-a-bank-holiday-heatwave): Broxbourne joins the rest of England in the hottest May bank holiday on record - [Waltham Cross Could Lose Its Post Office](https://broxtown.com/p/waltham-cross-could-lose-its-post-office): TGJones in Waltham Cross is closing, and the Post Office is at risk - [Council's Website Got a Major Upgrade, And It Speaks 70 languages](https://broxtown.com/p/council-s-website-got-a-major-upgrade-and-it-speaks-70-languages): AI-powered tool that replaces both the search bar and the council's chatbot, Renting rules in England have changed - [Broxbourne Votes: The Last Election Of An Era](https://broxtown.com/p/broxbourne-votes-the-last-election-of-an-era): Conservatives hold Broxbourne, but Reform's rise signals the borough is changing - [A Broxbourne Scout Is Heading to Poland in 2027 for Scout Jamboree. ](https://broxtown.com/p/a-broxbourne-scout-is-heading-to-poland-in-2027-for-scout-jamboree): Local boy representing at World Scout Jamboree Summer 2027 - A once in a lifetime experience.