The Government has recognised East Herts Council’s Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP) as an example of best practice. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has included the district’s document on its website to help other local authorities develop their approaches to improving air quality. East Herts is one of 236 councils in the UK required to develop an AQAP for areas where air quality does not meet national standards. These areas are known as Air Quality Management Areas (AQMAs) and the district has three – the Hockerill junction in Bishop’s Stortford, Gascoyne Way in H…