<![CDATA[The Comet News RSS Feed]]> http://www.thecomet.net Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:07:47 +0100 The Comet News RSS Feed http://www.thecomet.net http://www.thecomet.net/polopoly_fs/the_comet_news_rss_feed_1_302910!image/2358286532.gif en <![CDATA[STRIP TEASE: Prankster puts up fake lapdancing club notices in village]]> http://www.thecomet.net/strip_tease_prankster_puts_up_fake_lapdancing_club_notices_in_village_1_2242079

A QUIET Sunday morning in a village suddenly got a little heated when planning signs went up saying a strip club could be opening there.

]]> 1.2242079 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:07:47 +0100 <![CDATA[Men appear in court on drug charges after Letchworth raid]]> http://www.thecomet.net/men_appear_in_court_on_drug_charges_after_letchworth_raid_1_2241426

TWO men have appeared in court after being charged with cultivation of cannabis.

]]> 1.2241426 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:59:37 +0100 <![CDATA[Arcadia makes u-turn on Hitchin Dorothy Perkins closure]]> http://www.thecomet.net/arcadia_makes_u_turn_on_hitchin_dorothy_perkins_closure_1_2241322

HITCHIN’S Dorothy Perkins will not close after all, after its parent group agreed a reprieve.

]]> 1.2241322 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:20:48 +0100 <![CDATA[Woman escapes unhurt from Stevenage tree crash]]> http://www.thecomet.net/woman_escapes_unhurt_from_stevenage_tree_crash_1_2241054

A WOMAN has walked away unhurt after the car she was travelling in crashed into trees this morning (Tuesday).

]]> 1.2241054 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:55:18 +0100 <![CDATA[Hitchin village green officially registered]]> http://www.thecomet.net/hitchin_village_green_officially_registered_1_2240978

RESIDENTS were out in force to celebrate the official registration of their village green, marking a milestone described by one person as “better than Christmas”.

]]> 1.2240978 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:11:38 +0100 <![CDATA[Stevenage woman critical after fracturing skull in suspected assault]]> http://www.thecomet.net/stevenage_woman_critical_after_fracturing_skull_in_suspected_assault_1_2240455

A WOMAN is in a critical condition after fracturing her skull in a suspected assault.

]]> 1.2240455 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:48:25 +0100 <![CDATA[AUDIO: Beds police turn singing detectives]]> http://www.thecomet.net/audio_beds_police_turn_singing_detectives_1_2240201

BEDFORDSHIRE Police have turned singing detectives to remind people to protect their homes from burglars this summer.

]]> 1.2240201 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:14:51 +0100 <![CDATA[Hitchin man’s romantic proposal in front of 200 strangers]]> http://www.thecomet.net/hitchin_man_s_romantic_proposal_in_front_of_200_strangers_1_2239711

WHEN Paul Neale decided to propose to girlfriend Sarah Fawcett, he wanted to do a little bit more than get down on one knee.

]]> 1.2239711 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:49:27 +0100 <![CDATA[Stevenage residents recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours List]]> http://www.thecomet.net/stevenage_residents_recognised_in_queen_s_birthday_honours_list_1_2239549

THREE residents from Comet country have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

]]> 1.2239549 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:39:38 +0100 <![CDATA[Cyclist taken to hospital after Letchworth crash]]> http://www.thecomet.net/cyclist_taken_to_hospital_after_letchworth_crash_1_2239241

A cyclist has been taken to hospital this morning (Monday) after sustaining a leg injury following a collision with a car.

]]> 1.2239241 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:14:26 +0100 <![CDATA[Men wanted after Stevenage burglary]]> http://www.thecomet.net/men_wanted_after_stevenage_burglary_1_2239142

TWO men are wanted by police after a house was burgled yesterday (Sunday).

]]> 1.2239142 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:28:51 +0100 <![CDATA[COMPETITION: Win tickets to see The xx at Hatfield House]]> http://www.thecomet.net/competition_win_tickets_to_see_the_xx_at_hatfield_house_1_2238926

FOLLOWING sold out Night + Day events in Lisbon and Berlin, The xx are delighted to announce the final line up for their forthcoming UK event.

]]> 1.2238926 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:34:10 +0100 <![CDATA[Hitchin school to invest record fayre profits into books for pupils]]> http://www.thecomet.net/hitchin_school_to_invest_record_fayre_profits_into_books_for_pupils_1_2238784

A SCHOOL is celebrating record profits from its summer fayre, which will go towards raising standards for its pupils.

]]> 1.2238784 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:10:24 +0100 <![CDATA[Flasher hunted by Stevenage police]]> http://www.thecomet.net/flasher_hunted_by_stevenage_police_1_2237203

A FLASHER is being hunted by police after exposing himself to a 15-year-old girl.

]]> 1.2237203 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:35:11 +0100 <![CDATA[Elderly woman burgled in Hitchin]]> http://www.thecomet.net/elderly_woman_burgled_in_hitchin_1_2236829

AN ELDERLY woman has been burgled in Hitchin.

]]> 1.2236829 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:48:49 +0100 <![CDATA[Stevenage cyclists turn up to film One Show]]> http://www.thecomet.net/stevenage_cyclists_turn_up_to_film_one_show_1_2236284

Cyclists from across town turned up to take part in a special being filmed for The One Show.

]]> 1.2236284 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:58:30 +0100 <![CDATA[Stevenage Festival highlights homegrown talent]]> http://www.thecomet.net/stevenage_festival_highlights_homegrown_talent_1_2236247

A FESTIVAL promoting homegrown talent launches today (Saturday).

]]> 1.2236247 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:54:33 +0100 <![CDATA[Stevenage postcode in top five for tree collisions]]> http://www.thecomet.net/stevenage_postcode_in_top_five_for_tree_collisions_1_2236223

MOTORISTS driving in the SG postcode are among the top five most likely in the UK to collide with a tree, research has found.

]]> 1.2236223 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:43:56 +0100 <![CDATA[Public’s views sought on sex establishments]]> http://www.thecomet.net/public_s_views_sought_on_sex_establishments_1_2236219

A COUNCIL is seeking people’s views on the regulation of sex establishments in the area.

]]> 1.2236219 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:43:14 +0100 <![CDATA[Heart condition teen is top scorer]]> http://www.thecomet.net/heart_condition_teen_is_top_scorer_1_2235650

A TEENAGER who suffers from a heart condition and has a defibrillator fitted under his ribcage has finished the football season as his team’s top goalscorer.

]]> 1.2235650 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:02:15 +0100