<![CDATA[The Comet News RSS Feed]]> http://www.thecomet.net Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:57:41 +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[Boy, 12, hospitalised with head injury after fall from garage in Stevenage]]> http://www.thecomet.net/boy_12_hospitalised_with_head_injury_after_fall_from_garage_in_stevenage_1_623667

A YOUNG boy has been hospitalised with a head injury after he fell off a garage wall this afternoon (Friday).

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1.623667 Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:57:41 +0100
<![CDATA[Man sustains serious injuries in Stevenage car smash]]> http://www.thecomet.net/man_sustains_serious_injuries_in_stevenage_car_smash_1_623658

A MAN has been taken to hospital with neck and back injuries after a car crash in Stevenage.

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1.623658 Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:40:50 +0100
<![CDATA[Hundreds of warrant cards lost by police officers]]> http://www.thecomet.net/hundreds_of_warrant_cards_lost_by_police_officers_1_623589

OVER a hundred police warrant cards have been lost by officers across Comet Country over the past two years - making the region’s boys in blue some of the worst offenders in the UK.

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1.623589 Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:11:36 +0100
<![CDATA[Council appoint park champion]]> http://www.thecomet.net/council_appoint_park_champion_1_623588

ON the eve of a multi-million renovation of a historic Hertfordshire park the council have appointed a new champion for their cause.

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1.623588 Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:10:49 +0100
<![CDATA[Free films at Stevenage during festival]]> http://www.thecomet.net/free_films_at_stevenage_during_festival_1_623562

TOY Story 3, Alice in Wonderland and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs are just three of the film offerings for school children to enjoy for free next month.

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1.623562 Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:04:18 +0100
<![CDATA[Proposals for new Stevenage schools unveiled]]> http://www.thecomet.net/proposals_for_new_stevenage_schools_unveiled_1_623496

DESIGNS for the new Marriotts and Lonsdale schools in Stevenage will go on display next week.

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1.623496 Fri, 3 Sep 2010 16:17:42 +0100
<![CDATA[Leave William Hague alone]]> http://www.thecomet.net/leave_william_hague_alone_1_623488

SOMETIMES I loathe the national press.

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1.623488 Fri, 3 Sep 2010 16:10:07 +0100
<![CDATA[Folk Club celebrates 30 year residence]]> http://www.thecomet.net/folk_club_celebrates_30_year_residence_1_623484

A LONG-STANDING folk club celebrates 30 years’ residence in a hotel this month as it kicks off its 46th season tonight (Sunday).

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1.623484 Fri, 3 Sep 2010 16:02:41 +0100
<![CDATA[Rape allegations untrue, say police]]> http://www.thecomet.net/rape_allegations_untrue_say_police_1_623365

RUMOURS of two rapes being committed on two consecutive nights this week in the Six Hills Way area of Stevenage are not true, police say.

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1.623365 Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:24:49 +0100
<![CDATA[Crooked solicitor jailed]]> http://www.thecomet.net/crooked_solicitor_jailed_1_623317

A PERSONAL injury solicitor was jailed for two and a half years after trying to con tens of thousands of pounds out of a council and an insurance company.

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1.623317 Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:36:45 +0100
<![CDATA[Stevenage busker to perform at charity music bash headlined by Newton Faulkner]]> http://www.thecomet.net/stevenage_busker_to_perform_at_charity_music_bash_headlined_by_newton_faulkner_1_623253

A BUSKER who has battled cancer is set to perform at a charity bash alongside top musicians including Newton Faulkner and ex-Squeeze frontman Chris Difford.

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1.623253 Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:00:46 +0100
<![CDATA[Council leader backs bid for radiotherapy unit at Lister]]> http://www.thecomet.net/council_leader_backs_bid_for_radiotherapy_unit_at_lister_1_623242

OUR campaign for radiotherapy services to be provided at Lister Hospital in Stevenage is being backed by a council leader.

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1.623242 Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:51:51 +0100
<![CDATA[Lister patient put in “storeroom” for three nights]]> http://www.thecomet.net/lister_patient_put_in_storeroom_for_three_nights_1_623031

A STROKE patient at Lister Hospital in Stevenage has spent three nights in what has been described as a storeroom, “due to a rise in demand” for beds.

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1.623031 Thu, 2 Sep 2010 14:17:16 +0100
<![CDATA[Four fire engines called to tackle blaze at Letchworth factory]]> http://www.thecomet.net/four_fire_engines_called_to_tackle_blaze_at_letchworth_factory_1_622955

FIREFIGHTERS were called to a factory today (Thursday) after a blaze broke out in a two-storey building used for manufacturing.

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1.622955 Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:15:48 +0100
<![CDATA[Gallery: Festival heats up chilli weekend]]> http://www.thecomet.net/gallery_festival_heats_up_chilli_weekend_1_622906

THE weather over the bank holiday may have been a bit disappointing but there was one event that was scorching hot.

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1.622906 Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:31:58 +0100
<![CDATA[Police arrests after vehicle stolen from pub car park and left to burn]]> http://www.thecomet.net/police_arrests_after_vehicle_stolen_from_pub_car_park_and_left_to_burn_1_622779

TWO men in their 20s have been arrested after a vehicle was stolen from a pub car park and set on fire in a nearby street.

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1.622779 Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:55:51 +0100
<![CDATA[Boy hospitalised after crash]]> http://www.thecomet.net/boy_hospitalised_after_crash_1_622668

A boy was hospitalised this afternoon (Wednesday) after he was involved in a collision with a car.

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1.622668 Wed, 1 Sep 2010 17:24:14 +0100
<![CDATA[Vote on troubled estate’s future]]> http://www.thecomet.net/vote_on_troubled_estate_s_future_1_622516

A council will decide tomorrow (Thursday) whether to approve plans to demolish a community centre as part of wider plans to regenerate a run-down area of Hitchin.

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1.622516 Wed, 1 Sep 2010 15:27:04 +0100
<![CDATA[Urgent work required after inspection discovers dangerous windows in Stevenage flat]]> http://www.thecomet.net/urgent_work_required_after_inspection_discovers_dangerous_windows_in_stevenage_flat_1_622247

THOUSANDS of pounds is to be spent on housing improvement work after it was discovered that windows in a tower block possess a ‘serious’ risk of harm.

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1.622247 Wed, 1 Sep 2010 14:51:02 +0100
<![CDATA[Stevenage teenager stabbed in face]]> http://www.thecomet.net/stevenage_teenager_stabbed_in_face_1_617511

A TEENAGER was stabbed in the face after a brawl outside a Hertfordshire hall.

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1.617511 Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:30:53 +0100