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Video: Two young dancers selected to represent England in European Street Dance Championship
17:17 - 15 February 2010

TWO young dancers have been selected to represent England after qualifying for the finals of a European street dance championship, but they may not be able to go because of a lack of funding. Nicole Grazette, 9 and Tyra Campbell, 11, who both perform wit... Full Story »

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Video: Air ambulance lands in Hitchin town centre to treat casualty

15:43 - 05 February 2010

THE Herts air ambulance landed in Hitchin s Market Place this afternoon (Friday) to treat someone who had fallen down some stairs and sustained serious injuries. The incident happened at Hitchin Snooker Club at about 3pm. The patient, believed to be an el... Read More »

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Video: Guardsmen remember the past on 400 mile trek across Comet Country

17:14 - 27 January 2010

A COMPANY of guardsmen marched through Comet country this week in the footsteps of their military forebears 350 years ago. The historic sight of 100 Coldstream Guards on the move greeted onlookers in Hitchin on Tuesday when they arrived in the town en ro... Read More »

Herts Constabulary
Video: Hertfordshire Constabulary launches body worn cameras for officers

16:19 - 14 December 2009

CRIMINALS face being caught on camera as Hertfordshire Constabulary launches body worn cameras for its intervention officers. The cameras, funded by the Home Office, have been issued to teams across the county. They capture the live action, sights and sou... Read More »

Sir Nigel Gresley
Video: Sir Nigel Gresley steam train passes through Comet Country

14:45 - 14 December 2009

HUNDREDS of train enthusiasts gathered at stations across Comet country as the historic steam locomotive Sir Nigel Gresley passed through on Sunday. The steam engine still holds the post-war steam speed record of 112mph set on May 23, 1959, descending so... Read More »

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