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YOUNG athletes in North Herts have been given a helping hand after receiving grants from the local authority. Thirteen athletes and two coaches in disciplines as varied as swimming and BMX riding received a total of £4,500 in grants from North Herts Dist... Full Story »
17:31 - 16 March 2010
Motorists using the A505 between Baldock and Royston are being warned that the Weston Hills Tunnel on the Baldock By-Pass will be closed tonight and for Wednesday and Thursday night as well for several hours. The closure will be between 10pm and 6am. Hert... Full Story »
15:11 - 16 March 2010
EVENTS to raise money for Sport Relief – an initiative which helps Comic Relief transform the lives of people in the UK and in some of the world s poorest countries – are taking place in Stevenage this weekend. Fairlands Valley Spartans running club is in... Full Story »
17:33 - 16 March 2010
09:04 - 16 March 2010
Slow moving traffic is reported southbound on the A1 (M) this morning around junction 7 with the A602 where there is also heavy traffic stretching back along Broadhall Way. There is also heavy traffic at junction 4 of the A1 (M) for Hertford. On the M25... Full Story »
09:32 - 09 March 2010
Stephen McPartland, the local Conservative Parliamentary candidate is a big supporter of North Herts College and is keen to help them build partnerships with more local employers. On a visit to the Stevenage Skills Centre last Thursday, he was accompanied... Full Story »
10:55 - 08 March 2010
Public sector workers across Stevenage could become their own boss and deliver better services under new Conservative plans, backed by Stephen McPartland, the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Stevenage. Under bold proposals, public sector workers... Full Story »
13:48 - 28 May 2009
AN MP has asked for an urgent debate in Parliament to stop Bedfordshire plans to extend Luton into Hertfordshire Green Belt. Concerns about the proposals which would destroy an area the size of 20,000 football pitches to the west of Hitchin and increase c... Full Story »
09:59 - 21 May 2009
There are only three weeks to go to oppose plans by Beds councillors which would destroy a huge area of Herts Green Belt. Luton and Central Beds councils plan to meet their Government housing targets and alleviate congestion in Luton by building thousand... Full Story »
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