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17:20 - 16 May 2008
RECYCLING has hit record figures in North Herts. It has increased more than fourfold in the last eight years according to figures released by North Herts District Council. The rate has now reached 40 per cent, from less than 10 per cent in 2000. NHDC was... Full Story from The Comet »
17:33 - 15 May 2008
UFO documents officially declassified by the Ministry of Defence last week revealed a close encounter with a strange craft in Hertford. A Hertford resident reported seeing the bright white glowing light hovering and moving approximately over the town... Full Story from the East Herts Herald »
07:51 - 17 May 2008
THE Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) in Harlow has welcomed the results of a patient survey by the Healthcare Commission. The figures, which were made public on Wednesday, reveal that Harlow s hospital was placed in the bottom 20 per cent of hospital tru... Full Story from the Harlow Herald »
18:08 - 16 May 2008
AN air-ambulance helicopter will soon be touching down in Herts after a year-long appeal has secured enough funds to start the service. The Herts Air Ambulance Appeal has smashed its target of £250,000 and has reached a total of £313,000, enough to secu... Full Story from the Herts Advertiser »
11:41 - 15 May 2008
ROYSTON S mayor Cllr Peter Lill died on Monday evening after earlier suffering a massive heart attack. His death came on the day which was to see the end of his mayoral year and the handing over of the chain. Cllr Lill, 67, complained of sickness on Monda... Full Story from the Royston Crow »
09:22 - 17 May 2008
Advance tickets are available at a 25% discount – must be booked by Monday 19th May latest. Ticket hotline: 0870 350 2122 Advance tickets can also be purchased from: the Redbourn Post Office, The Old Town Hall in Hemel Hempstead, Hertford Tourist... Full Story from the Welwyn & Hatfield Times »
17:06 - 16 May 2008
A DAY of action has been planned to dispute the cull that will see at least four of Times Territory s post offices close. Protesters are urged to gather on the morning of Saturday June 7 at the Handside post office, Marsden Road in WGC, the branch at whic... Full Story from the Welwyn & Hatfield Times »
11:55 - 14 May 2008
BRILLIANT weather saw record crowds flock to the annual Stotfold Mill Steam and Country Fair at the weekend. It was the first time visitors could purchase the flour they were able to see being milled and by the end of the fair all the flour had been sold.... Full Story »
14:17 - 12 May 2008
County Championship Shield Hertfordshire 31 Cornwall 26 HERTS claimed the scalp of Cornwall again on Saturday. They say that lightning doesn t strike twice in the same place. But the Cornish rugby president confirmed that it can, following Hertfordshire... Full Story »
15:00 - 16 May 2008
THIS week our sister paper, The Welwyn and Hatfield Times, discovered the singing prowess of canine crooner Blue Tulip Edelweiss Warby after she appeared on the hit ITV show. Booed off the stage by the audience, the 52-year-old from Welwyn Garden City has... Full Story »
11:43 - 09 May 2008
Division Three Harpenden II 210-5 (51) St Albans II 211-8 (49) ST Albans Seconds beat Harpenden Seconds in the battle for local pride in Division Three of the Saracens Herts League on The Common on Saturday.... Full Story »
09:12 - 07 May 2008
THOUSANDS of people turned out in the sunshine for this year s Royston May Fayre. They enjoyed arena events which ranger from the Kangaroos gymnastic team to the Electralites dance group to the Royston Fire Cadets. Hundreds, too, visited the annual... Full Story »
09:13 - 14 May 2008
ONE woman was clearly barking up the wrong tree when she tried to impress Simon Cowell with her doggy singing on one of the year's biggest TV shows. The animal singing Britain's Got Talent reject in question goes by the name of Blue Tulip Edelweiss Warb... Full Story »
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