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15:18 > Monday 15th March 2010

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Ambulance crews took the injured to Lister Hospital
Three taken to hospital after crash in Stevenage this afternoon

15:16 - 15 March 2010

Three people were taken to Lister Hospital after an accident in Stevenage this afternoon. The East of England Ambulance Service was alerted to the accident at the junction of Six Hills Way and Valley Way at 1.38. Ambulance crews from Letchworth GC and S... Full Story from The Comet »

Knebworth fraudster faces 170 years in jail

14:10 - 15 March 2010

A CONMAN who ran a £5m investment scam is facing 170 years in a US jail after being convicted. Knebworth villager Robert Tringham already had music legend Bruce Springsteen listed among his victims and was this week found guilty of federal fraud and tax e... Full Story from The Comet »

East Herts football derby is called off

15:31 - 29 December 2009

THE East Herts Ryman League Division One North derby between Ware and Cheshunt tonight (Tuesday) has been called-off. The two were due to battle it out for the local bragging rights but the recent snow and heavy rainfall has led to the match at Ware being... Full Story from the East Herts Herald »

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Signaling Problems In The Bishop's Stortford Area Causing Delays On NXEA Train Services

12:49 - 15 March 2010

NATIONAL Express East Anglia train services are being disrupted this afternoon (Monday) due to earlier signaling problems in the Bishop s Stortford area. Trains on all routes via Harlow Town are being disrupted and engineers have worked as fast as possibl... Full Story from the Harlow Herald »

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Prime Minister Gordon Brown announces new rights for credit card users

11:12 - 15 March 2010

PRIME Minister Gordon Brown today (March 15) announced new rights for Britain s 30 million credit card users that will save consumers millions of pounds and give people more control over their finances. The new rights were secured in an agreement between... Full Story from the Harlow Herald »

Hertfordshire pothole problem goes to Parliament

14:47 - 15 March 2010

THE PLIGHT of pothole-ridden Hertfordshire is to be raised in a Parliamentary debate tomorrow. Anne Main, the MP for St Albans, has secured the debate and it will be a chance to challenge Government ministers over the poor state of roads in the county and... Full Story from the Herts Advertiser »

Tory heavyweight Ken Clarke calls for business back in St Albans speech

14:41 - 15 March 2010

A CROWD of business-savvy residents crammed into the Old Albanian Rugby Club last week to hear Tory grandee Ken Clarke speak. With a career in government spanning three decades, former Chancellor of the Exchequer and current Shadow Secretary of State for... Full Story from the Herts Advertiser »

School pupils save the world with Eddie the Penguin

09:36 - 15 March 2010

PROBLEMS with the environment have been addressed in a play at a Royston school. Year two pupils at St Mary s primary school performed Eddie the Penguin saves the world to an audience of over 50 visitors, including parents and local MP Oliver Heald. The... Full Story from the Royston Crow »

Scouts earn YOPEY nomination for work in Swaziland

11:25 - 13 March 2010

SCOUTS from Crow Country earned a nomination for a prestigious award after paying their own way to Africa to join a building project. Hester Potterill from Royston and Mica Taylor from Melbourn were among 41 Explorer and Network Scouts who spent two weeks... Full Story from the Royston Crow »

Video & Pictures From Across Herts

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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 »

Gallery: CCTV Released In Connection With Broxbourne Crimes

16:17 - 22 February 2010

OFFICERS have released CCTV images of people they would like to speak with in connection with four crimes in the Borough of Broxbourne. They include: two men pictured in connection with a skimming offence at Barclays Bank in High Street, Hoddesdon on... Full Story »

Afghanistan
VIDEO: Armed Forces Minister Bill Rammell MP visits British troops in Afghanistan

17:25 - 05 January 2010

THE HERALD S TOP STORY OF 2009 HARLOW MP and Armed Forces Minister Bill Rammell visited British troops in Afghanistan back in July 2009. Herald reporter Alistair Nelson was there with him and sent back these video clips. The Labour MP s tour of the... Full Story »

Chris Moyles
Slideshow: Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles visits St Albans pub as part of Karaoke Roadshow

19:01 - 19 January 2010

RADIO 1 DJ Chris Moyles popped by a St Albans pub for a pint and a sing-a-long with 100 locals last Friday. As part of his nationwide Karaoke Roadshow, Chris turned up at Ye Olde Fighting Cocks pub on Abbey Mill Lane at 4pm on Friday afternoon and live on... Full Story »

Crow Country has suffered flooding after heavy rain
Gallery: Crow Country suffers flooding

11:24 - 04 March 2010

PARTS of Crow Country were submerged by flood waters. Heavy rain and hail hit the area throughout the weekend, only relenting on Sunday afternoon. South Cambridgeshire was particularly badly affected, with land on the Barrington Road between Shepreth and... Full Story »

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