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Yesterday, 17:24
The emergency department at the Lister Hospital

Conditions in the emergency department at Stevenage’s Lister Hospital may not be in the best shape, but it’s no excuse for comparing them to a disaster area like Pearl Harbour.

That’s the conclusion reached by one patient after today’s Sun newspaper report which slated the hospital as an example of the ‘National Hellish Service’ – with iPhone pictures taken by a patient showing trollies lined up in the corridors.

Hitchin and Harpenden MP Peter Lilley has resigned as a patron of sexual health charity Herts Aid.

Hitchin and Harpenden MP Peter Lilley has resigned as a patron of sexual health charity Herts Aid – only three weeks after dismissing a petition calling for him to do so.

A burst water main has caused flooding in Stevenage town centre today.

A burst water main is causing flooding and disruption outside shops in Stevenage town centre today.

Police conducted a search last night after a 17-year-old boy went missing in Letchworth last night.

Helicopters were heard circling Letchworth last night on the lookout for a missing teenager.

Police have issued a warning after a skimming device was left on a cash machine in Letchworth.

A warning has been issued by police after reports of a skimming device being left on a cash machine in Letchworth.

Stevenage FC

Yesterday, 16:25
Jamie Jones

Jamie Jones believes Stevenage’s upturn in form, with five points from their last three games, will ‘demoralise’ their rivals in the battle to stay in League Two.

Fraser Franks

In both of the previous meetings between these sides this season, a late goal swung the tie in favour of one team or the other.

Jake Mulraney

Jake Mulraney has extended his loan deal at Stevenage until the end of the season.

Darren Sarll

Darren Sarll says beating Luton Town and moving nine points clear of the League Two relegation zone has allowed him to look at what he is doing ‘more objectively’ ahead of tonight’s visit of Yeovil Town.

Michael Tonge

Michael Tonge believes if Stevenage finish the league season strongly it will give the club ‘a real boost going into next season’.

Sport

Yesterday, 12:11
Charlie Gould got Harpenden's first against Codicote. Picture: DANNY LOO

Harpenden Town kept up their good form after a 3-0 victory over near neighbours Codicote.

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Mon, 14:03
The Mars Rover, built by Airbus in Stevenage.

Major Stevenage employer Airbus Defence and Space has today written to its 15,000 UK-based staff warning about the risks of voting to leave the European Union in June’s referendum – but it insists that regardless of the result their jobs are not in danger.

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Sunday, April 3, 2016
John Blow's Venus & Adonis is the opera chosen for this year's Benslow Music project

The team at Hitchin’s Benslow Music is getting set for its annual baroque opera course, which finishes with a public performance of a chosen work.

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