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11-year-old boy 'seriously injured' after e-scooter and car crash

Dickens Boulevard, with houses and pavement either side.

Bedfordshire Police

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An 11-year-old boy has been left with "serious injuries" following a crash between an e-scooter and a car.

St Albans Crown Court, where Frances Noble, 66, who now lives in Berlin, was handed a prison sentence

St Albans Crown Court

Weston fraudster given jail time after scamming council out of £700,000

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Fuel poverty could affect thousands of homes this winter as the cost of living rises.

Cost of Living | Survey

Cost of living: How are you coping?

Georgia Barrow

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Outside Chicken George in Hitchin

North Herts Council | Updated

Licence review for Hitchin's Chicken George after neighbour complaint

Louise McEvoy

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Armed Forces Day 2022, Letchworth

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Crowds gather to mark Armed Forces Day in Letchworth

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Hundreds paid their respects to Kajetan Migdal at his funeral mass in Letchworth

Hundreds pay respects to Kajetan at moving funeral mass

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The council has said they are "fully aware of residents concerns"

Homelessness

Decision on controversial Lord Lister application deferred

Georgia Barrow

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Plastic, wood and metal were taken to Nuthampstead shooting ground to build an embankment that was ten metres high

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Former company boss fined after illegal waste dumped at quarry

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Hitchin Boys' School are competing in the National Athletics Final

Hitchin Boys head to National Athletics Final

Lee Power

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Hitchin teenager Emilka Styczynska needs a kidney transplant

Bid to find living kidney transplant donor for Hitchin girl

Louise McEvoy

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Property: How could the new laws for renters affect you?

Rebecca MacNaughton

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The Letchworth Settlement has launched a summer school with workshops for all budding artists

Programme of one-off summer workshops at The Settlement

Georgia Barrow

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Two men holding a framed award certificate

Future 50

Future 50: Two awards and premises expansion for timber frame manufacturer

Adam Pescod

East and North Hertfordshire Hospitals’ Charity has announced match funding campaign for its Sunshine Appeal

Lister Hospital

Bringing sunshine to our NHS - charity launches match funding to double...

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Bank of England warns people have 100 days to use old £20 and £50 notes

Casey Cooper-Fiske

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Vincent Were is a postdoctoral researcher at The Sainsbury Laboratory at Norwich Research Park

Norwich Research Park Lifechangers | Promotion

Meet the researcher helping to feed 60 million people by fighting rice...

Charles Bliss

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Lavender fields on a sunny day.

Days Out Guide

Hitchin Lavender named the most Instagrammed floral location in UK

Pearce Bates

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Residential Terrace Houses in Whitstable, Kent, uk

Personal Finance | Promotion

OPINION: Homeowners risk being under-insured

Peter Sharkey

A green bookshop, with tables of books in front.

Hertfordshire businesses honoured in Muddy Stilettos Awards 2022

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Stevenage celebrate their penalty shoot-out win over Luton Town in last year's Carabao Cup.

Stevenage FC

Stevenage on the road in Carabao Cup for first time since 2018

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League Two football will return to the Lamex Stadium on August 6

Stevenage FC

League Two fixtures 2022-2023: Stevenage to start at Tranmere Rovers

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Three Hertfordshire police officers were found to have used either racist, homophobic or sexist language in WhatsApp chats

Hertfordshire Constabulary

Herts police officers shared rape 'jokes' and bestiality porn on WhatsApp

Will Durrant

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Police in Hertfordshire are searching for missing jewellery, stolen from a house in Letchworth

Hertfordshire Constabulary

Jewellery of 'high sentimental value' stolen from house in Letchworth

Will Durrant

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Seating area outside Cinnabar in Stevenage High Street

Stevenage Borough Council

Permanent parking loss if outdoor seating plans approved

Louise McEvoy

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St Albans Crown Court, where Frances Noble, 66, who now lives in Berlin, was handed a prison sentence

St Albans Crown Court

Weston fraudster given jail time after scamming council out of £700,000

Will Durrant

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Dickens Boulevard, with houses and pavement either side.

Bedfordshire Police

11-year-old boy 'seriously injured' after e-scooter and car crash

Pearce Bates

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Outside Chicken George in Hitchin

North Herts Council | Updated

Licence review for Hitchin's Chicken George after neighbour complaint

Louise McEvoy

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The Letchworth Settlement has launched a summer school with workshops for all budding artists

Programme of one-off summer workshops at The Settlement

Georgia Barrow

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Outside Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School in Stevenage

Education News

Stevenage school in 'area of huge deprivation' wins national award

Louise McEvoy

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Kajetan Migdal

Funeral mass for beloved Kajetan Migdal to take place in Letchworth

Georgia Barrow

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A 52-year-old woman from Shephall appeared at Stevenage Magistrates' Court after she allegedly attacked a 91-year-old victim

Stevenage Magistrates Court

Stevenage woman, 52, accused of wounding 91-year-old in her own home

Will Durrant

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Kajetan Migdal and a tree planted in his memory

Touching tribute to teenager killed in Stevenage

Louise McEvoy

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Crowds gather to mark Armed Forces Day in Letchworth

Armed Forces Day 2022, Letchworth

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Georgia Barrow

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Armed Forces Day celebrations took place in Letchworth on Saturday, with cadets, Royal British Legion members and families turning out to commemorate our armed forces.

Dickens Boulevard, with houses and pavement either side.

Bedfordshire Police

11-year-old boy 'seriously injured' after e-scooter and car crash

Pearce Bates

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Two men holding a framed award certificate

Future 50

Future 50: Two awards and premises expansion for timber frame manufacturer

Adam Pescod

St Albans Crown Court, where Frances Noble, 66, who now lives in Berlin, was handed a prison sentence

St Albans Crown Court

Weston fraudster given jail time after scamming council out of £700,000

Will Durrant

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Vincent Were is a postdoctoral researcher at The Sainsbury Laboratory at Norwich Research Park

Norwich Research Park Lifechangers | Promotion

Meet the researcher helping to feed 60 million people by fighting rice...

Charles Bliss

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Things to do

Programme of one-off summer workshops at The Settlement

The Letchworth Settlement has launched a summer school with workshops for all budding artists

Georgia Barrow

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The Letchworth Educational Settlement has announced a programme of 25 varied workshops for budding artists in the town.

Lavender fields on a sunny day.

Days Out Guide

Hitchin Lavender named the most Instagrammed floral location in UK

Pearce Bates

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TRACKS Autism staff with National Autistic Society Accreditation Award

Charity Fundraiser

Stevenage fun day in aid of TRACKS Autism

Louise McEvoy

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Lasers at Classic Ibiza. The concert returns to the grounds of Hatfield House on Saturday, August 20, 2022.

Classic Ibiza

Revealed: Classic Ibiza's 'best ever' setlist for Hatfield House return

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Twizzle and Twirl are the mascots of 360 Play at Stevenage Leisure Park

9 things to do with the kids in Stevenage and North Herts

Rose Taylor

Sport

Hitchin Boys head to National Athletics Final

Hitchin Boys' School are competing in the National Athletics Final

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Hitchin Boys' School pupils will compete in the National Athletics Final at Tilsley Park, Abingdon on Saturday.

Stevenage celebrate their penalty shoot-out win over Luton Town in last year's Carabao Cup.

Stevenage FC

Stevenage on the road in Carabao Cup for first time since 2018

Neil Metcalfe

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League Two football will return to the Lamex Stadium on August 6

Stevenage FC

League Two fixtures 2022-2023: Stevenage to start at Tranmere Rovers

Neil Metcalfe

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Competitors in the wheelchair basketball event.

Inclusive sporting event for north Herts schools proved a big hit

Neil Metcalfe

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Runners and crowds flocked to Letchworth for the Run Round the Garden race.

Athletics

North Herts Road Runners delighted with successful Run Round the Garden

Neil Metcalfe

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Lifestyle

Property: How could the new laws for renters affect you?

rent online concept, woman using internet website for rental apartments, houses and flats

Rebecca MacNaughton

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The government has unveiled new laws for the private rental sector, making Section 21 'no fault' evictions illegal and outlawing blanket bans.

Residential Terrace Houses in Whitstable, Kent, uk

Personal Finance | Promotion

OPINION: Homeowners risk being under-insured

Peter Sharkey

A green bookshop, with tables of books in front.

Hertfordshire businesses honoured in Muddy Stilettos Awards 2022

Pearce Bates

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Twizzle and Twirl are the mascots of 360 Play at Stevenage Leisure Park

9 things to do with the kids in Stevenage and North Herts

Rose Taylor

The early morning sun shines down on these tennis fans at Wimbledon on July 3, 1976

Nostalgia | Gallery

A scorching summer: The Heatwave of 1976 in 25 photos

Ben Craske

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