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Hundreds pay respects to Kajetan at moving funeral mass

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

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The funeral mass for 18-year-old Kajetan Midgal - held at St Hugh of Lincoln Roman Catholic Church in Letchworth - was attended by around 700 people yesterday.

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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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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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

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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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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...

Georgia Barrow

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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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Hitchin teenager Emilka Styczynska needs a kidney transplant

Bid to find living kidney transplant donor for Hitchin girl

Louise McEvoy

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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

Georgia Barrow

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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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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

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Battery shortage puts Letchworth defibrillator out of action

Louise McEvoy

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Armed forces Day Stevenage 2021

Stevenage Armed Forces Day: Display war tank, marching band and more

Georgia Barrow

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Outside Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School in Stevenage

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

Louise McEvoy

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The team at Resolve in Letchworth won Business of the Year at the Inspiring Herts Awards 2022

Resolve charity honoured at glitzy awards ceremony at Warner Bros Studios

Georgia Barrow

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A national rail strike takes place this week

Herts Live News

Hertfordshire strikes: How to get a refund for delayed or cancelled trains

Will Durrant

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Stevenage and North Herts Fawcett Society have launched a petition to reinstate street lighting at night in Herts

Women's Safety

Hundreds back street light campaign to help people feel safer at night

Georgia Barrow

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Image of bank notes. Photo: Chris Radburn/PA Wire

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

Casey Cooper-Fiske

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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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Residential Terrace Houses in Whitstable, Kent, uk

Personal Finance | Promotion

OPINION: Homeowners risk being under-insured

Peter Sharkey

CultureWood CIC was awarded £1,000

Environment News

Funding awarded to green groups in Letchworth

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Suffolk Trading Standards has issued a warning over scam emails. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Microsoft's Outlook email service hit by outage

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

Hundreds pay respects to Kajetan at moving funeral mass

Georgia Barrow

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

Environment News

Former company boss fined after illegal waste dumped at quarry

Georgia Barrow

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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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Stormy clouds and a road through fields.

Met Office

Met Office weather: Yellow thunderstorm warning for East of England

Pearce Bates

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News

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

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

Norwich Research Park Lifechangers | Promotion

Charles Bliss

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Find out how Vincent Were's work at The Sainsbury Laboratory at Norwich Research Park on the rice blast fungus is helping to develop disease-resistant plants.

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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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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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...

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

Environment News

Former company boss fined after illegal waste dumped at quarry

Georgia Barrow

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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

Alan Davies

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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

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

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

Stevenage FC

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Stevenage have been drawn away in the Carabao Cup for the first time since 2018 - with a trip to familiar cup rivals.

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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Hitchin Cricket Club's ladies picked up a sensational win at Stony Stratford in the league.

Cricket

Cricket round-up: Hitchin ladies grab superb victory with just nine players

Neil Metcalfe

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Lifestyle

OPINION: Homeowners risk being under-insured

Residential Terrace Houses in Whitstable, Kent, uk

Personal Finance | Promotion

Peter Sharkey

The over-50s have witnessed the largest rise in home insurance premiums this year, says financial expert 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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Graph with increasing of the fuel price market

Personal Finance | Promotion

OPINION: How 'under the cosh' motorists can save cash

Peter Sharkey