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Emergency services attend crash near busy Stevenage roundabout

A man has died after he was involved in a collision with a car at junction 8 of the A1(M)

Bianca Wild

Emergency services are currently at the scene of a crash at a busy junction linking three major roads in Stevenage.

Outside Iceland in The Forum in Stevenage

Retail

Stevenage Iceland to permanently close today

Louise McEvoy

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More than 80 vacancies up for grabs at Stevenage Airbus

Georgia Barrow

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St Albans Crown Court. Picture: DANNY LOO

Herts Live News

Man charged with GBH after stabbing in Hitchin

Anne Suslak

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Herts Live News

Man injured police officers while being arrested for drug offences

Anne Suslak

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Personal Finance

CA North Herts tips on budgeting for the year

Citizen Advice North Herts

We're proud to present our special, relaunch edition of the Comet this week

Pick up your new look Comet every Thursday

Anne Suslak

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Herts Live News

Two reports of indecent exposure in Stevenage

Georgia Barrow

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The Unthanks will play the main stage at Folk by the Oak 2022 in Hatfield Park.

Music

Thanks! More acts announced for music festival

Alan Davies

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Meat Loaf attending the Q Awards 2016 at the Roundhouse, London

Music | Updated

'He was a good friend of Knebworth' - tributes to singer Meat Loaf

Alan Davies

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Lister Hospital and, inset, SteveJeannette Thomas

Lister Hospital

Stevenage health lead 'appalled' as Lister stroke unit is downgraded again

Charles Thomson

Wilfried Haerty is a group leader at the Earlham Institute on Norwich Research Park

Norwich Research Park Lifechangers | Promotion

Meet the researcher combining genomics and aquaculture to help feed the...

Charles Bliss

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Luke Walsh, 25, from Stevenage, has worked his way up from an Airbus apprentice to a manager

Looking to local talent - Airbus star rises from apprentice to manager

Georgia Barrow

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Heritage

Why were they not at school? - a look at Hitchin's historical absence...

Simon Walker, Hitchin Historical Society

The STEM Discovery Centre aims to inspire the next generation of history makers

Airbus: STEM Discovery Centre 'inspires next generation'

Georgia Barrow

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Some of Little Gaddesden's pretty period homes.

Revealed: Hertfordshire's most desirable villages

Jane Howdle

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Diane Stewart died in Bassingbourn in 2010.

Ian Stewart's sons say 'devastated father was in tears at wife's death'

Bianca Wild

TerraCycle boxes

Environment News

Transition Town Letchworth: Why is recycling so hard?

Glyn Holt, Transition Town Letchworth

Shoppers in Norwich staying safe in face masks.
Picture: Sonya Duncan

Coronavirus

How are England's Covid restrictions changing after Plan B?

Robbie Nichols

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Ian Stewart has today been sentenced to 34 years in prison for murdering Helen Bailey at their home

Stewart 'calmly answered questions' after wife's death, says paramedic

Bianca Wild

File photo dated 30/11/2021 of Health Secretary Sajid Javid who has announced Hotel quarantine for t

Coronavirus

'We must learn to live with Covid' says health secretary on Plan B's end

Grace Piercy

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'Keep us safe' say Norton children as the county council postpone the installation of a school crossing

'Keep us safe' - schoolchildren's plea for crossing at Norton demonstration

Georgia Barrow

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John Elm Music to my Years

New book to raise money for Cancer Research UK after double diagnosis

Dan Mountney

Council leaders Sharon Taylor and Elizabeth Dennis-Harburg are supporting the Comet's campaign for women's safety

Women's safety: The Comet's campaign to tackle violence and harassment

Anne Suslak

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A man has died after he was involved in a collision with a car at junction 8 of the A1(M)

Emergency services attend crash near busy Stevenage roundabout

Bianca Wild

Outside Iceland in The Forum in Stevenage

Retail

Stevenage Iceland to permanently close today

Louise McEvoy

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St Albans Crown Court. Picture: DANNY LOO

Herts Live News

Man charged with GBH after stabbing in Hitchin

Anne Suslak

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police stock image

Herts Live News

Man injured police officers while being arrested for drug offences

Anne Suslak

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The scene at Aldi in Fairlands Way, Stevenage, on November 25 last year

Herts Live News

Woman sentenced after Aldi bottle smashing spree

Court reporter

East of England Ambulance Service

Herts Live News

Teenagers demand drugs and punch paramedic during attempted robbery

Bianca Wild

Construction of the Nightingale surge hub at Lister Hospital in Stevenage

Lister Hospital | Video

Time-lapse video: Nightingale surge hub build at Lister Hospital

Louise McEvoy

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Outside St Albans Crown Court

St Albans Crown Court

Football coach jailed again for indecent assault of boys

Louise McEvoy

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News

More than 80 vacancies up for grabs at Stevenage Airbus

Georgia Barrow

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Airbus currently has more than 80 job vacancies in Stevenage, with opportunities for support administrators, satellite computer and data handling engineers, IT project managers and many more.

Wilfried Haerty is a group leader at the Earlham Institute on Norwich Research Park

Norwich Research Park Lifechangers | Promotion

Meet the researcher combining genomics and aquaculture to help feed the...

Charles Bliss

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Calculator and notepad

Personal Finance

CA North Herts tips on budgeting for the year

Citizen Advice North Herts

Outside Iceland in The Forum in Stevenage

Retail

Stevenage Iceland to permanently close today

Louise McEvoy

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A man has died after he was involved in a collision with a car at junction 8 of the A1(M)

Emergency services attend crash near busy Stevenage roundabout

Bianca Wild

Things to do

Thanks! More acts announced for music festival

The Unthanks will play the main stage at Folk by the Oak 2022 in Hatfield Park.

Music

Alan Davies

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Organisers have added two more acts to an annual Hatfield music festival's 2022 line-up.

This year's Slam Dunk Festival South 2021 in Hatfield Park, Hertfordshire.

Music

Slam Dunk Festival confirms fourth 2022 headliner for Hatfield

Alan Davies

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The Corgi Toys Bond Bug and Josh Tidy, Curator of Exhibitions and Operations at The Garden City Collection.

Heritage

What are your memories of Ogle in Letchworth?

Alan Davies

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Letchworth's culture committee wants to hear from you about the future of the town's cultural scene

Have your say on Letchworth's cultural scene

Georgia Barrow

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Freya Pocklington's OSTARA exhibition is the first new exhibition of the year at the Broadway Gallery in Letchworth

Arts & Culture

New year, new beginnings for Letchworth's Broadway Gallery

Alan Davies

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Sport

Hockey's return brings big wins for Blueharts and Stevenage

Blueharts Hockey Club's first team won big against Southend.

Hockey

Neil Metcalfe

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Hockey returned from its Christmas break with a fairly full fixture list - and some good performances for both Blueharts and Stevenage.

North Herts Road Runners at the Watford round of the Sunday Cross-country League.

Athletics

Habron roars to another cross-country win for North Herts Road Runners

Neil Metcalfe

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Jake Hutchinson scores for Hitchin Town against St Albans City.

Match Report

Hitchin Town beat St Albans City to reach Herts Senior Cup semi-final

Neil Metcalfe

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Will Evans scores for Hitchin in their win over Harrow.

Rugby Union

Letchworth and Hitchin keep up promotion hopes with good wins

Neil Metcalfe

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Luke Norris scored the winner for Stevenage at home to Crawley Town.

Stevenage FC

Tisdale delighted with effort and points haul from 'spent' Stevenage

Neil Metcalfe

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Lifestyle

OPINION: How to maintain New Year's resolutions

The beginning of the working day on blue Monday. Cup of tea, alarm clock and a note with the text Bl

Personal Finance | Promotion

Peter Sharkey

Getting on top of your finances as a New Year's resolution might ensure that next year's Blue Monday isn't quite so blue, argues financial expert Peter Sharkey.

Some of Little Gaddesden's pretty period homes.

Revealed: Hertfordshire's most desirable villages

Jane Howdle

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How to resolve divorce dispute resolutions from HRJ Foreman Laws Solicitors

Legal | Promotion

What’s mine is yours: does getting divorced automatically mean splitting...

Lauren Knight

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Personal Finance | Promotion

OPINION: Do not underestimate inflation’s insidious effects

Peter Sharkey

The Corgi Toys Bond Bug and Josh Tidy, Curator of Exhibitions and Operations at The Garden City Collection.

Heritage

What are your memories of Ogle in Letchworth?

Alan Davies

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