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Man arrested on suspicion of harassment after Stevenage and Preston incidents

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A 27-year-old man from Stevenage has been arrested on suspicion of harassment after reports of a man acting suspiciously in the town and in Preston. The reports were made in regards to incidents in Brooches Wood in Great Ashby and Hitchwood car...

coronavirus lockdown easing april 12

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Your first pints, haircuts, swims and more as lockdown restrictions ease

Jacob Thorburn

missing Stevenage man John Gilligan

Have you seen missing man from Stevenage?

Jacob Thorburn

Baroness Williams of Crosby, who served as MP for Hitchin and Stevenage, has died at the age of 90

Former Hitchin and Stevenage MP Shirley Williams dies aged 90

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Herts police Slove Stevenage

Who is Slove? Spate of Stevenage graffiti prompts police appeal

Jacob Thorburn

Great Offley House, near Hitchin

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Inside the breathtaking £2.6million historic house that has its own...

Jacob Thorburn

This Stevenage play area in Bray Drive has been padlocked for more than a decade.

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Stevenage's play areas set to reopen for first time in months

Jacob Thorburn

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Nightflix will be bringing drive-in cinema to London Luton Airport.

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Drive-in cinema arriving at London Luton Airport

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An 18-year-old man from Biggleswade pleaded guilty to fly-tipping in Ashwell at Stevenage Magistrate

Jail for thief who stole scrap metal worth hundreds

Bianca Wild

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You best bring a coat with you if you are going to a pub garden on April 12

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What will the weather be like in our area when pubs reopen?

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Jim McManus, director of public health for Hertfordshire, agreed with the council's decision to clos

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Herts director of public health on Oxford-AstraZeneca concerns

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Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh at the opening of the new science building at the University of Hertfordshire in 2016.

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Where has the Duke of Edinburgh visited in Hertfordshire?

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A doctor prepares to administer a dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.

Opinion

'I'm not getting vaccinated yet, but don't call me an anti-vaxxer'

Jacob Thorburn

Hetty and Lois from Knebworth Care Home thanked pupils for submitting their poems

Year 3 pupils take part in care home poetry competition

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The Duke leaves hospital in London today. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Obituary

Obituary: Prince Philip - a life of service

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Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh

Royal Family

Prince Philip dies: Herts dignitaries pay tribute to Duke of Edinburgh

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Duke dies

Duke's death in midst of unprecedented times for country

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Prince Philip. Picture: Matthew Usher.

Royal Family

Prince Philip dies aged 99

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Podcast

This week's The New Normal podcast: Pubs, FIFA and Northern Ireland

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Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation

£15,000 grant awarded to Letchworth organisation

Jacob Thorburn

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Opinion: Investors and savers beware as inflation could soar

Peter Sharkey

Cats Ken and Deirdre were found in a box in Stevenage

Abandoned elderly cats found inside taped up box in Stevenage

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Colney Heath form a huddle

Football

Promotion beckons for some after FA go for non-league restructure

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Dave Kitson (left) battles with Sunderland's Michael Chopra while playing for Reading in 2007

Football

Arlesey Town appoint former Reading striker Dave Kitson as new chairman

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Man arrested on suspicion of harassment after Stevenage and Preston...

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Coronavirus

What can open when COVID lockdown eases on April 12?

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Herts police Slove Stevenage

Who is Slove? Spate of Stevenage graffiti prompts police appeal

Jacob Thorburn

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Stevenage-based shop reported to national fraud team as customers go public

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Stevenage Police Daniel French wanted

Have you seen wanted Stevenage man?

Jacob Thorburn

North Hertfordshire District Council wheelie bins and food caddy

North Hertfordshire District Council

Three household waste collection crews suspended

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More than 65,000 illegal cigarettes seized in Stevenage

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Former Hitchin and Stevenage MP Shirley Williams dies aged 90

Baroness Williams of Crosby, who served as MP for Hitchin and Stevenage, has died at the age of 90

Maya Derrick

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Former Hitchin and Stevenage MP Shirley Williams - famed for breaking away from the Labour Party to form the SDP - has died at the age of 90.

coronavirus lockdown easing april 12

Lockdown Easing | Gallery

Your first pints, haircuts, swims and more as lockdown restrictions ease

Jacob Thorburn

missing Stevenage man John Gilligan

Have you seen missing man from Stevenage?

Jacob Thorburn

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Man arrested on suspicion of harassment after Stevenage and Preston...

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This Stevenage play area in Bray Drive has been padlocked for more than a decade.

Coronavirus

Stevenage's play areas set to reopen for first time in months

Jacob Thorburn

Things to do

Drive-in cinema arriving at London Luton Airport

Nightflix will be bringing drive-in cinema to London Luton Airport.

Film

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Drive-in cinema is coming to London Luton Airport with film screenings including hit movies The Greatest Showman, Mamma Mia!, Grease and Knives Out.

CEO and trustee Lynn Whitnall at Paradise Wildlife Park.

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From 'the worst zoo in the UK' to popular Paradise Wildlife Park

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Hitchin Market Place outdoor dining eat alfresco

What's on in Hitchin next week as coronavirus restrictions ease?

Jacob Thorburn

Broadway Gardens Fountaini

Fun fair set for town centre following April 12 reopening

Georgia Barrow

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Stevenage panto star Aidan O'Neill at the Stevenage Christmas Light switch on.

Christmas

Panto star Aidan O'Neill returns for Aladdin at Gordon Craig Theatre

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Sport

Promotion beckons for some after FA go for non-league restructure

Colney Heath form a huddle

Football

Neil Metcalfe

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Colney Heath are on the verge of promotion after the FA announced that a planned restructure of the non-league pyramid would go ahead.

Dave Kitson (left) battles with Sunderland's Michael Chopra while playing for Reading in 2007

Football

Arlesey Town appoint former Reading striker Dave Kitson as new chairman

Neil Metcalfe

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Luther James-Wildin of Stevenage FC

Match Report

Unbeaten run over but boss disappointed with manner of Salford defeat

Neil Metcalfe

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Baldock Town in action against Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

Football

Lockdown blues carry over into Baldock Town's first competitive game

Neil Metcalfe

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Cloth Cap ridden by Tom Scudamore (white cap) clears the last to win The Ladbrokes Trophy Chase

Grand National: ones to watch in 'race that stops a nation'

Daniel Archer

Lifestyle

From 'the worst zoo in the UK' to popular Paradise Wildlife Park

CEO and trustee Lynn Whitnall at Paradise Wildlife Park.

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From once being known as "the worst zoo in the UK", popular Hertfordshire zoo Paradise Wildlife Park has celebrated its 37th anniversary.

Friends drinking

Coronavirus

What can open when COVID lockdown eases on April 12?

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The Gordon Craig Theatre in Stevenage

Stevenage Borough Council

Stevenage theatre awarded £227k grant from Culture Recovery Fund

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A shop front in Howard Park Corner advertising the new Letchworth Culture Project.

Empty shops being turned into spaces for arts, culture and heritage

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David Suchet stars as Poirot. All episodes can be seen on BritBox.

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Agatha Christie's Poirot and the detective's links to Hertfordshire

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