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Louise McEvoy

Senior reporter

With more than 14 years experience as a journalist, Louise is passionate about local press and has a particular interest in health, crime and human interest features. 

Syringes and spoons littering Whormerley Wood in Stevenage

Stevenage Borough Council

Mum's shock at finding knife and used syringes in wood

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North Hertfordshire District Council wheelie bins and food caddy

North Hertfordshire District Council

Three household waste collection crews suspended

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Doctor in scrubs with stethoscope round neck

Health

Hospital doctor's concern over middle class priority as waiting lists grow

Deborah Price, local democracy reporter

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Hertfordshire foster carer Sarah Smith with her nephews Max and Lucas

Hertfordshire County Council

Foster child's loving act has carer close to tears

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Play areas have been closed by Stevenage Borough Council due to rising COVID-19 infection rates

Opinion

Play area closures: 'Actions of the few have consequences for the many'

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Homeless former elite swimmer Laraine McHendrie-Decarie with volunteers Vicki Mcgarrigle and Monica White

Housing

Elite swimmer who became homeless transforms life with strangers' £38k

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Army officer Captain Vicki Gosling with Chicksands Conservation Group volunteers

Bedfordshire

Army officer's award-winning restoration of WWII 'secret garden'

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Artwork by Stevenage Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School pupils on display in Co-op Funeralcare in Old Town High Street

People

Pupils brighten high street for Great Big Art Exhibition

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Speed camera

Central Bedfordshire Council

Crashes lead to speed limit reduction on stretch of A507

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Benches outside Wetherspoon in Stevenage Old Town High Street

Stevenage Borough Council

Benches and bike stands will be replaced after 'unintended controversy'

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