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Road to close for over two weeks as crossing installed
Norton Road, in Letchworth, is set to close to motorists for over two weeks as a new crossing is installed.

A planning application has been submitted to Stevenage Borough Council by Muller Property Group for a 76-bed care home in North Road.

Objections to plans to demolish house in Stevenage and build 76-bed care home

The play area in Stevenage Town Centre Gardens is closed due to safety concerns, the borough council has said.

Why has the play area in Stevenage Town Centre Gardens been closed since summer 2022?

What does the future hold for MPs Sir Oliver Heald, Grant Shapps and Bim Afolami?

Shapps and Afolami to go? Polls predict if our MPs will keep their seats

Stevenage Borough Council is supporting efforts to secure a pay rise for council and school workers.

Stevenage Borough Council supports workers' pay rise

A new puffin crossing will be created, following

Crossing to be installed near school following petition

Some Stevenage Borough Council tenants have left their property in a state of disrepair.

Financial reward suggested for Stevenage council tenants who look after their homes

Construction company Morgan Sindall has been appointed to help deliver a new leisure centre in Stevenage.

Construction company appointed to deliver new Stevenage leisure centre

Hitchin Outdoor Pool

Stevenage Leisure Limited at risk of losing North Herts Council contract

L-R: Everyone Active regional director Duncan Jefford and Cllr Richard Henry, leader of Stevenage Borough Council

Everyone Active takeover of Stevenage leisure contract begins next month

Bim Afolami visited the Willow Lane/Charlton Road crossroad in Hitchin

Pedestrian safety improvements set for Hitchin's Willow Lane and Charlton Road

Stevenage Borough Council leader Cllr Richard Henry

'I am passionate about Stevenage': Council leader on the town and its future

A decision on country park plans for Forster Country have been deferred by Stevenage Borough Council

Decision on Forster Country park plans deferred

Plans to build a car park and toilet block in Forster Country, Stevenage, could be approved tonight (Tuesday).

Stevenage Forster Country: Judgment day for country park plans

Stevenage Borough Council's play centres will permanently close on March 31.

Parents 'devastated' Stevenage play centres are permanently closing

Plans for a business park and rural care farm in Ardeley have been supported by residents

Approved development in Ardeley risks ‘perfect storm’ for accident

Shefford and Stotfold Children's Centre's Tea Club has been providing free hot dinners to struggling families.

Struggling families given free hot meals to help with hunger

Tranquil Turtle in Stevenage has been granted permission to open an outdoor bar

Stevenage: Tranquil Turtle granted outdoor bar licence

HCC Children's Services staff

Hertfordshire County Council’s Children’s Services earns ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating

Stephen McPartland MP, CEO and principal of North Herts College Kit Davies and Adrian Hawkins OBE.

Science facilities officially open at Stevenage college

Stevenage Bus Interchange at rush hour

Stevenage: Arriva abandons £6m electric bus deal

There are plans to erect a 18m phone mast on land next to Fishers Green and Corton Close in Stevenage.

Plans for 18m phone mast in Stevenage prompt concerns

Plans for a phone mast in Spring Road, Letchworth have been amended and resubmitted after being refused last year.

Letchworth: Plans for phone mast close to schools resubmitted after refusal

The new multi-storey car park next to Stevenage train station in Lytton Way is set to open this spring.

New Stevenage Lytton Way multi-storey car park: Your questions answered

Covid the Cobra in Stevenage was started by the Parnell family during the first lockdown in 2020.

Stevenage: What has happened to Covid the Cobra?

How some of the new homes in Forster Country, Stevenage, could look. Bellway has promised the new homes within the conservation area will include traditional features such as chimneys and gable-fronted porch canopies.

Stevenage Forster Country: Developer promises 'sympathetic' new neighbourhood

Business owners and residents are protesting against plans to introduce new parking restrictions in Stevenage high street.

Stevenage High Street: Plans for parking restrictions prompt campaign

Empty corrosive chemical containers have been fly-tipped in North Herts.

Corrosive chemical containers dumped in North Herts

Around 4,000 trees were planted by schools and members of the local community.

Voting open to name new Stevenage woodland

Stevenage Borough Council's budget has been agreed for 2023/24

Stevenage set for council tax hike following 'toughest budget in years'

A consultation was held for the future of Churchgate after in was acquired by the council

Concerns raised over cost of council's plans for Hitchin Churchgate

Leader of North Herts Council, Elizabeth Dennis-Harburg has explained the decision to increase council tax

Leisure upgrades and carbon neutral plans included in North Herts budget

The Labour-Lib Dem coalition at North Herts Council agreed a balanced budget at a meeting on Thursday

North Herts budget sees council tax hike

Knebworth House and Edward Bulwer Lytton, who died 150 years ago.

Community contribution Edward Bulwer Lytton: A Victorian man of letters and politics

Shamima Begum's British citizenship was revoked shortly after she was found, nine months pregnant, in a Syrian refugee camp

Shamima Begum loses challenge over removal of her British citizenship

The demolition of the Icon in Stevenage's Lytton Way has reached the midpoint.

Demolition of the Icon in Stevenage reaches halfway point

An unauthorised structure at the Tranquil Turtle in Stevenage (pictured left) has now been removed.

Tranquil Turtle Stevenage: 'Incongruous' structure removed

Cllr Ian Albert has said he's 'delighted' with the new council tax scheme

Council tax reduction scheme will see 100 per cent relief to lowest income households

The increase will be made to

Council tax raised to 'protect vital services'

Stevenage Day is held every year at King George V Playing Fields off Fairlands Way.

Stevenage Day 2023 promises to be 'bigger and better than ever'

Stevenage Leisure Limited has lost its contract with Central Bedfordshire Council, just weeks after losing its contract with Stevenage Borough Council.

Stevenage Leisure Limited loses second major council contract

Restoration Life Ministries UK is seeking permission from Stevenage Borough Council to turn a property into a place of worship.

Permission sought to turn Stevenage property into place of worship

Tranquil Turtle will have until February 22 to take down the structure.

Tranquil Turtle: Stevenage bar must tear down outdoor ‘structure’

The consultation will be open until April.

Survey launched ahead of Hitchin BID creation

Cllr Mitchell has funded the trip using HCC's Locality Budget.

Councillor funds trip to Knebworth House for elderly and disabled

McPartland thanked the Conservative Party for giving

Stevenage MP will not stand for re-election

The plans follow a number of previous applications for the land, which have been unsuccessful.

Housing development planned for playing field site

Cllr Ralph Muncer and Cllr Ian Albert

Labour hold ward after death of Hitchin North councillor Judi Billing

Stevenage Borough Council is considering enforcement action over an unauthorised structure outside the Tranquil Turtle pub in Stevenage.

Tranquil Turtle Stevenage: Council considers action to remove unauthorised structure

A car cruising crash that saw 19 people injured in Stevenage in July 2019 led to a two-year injunction, which Stevenage Borough Council and Hertfordshire police have had extended to 2028.

Extension to Stevenage car cruising ban

Stevenage Borough Council is inviting people to have their say on proposed changes to Lytton Way which could lead to a

Stevenage Lytton Way: Have your say on plan to pedestrianise or reduce to single lane

A planning application has been submitted to Stevenage Borough Council by Muller Property Group for a 76-bed care home in North Road.

Plans to demolish house in Stevenage and build 76-bed care home in its place

Stevenage Borough Council is planning to submit a planning application later this year to redevelop The Oval shopping precinct in Stevenage.

Plans to redevelop The Oval in Stevenage: Have your say at two drop-in events

Rachel Reeves (centre) with Cllr Richard Henry (left) and Kevin Bonavia (right).

Exclusive Interview: Shadow chancellor praises Stevenage flat-building