Departing Hitchin town centre manager Keith Hoskins has been honoured for his 22 years of service with a flagpole in Market Place unveiled today.

Garden House Hospice Care is hosting Make a Will Week where North Herts and Stevenage solicitors will be on hand to write basic wills in return for a donation to the charity.

Seven men have been arrested in connection with vehicle crime in North Herts, as police crack down on thefts from cars and vans across the area.

Some commuters in North Herts have given a "hesitant thumbs up", while others remain disappointed in further rail timetable changes which were implemented last Monday.

Hitchin Town boss Mark Burke hailed his ten-man side for their battling qualities after they salvaged a hard-fouoght 1-1 draw against Leatherhead at Top Field to keep their FA Cup dreams alive.

A 16-year-old Hitchin boy has been arrested after a 15-year-old was threatened, punched in the face and kicked in the head just outside a park.