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.

A team of running fundraisers from Hitchin and Stevenage have raised £10,000 to help fight cancer in India.

A Letchworth-based care provider has discovered that we have a number of rocket scientists in our midst – all within a short distance of each other.

Two teenage boys have been arrested following a spate of break-ins which have occurred since the end of March, including 12 in Hitchin alone.

An attacker who slashed his former friend with a Stanley knife in a Stevenage street, causing him horrific facial injuries, was cleared of his attempted murder today at St Albans Crown Court.