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Train delays on Thameslink due to bridge strike
There are train delays in the area due to a bridge strike earlier today (June 11), Thameslink is warning. In a tweet on X at 4.35pm, Thameslink wrote: "A bridge strike earlier this afternoon between Hitchin and Royston has caused some delays to
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General Election 2024: Hitchin Green candidate seeks to offer 'true alternative'
The Green Party's Hitchin candidate has set out his stall for the area, arguing there's never been a better time to vote for the party. Will Lavin is a veteran of Green Party politics, serving on the National Executive Committee when they adopted
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Driver fighting for life after M1 crash that closed motorway
A driver is fighting for his life after he was involved in a crash on the M1 yesterday (June 10). The incident, involving a white Mercedes HGV and a grey Volkswagen Polo, took place at 5.45pm, a short distance from the southbound exit slip road
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Visually impaired Herts artist helps brighten up Canary Wharf
A Hertfordshire artist with a severe visual impairment has helped to brighten the streets of London, as part of a charity's art trail in Canary Wharf. Alex Devlin started drawing and painting at a young age, earning praise for her aptitude with
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Euro 2024: Where to watch England games in Stevenage and Hitchin
England's opening game of Euro 2024 is less than a week away, with fans hoping that finally football comes home after 58 long years. Gareth Southgate's men take on Serbia in their opening group game this Sunday in an 8pm, followed by a clash with
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POLL: Should teachers be responsible for helping children brush their teeth?
Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting appeared on Good Morning Britain (GMB) earlier today (June 11) to discuss his suggestion of supervised tooth brushing for three to five-year-olds during the school day, which he claims would be an “absolutely worthwhile
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Adored dog's new lease of life after lung removal by Hitchin vet
A West Highland Terrier dog has had a lung removed in a life-saving operation, after an enormous cancerous tumour was discovered by vets near Hitchin. The first signs that 12-year-old Joey was seriously ill was when he suffered a coughing bout
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Cricket round-up: Talented youngsters shine for Preston and Knebworth Park
The latest round of fixtures in the Herts Cricket League had its usual ups and downs - although for two youngsters of Preston, the weekend was most definitely on the better side of good. Oscar Welch hit the first 50 of his senior career at the
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Meet Jackie Mace Who Volunteers for Citizens Advice North Herts
Meet Jackie Mace Who Volunteers as an Admin Support Tell us a bit about yourself I live in Hitchin and work as a freelance development editor and project manager. Most of my clients are publishers who produce teaching resources that support
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Stevenage county lines drug dealer jailed for supplying heroin and cocaine
A county lines drug dealer from Stevenage has been jailed for more than four years after supplying heroin and cocaine in Hemel Hempstead. Dean Bruton, 24, of Warwick Road, Stevenage, was sentenced to four years and 10 months in prison at St Albans
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Popular Stevenage bakery celebrates opening another shop
A popular bakery in Stevenage has officially opened in another location, with the launch event "a huge success". Leavened Bakery, run by Izabela Stuchlik, opened in Stevenage Indoor Market in 2020, before expanding to the Old Town in May last year
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Sadness as Baldock church closes after 170 years of worship
There is plenty of sadness in Baldock after a church in the town confirmed it has closed after 170 years of worship. Baldock Methodist Church in Whitehorse Street was built back in 1853, but welcomed its congregation for the last time on Sunday
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Appeal to help create 'quiet maternity room' at Lister Hospital in Stevenage
Can you help create a "much-needed" quiet room in the maternity unit at Lister Hospital in Stevenage? The East and North Hertfordshire Hospitals' Charity has launched an appeal to raise funds to revamp a room in the Diamond Jubilee Maternity Unit
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Athletics round-up: Stevenage Phoenix keep busy in St Albans and Reading
Stevenage Phoenix were active in the week with the St Albans Half their main focus. Always a hilly affair, there were sultry temperatures as well for this running but despite all those challenges, the eight Phoenicians involved managed some very
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Car seized on A1(M) at Letchworth due to raft of offences
A car stopped by police on the A1(M) at Letchworth has been seized, with the motorist "likely" to be disqualified from driving due to a raft of offences. Police officers stopped a red Mercedes and said checks revealed that the "vehicle was in a