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5 historic Stevenage crimes that you won't believe actually happened
Hertfordshire's courts deal with thousands of cases every year, and it was no different back in the early 1900s. Some of these cases seem bizarre now, so here are five historic Stevenage crimes that you won't believe actually happened. 1. Lights
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Budget highlights from pensions and fuel duty to inheritance and price of a pint
Chancellor Rachel Reeves set out a Budget which will increase taxes by £40 billion as she promised to “fix the foundations” of the economy and repair the public finances. In the first Labour Budget since 2010 – and the first ever delivered by a
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Price of a pint in the pub to drop as draught duty on alcoholic drinks cut
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced that the price of a pint will drop by 1p following a fall in the draught duty. It comes as the Labour government announced their first budget in 15 years with their last in 2010 under Gordon Brown. Taking
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Universal Credit claimants receive £420 boost in Budget as benefit increase confirmed
More than a million households in receipt of Universal Credit will benefit from changes to the system announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves today. Ms Reeves, giving her first budget as Chancellor, announced that Labour will be lowering the cap
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Businesses considering lay-offs in response to National Minimum Wage hike
Businesses fear that increases to the National Minimum Wage and an increase in employer National Insurance contributions may be the final nails in the coffin for struggling firms. "The UK’s minimum wage is up 37% since 21/22," says Rachel Watkyn
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirms Fuel Duty won't rise next year
Fuel Duty will not rise next year, after Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced she would maintain the freeze on the tax. Fuel Duty is tax that affects anyone looking to purchase fuel for their car as well as people wanting to heat their home.
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Chancellor reveals billions in compensation for blood and Post Office scandal victims
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced billions of pounds of compensation will be set aside for victims of the infected blood and Post Office Horizon scandals. The announcement was made as part of the 2024 Autumn Budget, which is the first of Keir
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Stevenage: Grant scheme launched to help businesses reduce costs
A new grant scheme has been launched to help businesses tackle rising energy costs. Stevenage Borough Council has introduced the Stevenage Green Business Grant as part of its Sustainable Support Programme. It is aimed at helping small and medium
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Discussions taking place to bring Hitchin's Charnwood House 'back into use'
Discussions have taken place to bring Hitchin's Charnwood House back into use as a community space following vital repairs, North Herts Council has confirmed. The Paynes Park building, which was constructed in 1825, has stood empty since Hitchin
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Letchworth Arcadians to present compilation musical 'Showtune!'
Letchworth Arcadians Musical Society is departing from tradition next month with the compilation musical Showtune! The musical was created by composer and lyricist Jerry Herman, who wrote hit musicals Hello, Dolly!, Mack and Mabel and La Cage Aux
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Stevenage Together Awards 2024 winners announced
Community heroes have been honoured at Stevenage's annual awards night at the Gordon Craig Theatre. Residents, business leaders and dignitaries gathered for the ceremony on Saturday, October 26, where the winners of the Stevenage Together Awards
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Good, bad and meh - player ratings after Stevenage lost 4-1 to Bolton Wanderers
It was better than Cambridge and it was better than Rotherham and yet Stevenage conceded double what they had managed in those two matches. A third straight defeat for Boro in League One, and a 4-1 reverse at home looks rotten, even if it is against
