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Two hero police officers who helped rescue a 17-year-old girl from the scene of a fatal car crash in Stevenage have been saluted by the chief constable.

The money, to be spent on resurfacing and footway maintenance, comes from "council savings".

Anthony Joshua is a "cash cow" being 'milked' by his promoter Eddie Hearn, says fellow world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder.

So to what extent are the remains of the “Beast from the East” and incoming Storm Emma going to wreak havoc in North Hertfordshire, Stevenage and Central Bedfordshire today and into the weekend?

A defibrillator bought to serve the community of Biggleswade still isn’t in action, seven months after Central Beds Council was asked to give the go-ahead.

A blanket ban on gluten-free food on prescription, imposed by the East and North Herts Clinical Commissioning Group just four months ago in a bid to tackle a funding crisis, may be lifted following a new Government ruling.

A charity urgently needs funding to roll out a scheme which has been piloted and proved to successfully tackle mental health problems in new parents.

A 16-year-old girl from Hitchin who was missing for more than a week has been found safe and well after a police appeal yesterday.

The husband of a Willian woman who he says slipped in cooking oil and fell outside a North Herts chip shop, suffering “life-changing” injuries, has labelled the response from authorities as “appalling”.

A group of families who worked all winter to build a community allotment have appealed for support after thieves stole their donated playhouse.

A man is in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

An eight-year-old boy with Type 1 diabetes, who has been struggling to cope since his diagnosis, took to the road on Saturday to complete a sponsored walk to raise money for research into the condition.

It has apartments for 29 homeless people, some of whom have complex needs.

Casual dining chain Prezzo – which has restaurants in Stevenage, Hitchin and Letchworth – plans to close up to a third of its 300 locations across Britain.

International developers Mace formally launched its £350 million scheme to regenerate the heart of Stevenage town centre at an event at the Ibis Hotel’s conference and banqueting suite on Tuesday.

Concerns are growing for the welfare of a 16-year-old girl who has been missing from Hitchin for a week – and police have today appealed for help finding her.

A serving soldier from Henlow has pleaded guilty to raping a woman at knifepoint.

Two men were injured in separate incidents in 2015.

As the so-called “Beast from the East” covers our towns and villages with snow, some Stevenage and North Herts schools are closing early this afternoon.

Eight people were killed on the M1 shortly after Ryszard Masierak stopped his lorry in the inside lane.