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Young performers will mark the end of the First World War with performances in Highbury House’s Victorian rooms in Hitchin this weekend.

The Secret Garden in Hitchin is set to support parents with the launch of its nurturing week and community hub.

Hitchin Wine and Food Festival will return for its 10th year next Saturday with an array of international street foods, desserts, fines wines and gins.

The Royal British Legion and genealogy firm Ancestry have donated a plaque to Letchworth to commemorate Irma Maria Schoepen, a munition worker who contributed enormously to the war effort.

Six households evacuated from flats after a sinkhole opened are told to prepare for a long wait to return.

A group of Year 7 students from Shefford’s Robert Bloomfield Academy have raised more than £1,900 for Children in Need, after playing classic and modern games for 24 hours.

Three parked cars in Letchworth have been subject to criminal damage and police are now appealing for witnesses.

The brother of a churchwarden is accused of fraud by false representation as part of a murder inquiry.

A 57-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman are held at an address in north London.

Herts county council and Serco have apologised after a payroll mistake led to school staff receiving bills for unpaid tax.

Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Premier League game between Southampton and Watford.

Cornish Pirates forwards coach Alan Paver explains the trial of changes to the tackle-height rules for this season's Championship Cup.

Three thieves attempted at steal a catalytic converter from a parked car in Baldock High Street.

BBC Look East meets Elvis the dog, who will lead Hitchin Town out as mascot for Sunday's FA Cup first-round tie against Solihull Moors.

Boots have unveiled their 2018 Christmas advert, with Hitchin Market Place making an appearance.

Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group is offering a unique opportunity for members of the public to get involved in shaping local health services.

Thinktank volunteers championing an alternative route to the current East West Rail Link proposal to connect Bedford and Cambridge via land around Sandy, Shepreth and more, have written an open letter to the rail firm boss who will oversee the delivery of the project.

New trees have been planted in Letchworth to mark the Queen’s lifetime of Commonwealth service and her commitment to forest conservation. Commonwealth service and commitment to forest conservation.

There’s a new face on Sandy Town Council, after a member was co-opted on Monday last week.

Plans for up to 150 new homes and a new school site on land west of Hitchin Road in Shefford have been approved.