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Planning law that allows developers to convert empty offices into residential property without planning permission is set to be extended in the autumn – a move which has been condemned by Stevenage Borough Council leader Sharon Taylor.

A trio of McDonald’s stores in Stevenage and Letchworth have re-opened for dine-in customers today, with new COVID–19 safety precautions in place.

A rally of up to 150 vintage tractors will make their way through North Hertfordshire this weekend, raising funds for Garden House Hospice Care.

Stevenage sign goalkeeper Billy Johnson following his exit from Premier League club Norwich City.

People in parts of Luton are being encouraged to get tested even if they are not showing symptoms.

A group of severely disabled adventurers are using specially adapted static bikes to complete a 2,400-mile virtual cycle ride across America, from the comfort of their care homes.

Live coverage of Wednesday's Championship game between Luton Town and Blackburn Rovers.

Stevenage mayor and Old Town councillor Jim Brown will be conducting a street surgery around the High Street tomorrow, as more shops and businesses reopen after lockdown.

League Managers Association chief executive Richard Bevan says Nigel Pearson's sacking as Watford boss was "disappointing".

Plans to transform Hitchin’s Market Place into an outdoor ‘alfresco-style dining area’ with live music have been given the green light and are set to begin next week.

The 64-year-old returns home just weeks after doctors warned his wife he was unlikely to survive.

Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster admits his side's confidence is "crazy low" after a 4-0 defeat by Manchester City plunges them into the relegation zone.

A woman in agony since having a mesh implant inserted to fix a bladder problem 13 years ago has welcomed a review into the medical procedure that has concluded that such surgery has ruined thousands of women’s lives with “relentless physical pain like razors inside their bodies”.

Images of two men, who may be able to assist police in their enquiries after an iPhone was stolen in Stevenage, have been released by the police.

Emergency services rushed to a Letchworth car dealership earlier today as a man suffered from breathing difficulties after coming into contact with an unknown “hazardous substance.”

Violent crime has risen in North Hertfordshire over the last year, latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show.

About 200 groups of medical researchers around the world are working on a vaccine for Covid-19.

Five men have been sentenced after a bust-up over drugs resulted in a shootout in Hitchin last summer.

Nigel Pearson could have been a contender for Premier League manager of the year rather than getting sacked by Watford, says West Ham's David Moyes.

A temporary court will be set up in Stevenage to help clear the backlog of cases built up during the coronavirus pandemic.