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Terry Whinnett-James and Umar Ajaz were found guilty of misconduct after driving above 100mph.

The author of "Behind the Artichokes" was previously convicted of destroying her sister's plants.

The Shuttleworth Collection celebrated naval aviation with their Fly Navy Day last weekend.

The wonderful Hitchin Rugby Club is again the host for the eagerly-awaited Hitchin Beer and Cider Festival – which promises to be the biggest and best yet!

There may be a light at the end of the tunnel for rail passengers, as Govia Thameslink has introduced an interim timetable and have news about when the original May timetable should be running smoothly.

Hitchin and Harpenden MP Bim Afolami has visited Syrian families resettled in the area and supported by the Refugee Council.

The 49-year-old inmate was pronounced dead at the Category A prison on Tuesday afternoon.

Hundreds of people turned out last night to celebrate the inspiring volunteering work of community heroes across Central Bedfordshire.

Hertfordshire County Council plans to sell more than 1,600 pieces with "little relevance" to the county.

In 1957, just 10 years after the Roswell incident and at the height of fear over alien invasion, Biggleswade became the UFO capital of the UK.

Hitchin’s area committee has thrown its weight behind commuters driven to despair by the controversial new Great Northern rail timetable.

The Govia Thameslink railway contract will never work, but North Hertfordshire’s crisis-hit waste contract will – that was the line last night from the councillor responsible.

The family of a much-missed grandmother have donated watering cans to Hitchin Cemetery in her memory.

Banners for Sandon Fields Festival have been destroyed amid a row over whether the event should take place, with neighbours concerned for the welfare of a protected bird species living nearby.

Plans to dispose of hundreds of items from Hertfordshire’s art collection have been endorsed by county councillors today, after a debate was triggered by a public petition.

A driver narrowly missed a train on a level crossing as he sped away from police.

The new waste and recycling contractor has had “issues with the reliability of data” of those who signed up to the garden waste collection service, North Herts District Council has said this afternoon.

Events are being held across Herts to celebrate National Bookstart Week, which started yesterday.

A beloved charity that saves lives at sea has seen its branch covering Hitchin, Stevenage, Letchworth and Baldock set another fundraising record.

Police officers in an unmarked van were shot at three times, a court heard.