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The builder destroyed five new properties with the machine in a dispute over wages.

A picture-perfect market town with a population of around 33,000, Hitchin is one of the most sought-after towns in Hertfordshire.

A Stevenage business which celebrated its 30th birthday on Friday has been reflecting on its success – much of which has has been documented in the Comet.

Adult social care workers have marked National Apprenticeship Week – which runs until Friday – by producing videos encouraging people to apply for an apprenticeship in their field.

The Rotary Club of Hitchin Priory held its annual pancake day fayre and races yesterday, raising £7,000 for a number of charities.

An inspectors' report finds an action plan had not been completed and there were fresh problems.

Police are urging residents across Hertfordshire to surrender any unwanted knives anonymously, without risk of prosecution.

Council tax will increase in Stevenage, along with town centre car park charges, as the borough council battles to balance its books amid Government funding cuts.

It's thought Olney's traditional sprint, from Market Place to the church, started in 1445.

One of the pair dropped his trousers then jumped into a hot tub used by housemates, a court hears.

The burning of Luton Town Hall is being remembered ahead of the town's bid to be UK City of Culture.

Herts Fire and Rescue Service’s control room went into “total shutdown” for 12 hours after a network issue last month.

A village pub at the centre of a two-year campaign to save it from developers has been put on the market, with a community group looking to buy it.

The green light has been given for the major renovation and modification of a Grade I listed church - the oldest building in Stevenage.

Daniel Neagu filmed himself destroying the houses following a dispute over unpaid wages.

Jarrell Miller says "posh" world champion Anthony Joshua has an "image problem" as the pair prepare to meet at Madison Square Garden on 1 June.

RAF Henlow’s closure date has been pushed back to 2023 after the Ministry of Defence updated plans for more than 30 sites across the country.

A CCTV appeal has been launched after a man was hit in the face with a glass during an assault at a bar in Hitchin

Officers are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 23-year-old Stevenage man who went missing in the early hours of this morning.

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