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A builder who was caught fly-tipping hardened plaster and concrete rubble in Hitchin has been hit with a bill for more than £1,300.

Boreham Wood re-sign defender Scott Doe following his departure from Dagenham & Redbridge last month.

A man was allegedly kidnapped in Letchworth and taken to Essex before managing to escape – and officers have today issued CCTV images of someone they want to speak to as part of their enquiries.

Eight people died in the crash between two lorries and a minibus last August.

The government letter tells immigration centre protesters the action may speed up their deportation.

An attacker who slashed his former friend with a Stanley knife in a Stevenage street, causing him horrific facial injuries, was cleared of his attempted murder today at St Albans Crown Court.

A man who turned his life around after being homeless and dependant on alcohol has thanked a Stevenage shelter that helped him recover.

A Letchworth business is getting involved with the launch of Lymphoedema Awareness Week, from Sunday, March 4 to Saturday March 10.

A man was forced to run through streets in just his boxers and socks after waking up to find a jealous ex-boyfriend standing over him with a kitchen knife.

Someone broke into a parked car to steal a suitcase in Hitchin last night – but may have been disappointed to find it was empty.

Hitchin women dressed in a variety of national costumes as part of the Women’s World Day of Prayer on Friday.

Nicholas Keeler had finished a call centre shift when he died in a collision with a vehicle.

The officer is taken to hospital after the attack on Saturday, according to police.

A pharmacy worker from Hitchin is to run the London Marathon to help put an end to diabetes.

A former Letchworth scout leader, avid volunteer and author will be ‘missed greatly by many organisations’ in the town.

The UK’s largest dessert-only restaurant has opened a new outlet in Debenhams Stevenage after a franchise in the Old Town hit the headlines for poor hygiene.

A Hitchin hair salon has reopened after a revamp that has seen its once-gloomy basement transformed.

A pensioner had to be treated for smoke inhalation after a blaze broke out at a house in Stevenage yesterday.

North Herts District Council’s staff have moved back to their offices in Letchworth’s Gernon Road today, after the completion of a £6 million revamp.

A bin shed was set on fire in Hitchin at the weekend, and police are investigating what is being treated as arson.