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Activists turned out in Letchworth on Saturday to protest against plans to build on Green Belt land across the North Herts district.

Groups who opposed a plan to build an access road across Butts Close in Hitchin have expressed their joy after it was last week rejected by a government planner.

Crews dug a trench and created a ramp to release the 10-year-old mare.

League Two side Stevenage sign Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Luke Amos on loan until the end of the season.

A white pearl bracelet of great sentimental value has been stolen in a house burglary in Hitchin – and police have today appealed for witnesses and information.

Police and ambulance crews are currently in a Stevenage woodland after reports of concerns for the welfare of a man.

The first Letchworth parkrun went off without a hitch on Saturday, with almost 400 runners taking up the 5km route around Grange Recreation Ground.

Paul thought his 2000 Best Newcomer Brit award had sold for over £66,000 - but the money never came.

Armed officers were in Hitchin town centre on Friday evening as police arrested a man alleged to be making threats with an axe and a knife.

Johan Lundgren says the airline is committed to giving equal pay to men and women.

A woman in her 80s has been rushed to hospital in a life-threatening condition after being resuscitated in Letchworth town centre this morning.

Parking in Potton is set to be transformed under new plans which councillors hope will create more space for people who want to use the town centre.

World number one Michael van Gerwen beats Raymond van Barneveld to win the Masters for the fourth successive year.

An air ambulance has landed in the middle of Letchworth this morning after a woman in her 80s was taken ill at a town centre supermarket.

A singer from Stevenage is set to compete in BBC’s Eurovision: You Decide in a bid to represent the UK in the notoriously outlandish song contest.

Hertford singer-songwriter George Ezra will return to his home county this summer to headline the Standon Calling music and arts festival.

BRIT Award nominated Paloma Faith will return to Standon Calling this summer to headline the Hertfordshire music, arts and entertainment festival.

So how many people know that the small town of Sandy had a prestigious Roman past?

So who or what is really responsible for ambitious £50 million plans to move and rebuild Stevenage railway station being shelved – and why are we not getting a fifth platform any time soon to carry trains to Hertford?

The incinerator will be able to convert about 585,000 tonnes of waste into electricity per year.