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Eight people died when a minibus was shunted into the back of a lorry which stopped on the motorway.

How well do you know your Biggleswade community groups? There’s a chance to meet them next weekend.

Emmanuel Egbe was at an all-girls school when he began messaging a pupil, a misconduct panel hears.

Luton keeper James Shea signs a new two-year deal with the League Two leaders, keeping him at Kenilworth Road until 2020.

Fundraisers ran through the day and night for 250km to raise funds to help Hitchin youth charity Phase.

Hitchin and Harpenden MP Bim Afolami has signed an early day motion aimed at tackling fly-tipping.

A prolific thief who continued stealing from Hitchin town centre shops despite being on a suspended sentence has now been jailed.

A dog walk in the park with difference is coming to Stevenage to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.

Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Premier League game between Watford and Everton.

Some parents have leapt to the defence of the current leadership at a Hitchin primary school where historical assessment issues were found.

A mum of two from Letchworth who says she “hates running” has decided to mark her 30th birthday by taking on the London Marathon for a cause close to her heart.

The Police Federation says more officers are asking for help after a detective was jailed for blackmail.

A 17-year-old first aider from Hitchin has been named St John Ambulance’s cadet of the year for eastern England.

Thames Valley Police Federation say 900 assaults on officers have been reported since February 2017.

A photography company based in Stotfold has launched its new website this week and has highlighted plans to photograph historic churches in the local area during 2018.

The county council says it has "no option" but to choose the maximum increase of 5.99%.

A woman who works tirelessly to support midwives and empower women during childbirth has been nominated in this year’s Comet Community Awards.

Fighting to balance the budget in the face of huge government cuts to grants and public pressure not to increase council tax is the theme of this year’s budget which will be presented to Central Beds Council at a meeting tonight.

The crash which killed eight people who were in a minibus was "entirely avoidable", a court hears.

We have the opportunity now to prevent children and young people experiencing poor mental health and self-harming in the future, says the chief executive of a family support charity who is asking for readers’ support in changing Government policy.