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The intimidating and unsavoury world of drug use – rather than the terrifying threat of fire – is a bigger concern for people living in Stevenage’s tower blocks, residents have said.

A “doting husband” who is accused of murdering his father-in-law by knifing him three times in Letchworth must have been suffering from diminished responsibility, his lawyer has argued.

A selfless hero asked a stranger whose life he saved to be best man at his wedding - after the two struck up an unlikely friendship.

Diddy Rascals will host its first family festival in Hitchin this month.

Police in Stevenage have recovered what they believe is a haul of stolen bikes at an address in the town.

A brand new digital radio station will launch in North Herts this Saturday with a show hosted by famous 1980’s DJ Pat Sharp.

A rising star is visiting Hitchin this weekend to sign copies of her highly-acclaimed book – and to encourage budding authors with a creative writing workshop.

Get set for a new kind of children’s summer camp coming to Hitchin during the school holidays – complete with Dennis a well preserved 1987 Fire Engine.

League Two side Wycombe Wanderers attract attention for their "bee-attracting" goalkeeper kit.

People need to stand up and speak out to stop Biggleswade losing hundreds of acres of Green Belt land to housing, campaigners have said.

A leading psychiatrist says more prison officers is key to improving mental health inside prisons.

A violent scuffle in a pub car park in Shefford led to a person receiving serious stab wounds on Saturday.

A mini-tornado is whipped up in field, leaving the farmer annoyed by the "mess".

A woman who spent months creating a work of art as part of Hitchin Festival is disappointed it has been targeted by vandals – two years after the same thing happened before.

The chairman of the Stevenage Community Trust has paid tribute to its founding president, film critic Barry Norman, who has died at the age of 83.

A cyclist remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition after a crash on the outskirts of Potton at the weekend saw him airlifted from the scene.

Fans are in uproar after North Herts District Council banned cars from using Butts Close as an overspill car park ahead of Hitchin Town’s big pre-season friendly with Luton Town of League Two this evening.

A Biggleswade man has been handed a 14-day prison sentence for fly-tipping after a load of waste was dumped in farmland across the border in Cambs.

British long jumper Greg Rutherford withdraws from Sunday's Anniversary Games in London due to an ankle injury.

Aircraft enthusiasts enjoyed some rare sights soaring through the skies at The Shuttleworth Collection at the weekend.