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Officers last night recovered a stolen Audi in Shefford after a car chase from the A1(M), with police dogs called out during attempts to locate the driver.

Seventy ago today the National Health Service was launched by then health minister Aneurin Bevan – delivering medical care free at point-of-need to all, regardless of wealth or status.

A hugely popular Knebworth dog show has been cancelled this weekend as professionals advise that the heat is unsafe for pooches.

Volunteers who support patients and their families in their last days of life at Stevenage’s Lister Hospital have won a national award as part of the NHS 70th birthday celebrations.

A man pulled out a knife in a Stevenage pub on Monday night and cut someone across the arm after an argument – and detectives have now appealed for witnesses.

The RAF Baton Relay came to Stevenage and Central Bedfordshire this week, as part of the Royal Air Force’s centenary commemorations.

The Letchworth and Baldock Labour Party came together with members of the community on Saturday as part of the Great Get Together in memory of murdered MP Jo Cox.

A 44-year-old man was arrested yesterday after police discovered what officers believe to be class-B drugs during a raid in Arlesey.

Two-month-old Harper Denton-Eves was taken to hospital on 12 June, but died later.

Emergency crews rushed to the scene of a two-car crash in Stevenage this morning.

This is how fans at Hitchin’s Victoria pub celebrated last night as England finally overcame their penalty shootout hoodoo against Colombia.

Inspectors say the jail had been "locked into a vicious spiral of decline".

An inspection reveals an NHS ambulance staff did not feel valued.

A pensioner who lost £28,500 to a roofing scam has received a hero award for helping to put the rogue trader behind bars.

The former cyclist got together with the sports scientist during the 2008 Beijing games.

A pet raccoon who had become something of a celebrity, racking up more than 25,000 followers on his own Facebook page, has died unexpectedly.

A former Conservative committee chairman has alleged “fragrant flouting” of party rules in the Hitchin and Harpenden constituency association.

A book centred on the life and death of a transgender woman is being launched next week at David’s Bookshop in Letchworth.

Austria was a calamity for Mercedes - but Silverstone is a happy place for Lewis Hamilton, who could make British Grand Prix history this weekend.

When eight-year-old Orla Thomas told her dad David “you’ll never do that”, it was just the push he needed.