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It might be Stevenage captain Ronnie Henry’s 15th year in football, but the veteran defender still loves the game as much as he did as a raw teenager.

A professional football club in 2018 needs a dynamic CEO as much as it requires a successful manager.

It’s a long way from Gafsa, on the fringes of the Sahara desert, in south-west Tunisia, to Hertfordshire, but Dino Maamria has made the journey back to his spiritual home.

Preston continued their winning form and stayed top of SHCL Division Two A thanks to a comfortable 73-run victory over Northwood.

The hottest day of the year was probably not what Fairlands Valley Spartans had wanted but almost 500 runners still flocked to the Relays in the Park event.

Shaftab Khalid played a captain’s role as he fired Hitchin to the verge of promotion.

Letchworth Garden City came tantalisingly close to a much needed third win of the season on Saturday in a roller-coaster Saracens Hertfordshire Cricket League Premier Division game at West Herts.

A courageous Hitchin man is set to follow in his late father’s footsteps and trek the famous ‘King’s Trail’ in Sweden to raise funds to fight prostate cancer.

There have been smiles all round after hundreds of Stevenage fans of all ages attended a hugely succesful open day at the club’s training HQ, Bragbury End.

It was honours even in the North Herts derby at Top Field between Hitchin Town and Baldock Town after a 1-1 draw on Saturday.

Stevenage have released their squad numbers for the forthcoming 2018-19 season.

Stevenage boss Dino Maamria has hailed his squad after they narrowly lost to Premier League Watford on Friday night despite being the better team.

Stevenage fans! Your team is throwing its doors open on Saturday and you’re all invited.

An 88th minute goal by Watford’s Andre Gray gave the Premier League side a 1-0 victory over an impressive Stevenage side on Friday night.

Stevenage have landed another summer signing, the highly-rated midfielder Donovan Makuma from Barrow.

Free agaent and former Colchester United striker Kurtis Guthrie has signed for Stevenage on a one year deal with an option for another 12 months.

Ickleford Cricket Club saw their Under-11s eight-a-side team lift the Herts Cup for the first time.

Norwich City have signed 19-year-old former Hitchin Town winger Josh Coley on a 12 month deal with the option of a further year after he impresssed following a trial spell.

Dino Maamria’s revamped team lost 2-1 to Premier League Crystal Palace as their undefeated pre-season campaign campaign came to an end at the Lamex on Tuesday evening.

A talented Pirton teenager who attended Hitchin Boys’ School is adapting to life as a professional footballer after signing a deal with Championship side Norwich City.