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Ardeley St Lawrence Primary School has welcomed its newest member of staff, Miss Honey the Labrador puppy.

A Letchworth councillor has spoken out against sexual harassment and assault of women and girls after data revealed that one in three female pupils wearing school uniform had been sexually harassed in public.

A Hitchin woman has spoken about the “stigma” attached to mental illnesses and how it affects those living with them.

Langford’s Hannah Brown, who set up peer-to-peer support group An Ear To Hear after her own experiences of anorexia, gives her thoughts on World Mental Health Day.

The dad of a boy who had his drink spiked while on a school trip last week is angry the school has only suspended the pupil responsible for two days for what is ultimately a criminal offence that put his son’s life at risk.

The family of a young man who died unexpectedly after going out for a jog on Friday have launched an appeal to raise funds to help pay for his funeral.

Four dads whose children were all cared for at Lister Hospital’s neonatal unit in Stevenage are taking part in a 12-hour cycle challenge to raise money towards extending and improving the family room at the facility.

Two films raising awareness of young people’s mental health have been released after a countywide competition among schools in Hertfordshire.

A cyclist has been taken to hospital after he was in collision with a car which failed to stop at the scene this morning.

Garden House Hospice Care is holding a fair to help those making a will to make clear how they would like their estate to be distributed.

Six up-and-coming footballers from Herts and Beds have been offered free travel on Great Northern and Thameslink for their sports education in London, thanks to train operator Govia.

Runners took part in The Standalone 10k yesterday morning and raised £1,300 for two charities while providing entertainment for families.

Two Bedfordshire teenagers have won an award in recognition of their work setting up a support group for people with mental health problems.

A service which supports blind and visually impaired people and was facing being shut down due to a lack of volunteers has been saved.

A petition urging the government to consider an alternative rail route between Bedford and Cambridge has amassed more than 1,000 signatures.

A 20-year-old man has sustained serious head injuries in a knife attack at a rave on the outskirts of Letchworth overnight.

A man was stabbed at a property in Stevenage this afternoon, and police are now hunting for a group who they believe carried out the attack while wearing balaclavas.

One of the two 14-year-old girls who have been missing from Bedfordshire since Saturday has been located – but the whereabouts of the other are still unknown.

Street polls across the district have seen a thorough condemnation of Brexit by respondents.

Child loss is to be the subject of an emotional evening in Potton this weekend, as bereaved families and friends come together for a period of mutual support and remembrance.