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Six special constables who have served almost 150 years between them have been honoured at a special ceremony.

A rail enthusiast who spotted more than 21,000 locomotives while travelling the length of the country in the 1950s and ’60s has published a book about it.

Biggleswade’s new Carnival Court for 2018 has been announced ahead of this year’s events.

Police have arrested and charged a man who was wanted in connection with crimes in St Albans and Stevenage.

Cyclists and bikers “take their lives into their hands” when they use certain pothole-ridden roads around Biggleswade and Potton – that’s according to an independent councillor.

Stevenage Haven has organised a Hertfordshire Homeless World Cup to help those living with mental health issues in the homeless community.

A teenager who was caught in a Stevenage street with cannabis and a kitchen knife has been given a suspended jail term – and banned from entering the town for a year.

A woman was taken to hospital after a three-car crash on a main road in Hitchin yesterday afternoon.

Eight schools across Stevenage and North Herts have come together to celebrate their enjoyment of reading at Baldock’s Knights Templar School.

A banned motorist who was caught back at the wheel in Stevenage with a fake driving licence has been given a suspended jail term.

Knebworth Golf Club hosted a Jeremy Dale Trick Shot show on Sunday in association with the Jack Mudd Practise Academy.

A 14-year-old girl from Upper Caledcote will be crowned as May Queen at Ickwell Green for her long commitment to Morris dancing at this year’s Ickwell May Day on May 7.

Stevenage’s Giles Terera has said “it has been the joy of his life and career” to work for such a diverse theatre company after being named best musical actor at the Olivier Awards.

Road closures were put in place in Letchworth today as police searched for a man who was evading arrest.

A motorist who tragically died when his car hit a tree between Potton and Gamlingay has today been named by police.

A Hitchin charity that helps young people deal with mental health issues has been awarded a grant of more than £43,000.

A burglar ransacked a home in Hitchin yesterday – and police say they may have got in by reaching through a cat flap to unlock the back door.

Hitchin could lose its Carpetright store by the end of September as the chain cuts back on outlets that it considers to be ‘poorly located or over-rented’.

Stevenage’s Toys R Us store is to close next Thursday, the embattled retailer’s administrators have today confirmed.

A car overturned on the A602 in Stevenage last night, with firefighters releasing a trapped person into the care of paramedics.