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‘Groundbreaking’ cancer research that could improve detection rates begins in Stevenage hospital
A pioneering study into the detection of bladder cancer that could lead to improved detection rates has been successfully carried out by Stevenage’s Lister Hospital.
POLL: Will you take the coronavirus vaccine?
As major trials continue on several coronavirus vaccines, we want to know whether you would be happy to receive this preventative treatment.
Two children involved in same day collisions with cars in Letchworth and Stevenage
Two children were sent to hospital yesterday afternoon after separate incidents involving collisions with cars in Stevenage and Letchworth Garden City.
Crime back to ‘normal levels’ following drop in first lockdown
During the spring lockdown crime levels dropped by an estimated 25 per cent – but have now returned to normal levels, councillors have been told.
When are the North Hertfordshire Local Plan hearings set to start?
North Hertfordshire District Council’s long-awaited Local Plan hearings are set to start after the weekend, following a host of delays this year.
Reminisce on Christmas past, as Hitchin Christmas lights switch-on has a different look for 2020
With lockdown 2.0 demanding a different Christmas lights switch-on for Hitchin this year, we want to take you on a trip down memory lane...
Stevenage pupils briefly return to home learning after health and safety issue identified
Children at a Stevenage primary school briefly returned to home learning due to the building being closed “on safety grounds” following an electricity inspection.
Hertfordshire care workers’ outstanding achievements celebrated in annual awards
Care workers from across Hertfordshire have been recognised for their outstanding achievement during the COVID-19 pandemic at the tenth annual Hertfordshire Care Awards.
Could equity release help you to ‘rightsize’ your home?
Rightsizing is becoming increasingly popular to make your home more ‘liveable’ as you get older, says finance expert Peter Sharkey.
Let’s Brighten Up Christmas: Send us your festive pictures
With Christmas set to look a little different this year, the Comet is asking readers to show us how you’ve decorated your front windows, gardens and homes.
What’s on this Christmas in Letchworth?
This year has seen a lot of our favourite annual events cancelled, postponed and reimagined as the coronavirus swept the country – so, what do we have to look forward to at the end of it all?
Time’s ticking for responses to 62 plot development plan near Hitchin
There’s now less than a week left for residents to comment on a controversial planning application that could see 62 homes built in St Ippolyts.
Hitchin teenager charged with robbery and remanded
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with robbery following an incident in Hitchin in Saturday, November 14.
COVID-19 figures continue to rise in Stevenage and North Herts
Data from the first full week of lockdown shows the number of positive COVID-19 cases has continued to rise in Stevenage and North Herts.
New grants for Stevenage, Hitchin and Letchworth businesses forced to close in lockdown 2.0
A new set of business grants have been announced to help support those shops and retailers who have been forced to close as a result of the latest national lockdown.
COVID-19 cases continue to rise at Hitchin school, as almost 75 per cent of Y11 pupils forced to self-isolate
An entire year group at a Hitchin school will be taught remotely until the end of the month, as almost 75 per cent of their pupils were told to self-isolate.
Help the RSPCA rescue hundreds of neglected animals in Herts this Christmas
There were 337 reported animal incidents in Hertfordshire last Christmas, as the RSPCA braces for its toughest year yet.
Hitchin museum could save Christmas with grotto, Winter Wonderland and more planned
A Hitchin museum is promising a packed festive season this year, with Santa’s Grotto, a Winter Wonderland and more once lockdown ends.
Free school meals to be rolled out in Herts over school holidays
Free school meals are set to be distributed over school holidays in Hertfordshire until the end of summer half term 2021.
Knife and drugs incidents shooting up as Covid-19 frustrates county lines cops
Police officers fighting Hertfordshire’s county lines drug-dealing operations say lockdown restrictions are hampering their work.