Sunday, July 15, 2018

A new social media site has been launched with the aim of preserving Wymondley parish’s history in cyberspace.

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Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Thousands of festival-goers converged on woodland between Baldock and Royston for a four-day electronic music extravaganza.

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

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.

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

This weekend will see two days of free community events, from teams helping people with DIY and gardening jobs to car washes and family fun days.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2018

The Shefford Duck Race celebrates its 20th anniversary this Sunday.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2018

St George’s flags may becoming a regular sight thanks to England’s exploits in the World Cup, but a street in Stevenage Old Town was sporting the red and yellow of Spain on Saturday to mark World Tapas Day.

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Tuesday, June 5, 2018

A small herd of cows have been corralled by police at Hitchin railway station after they got loose and wandered around the town.

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Saturday, June 2, 2018

Railway stations have been the sites of anger and outrage recently, but a poet from Biggleswade is trying to brighten up people’s journeys.

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Thursday, May 31, 2018

The Shefford Town Memorial Association is holding its annual summer fête this Sunday, and it promises to be bigger and better than ever.

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Hitchin department store Kenmore Interiors is to hold a closing-down sale ahead of liquidation, according to a new display in its windows.

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Stotfold Mill Steam Fair and Country Show was a roaring success as crowds flocked to be part of the fun at the weekend.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Hitchin department store Kenmore Interiors has suddenly closed without any apparent explanation.

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Friday, May 11, 2018

A suspected paedophile who is accused of biting off the tip of a man’s finger during an attempted sting in Stevenage has pleaded not guilty to all counts.

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Sunday, May 6, 2018

As the taxi powered through the driving rain and green Bedfordshire fields whizzed past on either side, the driver exclaimed: “I had no idea someone was brewing in Potton again.”

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Friday, May 4, 2018

A family fun day aimed at raising money to support a one-year-old girl who is battling leukaemia will be held this Sunday.

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Thursday, May 3, 2018

Central Bedfordshire Council has listened to residents and recommended changes to bin collections in the county.

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

A Conservative county councillor who is standing in tomorrow’s Stevenage Borough Council elections has said a social media post which appears to refer to Islam as a “desert death cult” was against Islamic extremism, not the faith as a whole.

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

A Labour candidate standing in tomorrow’s Stevenage Borough Council elections has been suspended by the party after commenting about “Jew propaganda” and sharing an allegedly antisemitic cartoon on social media.

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Friday, April 27, 2018

A Stevenage poker player walked away from a tournament with more than £5,000 last weekend.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

A candidate in next month’s Stevenage council elections has been suspended and his affiliation with the Conservatives withdrawn after it emerged he once called for “gays to face the death penalty”.

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Thursday, April 19, 2018

A teenager from Letchworth tragically died when he did not attend A&E with cold and flu symptoms during the winter hospital bed crisis.

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Monday, April 16, 2018

A woman who discovered she was going through the menopause at just 23 years old is devastated she may never become a mum and is desperate to help other women avoid the same suffering.

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Monday, April 16, 2018

There has been a mixture of sympathy and outrage after a Hitchin bridal shop suddenly went out of business.

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Monday, April 9, 2018

A suspected paedophile who was arrested amid a vigilante sting at Stevenage railway station yesterday allegedly bit off the tip of one of his captors’ fingers.

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British Transport Police Facebook Stevenage
Saturday, April 7, 2018

A Hitchin woman nearly missed out on a lottery windfall – but was tracked down thanks to social media.

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Friday, March 16, 2018

The Stotfold community plans to band together in support and gratitude for staff at the Co-op, which has been the target of burglaries twice in the last two months.

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Thursday, March 15, 2018

Stevenage Old Town was buzzing with the sound of motorcycle engines at the weekend as bikers from across the area descended on the Bike Stop motorcycle equipment store for its first major event of the year.

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Saturday, March 10, 2018

This summer Greensand Country, which stretches from Leighton Buzzard to Gamlingay, will be the venue for all sorts of activities during a new festival.

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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Sportswriter Layth Yousif spent time with Hitchin welterweight Tom Ansell for this in-depth feature on the highly-rated rugby scrum half turned boxer. Read on for Layth’s revealing long-form article.

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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Inspired by his sister’s courage when told she had an inoperable brain tumour and only had months to live, a man is calling on readers to support a series of fundraising events to help the fight against the killer disease.

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