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Bim Afolami, the MP for Hitchin & Harpenden, wrongly claimed two driving fines on his parliamentary expenses.
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Surgeon at Stevenage’s Lister Hospital appeals to strangers to save his young daughter’s life
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Meet Hitchin Squirrel Rescue's latest albino addition
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BREAKING: @HitchinTownFC terminate Alfie Barker's registration with immediate effect after tweets mock Harry Arter over stillborn daughter
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Alistair Strathern, Labour MP for Mid Bedfordshire, has been nominated for a Constituency MP of the Year award. 👇 Full story
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All the best to PD Finn ahead of his well-earned retirement - a 🏆-winning week too! #FinnsRetirementDay @DaveWardell
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As we just tweeted, a teenager has been found GUILTY of stabbing PD Finn & injuring handler PC Wardell @Davewardell
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A change in the law for attacks on service animals is looking ever more likely following the brutal stabbing of hero police dog #Finn .
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Government minister Brandon Lewis has announced changes to sentencing for those who attack service animals.
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'He will always have a special place in mine & my family’s hearts' - Dog handler pays tribute to Taz: @BCHPoliceDogs
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One step closer to Finn’s Law after committee gives unanimous backing
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Handler and Finn from @BCHPoliceDogs stabbed in search for robber who threatened #Stevenage taxi driver at gunpoint:
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Hertfordshire MPs lead charge to protect our chalk streams with new parliamentary group
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#Stevenage actor @GilesTerera brings home Olivier award for Hamilton performance - and in acceptance speech, stresses 'diversity is life'
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Stevenage restaurant opens doors for free meals on Christmas Day
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Fantastic Finn is returning to work following his stabbing ordeal.
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Police dog Blue retires after illustrious career chasing suspects and locating vulnerable people 🚓🐶
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Former footballer David James, from Welwyn Garden City, has won £22,000 for Stevenage and Hitchin charity Feed Up Warm Up, after appearing on Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow's Christmas Day episode.
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Safe! Stevenage staying up as independent panel relegate Macclesfield Town
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New dawn for Letchworth bookshop as it moves to employee ownership
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Polls suggest that Stephen McPartland, the Conservative MP for Stevenage, could lose his seat at the next general election.
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An open letter to Lewis Hamilton from Stevenage’s People for People founder after ‘slums’ comment
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Letchworth's David's Bookshop has been listed in The Times' best independent bookshops. 👇 Full story
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6 years
Fuming rail commuters call for old Great Northern timetables to be reinstated #Hitchin #Stevenage #Letchworth #Baldock
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Stevenage Borough Juniors crowned national champions after tense victory
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Beautiful floral tributes have been left at the Stevenage school of 18-year-old Kajetan Migdal who was killed in an attack last Friday.
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Meet Lewis Collins, the collector keen to get his hands on every single Stevenage FC shirt from the 1990s to the present day. 👇 Full story
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RESULT @hertscc : Labour gain for #Letchworth North ward The seat was formerly held by Simon Bloxham for the Conservatives Tina Bhartwas (Labour) - 2,044 elected Simon Bloxham (Conservative) - 1,998 Jerry Evans (Lib Dem) - 426
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A PE teacher who had to have her leg amputated after a wall collapsed on her during Storm Eunice in February has set her sights on completing a charity run to thank the NHS staff who have helped her learn to walk again.
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Kevin Bonavia has been selected as Labour’s candidate for Stevenage in the next general election.
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Hitchin named runner-up in Great British High Street Awards
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Stevenage Leisure Centre donates all stock to NHS and becomes community hub
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Comedian Richard Herring has raised more than £30,000 for Lister Hospital in Stevenage and the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Northwood, following successful surgery to remove testicular cancer.
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Twenty years ago today, 25/01/98, was one of the most memorable days in @StevenageFC history - the FA Cup fourth-round tie with Newcastle United. Were you there? Here's our look back and picture gallery 📸 #StevenageFC #NUFC #FACup
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“After some access issues we found the problem was on the customer’s equipment" UKPN has shared what went wrong after last night's @StevenageFC V @CambridgeUtdFC fixture was called off below
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The government has announced that the leader of Stevenage Borough Council, Sharon Taylor, is to become a peer with the right to sit in the House of Lords.
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#Hitchin Girls’ School mounting drive to be free of plastic waste: Well done to @HitchinGirls and @cleanuphitchin #PlasticFree
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Marriotts School pays tribute to 'happy and vibrant' student Julia Blackham
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Such terribly sad news - a paramedic who was involved in a #Stevenage motorbike crash last week has died: Our thoughts go out to Vicky's family, friends and all her colleagues @EastEnglandAmb
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Stevenage’s famous faces talk growing up in the town, Black Lives Matter protest and more
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The funeral mass for 18-year-old Kajetan Midgal - held at at St Hugh of Lincoln Roman Catholic Church in Letchworth - was attended by around 700 people yesterday.
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Praise for hat-trick hero Codi Lee-Spavins from delighted Stotfold boss
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Myla Arceno, Stevenage’s deputy mayor and councillor for Martins Wood ward, has been named one of the 100 most influential Filipina women in the world.
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Conor McGrath, the Labour party's candidate for the Bedwell by-election, won by a landslide and has been elected to Stevenage Borough Council.
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Congratulations @FinnsLaw - you've done it! 100,000 signatures reached, & a Parliament debate on the cards #FinnsLaw
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No coronavirus deaths at East and North Herts NHS Trust hospitals since June 10
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New drinking fountains installed across North Herts
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Four leaseholders in Hitchin have been hit by a 9,000% rise in the ground rent payable to their freeholder, Quadron Investments Ltd. 👇 Full story
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In memory of teenager Kajetan Migdal, who was killed walking home from his school prom in Stevenage last month, an event has been held at his former primary school.
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King Charles III has visited Stevenage today (December 5) for an Advent service and Christmas reception at the Coptic Orthodox Church Centre. 👇 Full story
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Strangers ensure disabled Stevenage man’s long-held dream of clubbing comes true for 21st birthday
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Hitchin Town legend Brett Donnelly named as new Stotfold manager
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State-of-the-art cancer scanner arrives at Stevenage’s Lister Hospital
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Stevenage FC is dedicating its upcoming match on Saturday to raise funds for its official charity partner, Garden House Hospice Care. 👇 Full story
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Stevenage clock tower lit purple in support of Black Lives Matter movement
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Stevenage school confirms coronavirus case
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David Beckham sends message of support to hospice hero Betty-Leigh Allinson
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Meet the Hitchin family that saves Hertfordshire’s grey squirrels
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A block of stilton cheese is going to be launched into space - and it's all down to the online antics of one Hertfordshire man.
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Lib Dem councillor hoping to make Hitchin ‘greenest town in Britain’
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Kick-off 2021: Brett Donnelly aiming to fulfil Stotfold aims
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Airbus in Stevenage to build Skynet telecoms satellite in £500m contract
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Help NHS Heroes launches at Stevenage’s Lister Hospital amid coronavirus pandemic
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A swimmer from Stevenage has been selected to represent Team Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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Did you see the lightning last night? Check out this 'striking' picture taken by Andehh Mansell in #Datchworth , looking towards #Stevenage
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Hitchin is in the UK's top 10 happiest places to live according to a @Rightmove survey...
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German-style Christmas Market coming to Hitchin this festive season
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Retired Hitchin teacher builds ‘Furmula 1’-inspired obstacle course for squirrels
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Airbus donates 600,000 masks to help keep Stevenage council workers safe during coronavirus crisis
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‘No cases, no deaths’ – The remarkable Stevenage care home that beat Covid
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Five-year-old granddaughter of Arsenal legend raises thousands for hospice with mile-a-day cycling
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Stevenage has welcomed a new mayor, with Cllr Myla Arceno confirmed in the role at the Annual Council meeting of Stevenage Borough Council last week.
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‘Don’t be a tosser’ – New anti-litter campaign for North Herts’ parks
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Hertfordshire County Council leader Richard Roberts has warned Mayor of London Sadiq Khan that ULEZ signs and cameras will not be allowed within the county’s borders.
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Hertfordshire firefighter with PTSD takes on ‘world’s toughest race’
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Hugs and tears as Stevenage’s Waitrose shuts down
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Stevenage and Letchworth schools join national effort with visor production
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Hitchin 11-year-old saluted as Plastics Hero by wildlife charity
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Teaching assistant celebrates 50 years of working at school
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In a "delightful twist" during a school trip to London, pupils from a Stevenage school were stunned by a surprise visit from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. 👇 Full story
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Market Theatre saved after community backlash to flats plan
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Hamilton star Giles Terera hails Stevenage influence after New Year MBE honour
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Good samaritan helps frontline covid-19 NHS worker at Stevenage’s Lister Hospital after bike is stolen
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Stevenage has been named as one of 50 worst places to live in the UK, according to a recent poll.
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Record numbers turn out for Standalone 10k in Letchworth
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Tribute to Stevenage Dunkirk veteran George Clark who has died aged 101
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Early phase of £1 billion Stevenage town centre regeneration set to start
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Stevenage council and restaurant offering help to those affected by free school meals vote
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RESULT @hertscc : Labour hold for Hitchin North Judi Billing (Labour) - 2,701 - elected John Bishop (Conservative) - 1,366 Sid Cordle (Christian Peoples Alliance) - 71 Andrew Ircha (Lib Dem) - 484 Mary Marshall (Green) - 530
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New chapter for St Mary’s as Hitchin parish church welcomes vicar
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Despite claims of an ‘April Fools prank’, a giant Percy Pig really has been installed on the roof of the new M&S store opening in Stevenage.
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Top turnout for the inaugural @parkrunUK in #Stevenage , as this pic by @sportinherts shows! Well done all #parkrun
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