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How colleges fund learners

OUR Barclays Money Skills campaign to help readers make the most of their money looks at the help colleges can give to their students who may need financial support to pursue their studies.

Council agrees contract for Churchgate redevelopment

A DECISION has been taken to award the contract for the multi-million pound redevelopment of Churchgate Shopping Centre in Hitchin. North Herts District Council has chosen Simons Development Limited

New Waitrose opens at Birchanger Green services on M11

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A WAITROSE convenience store has opened at the Birchanger Green services on the M11 near Bishop’s Stortford.

Staff made redundant as Chicago Rock Cafe closes in Stortford

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THIRTEEN staff have been made redundant following the closure of the Chicago Rock Café in Bishop’s Stortford.

Hertford hotel in liquidation as it combines with popular nightspot

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A HERTFORD hotel is trading as normal despite the company behind it being put into liquidation by its owners.

Hertford clothes shop to close

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A WOMEN’S clothes store in Hertford looks set to close next month, leaving seven people out of work. M&Co has had a store in Bircherley Green for three years.

New bid to force Stansted Airport sale

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THE Competition Commission (CC) is going straight to the Court of Appeal to force BAA to sell Stansted Airport, according to reports today (Thursday, February 25).



National News


Credit card fraud losses drop 28%

Credit card fraud losses drop 28%

Fraud losses on UK credit and debit cards fell by 28% during 2009 as a raft of industry initiatives paid off, figures show.

Asda offers teenagers 'real work'

Asda offers teenagers 'real work'

Supermarket giant Asda is to offer 15,000 youngsters the chance of a week's worth of "real" work experience rather than simply making tea or running errands, it was announced.

Standing ovation for Phantom sequel

Standing ovation for Phantom sequel

Andrew Lloyd Webber and stars of Love Never Dies have received a standing ovation at the world premiere of the stage musical.

BA strike deal 'touch and go'

BA strike deal 'touch and go'

Hopes of a deal to avert a strike by thousands of British Airways cabin crew are hanging in the balance after a deadline to reach an agreement was extended.





Local News

Unreliable timetables ‘let rural bus services down’

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TRANSPORT minister Sadiq Khan posed as an undercover traveller on Hitchin’s buses in his efforts to improve rural transportation.

Extension opens at North Hertfordshire College

MORE than 280 students will benefit from a new extension at North Hertfordshire College Skills Centre in Stevenage. The extension, which opened on Thursday, will provide students with 8,700 sq ft of

Stevenage Library to close for improvements

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STEVENAGE Library is to close for eight weeks so that vital improvements can be made. The work includes improved ground floor layout, the installation of an information point, new carpeting,

More than 300 cannabis plants found in Stevenage

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MORE than 300 cannabis plants were found at a house in Stevenage on Saturday (March 6) after officers executed a drugs warrant.




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