STEVENAGE police would like to reassure members of the public following reports of text and internet rumours about allegations of rapes in the town on two consecutive nights this week in the Six Hills Way area.
A NEW service aiming to have a package to help vulnerable people lead an independent life as possible within 24 hours is trailing in Stevenage.
YOUNG people around North Herts took part in a Streetball tournament throughout the summer holidays.
HERTFORDSHIRE Police Authority has been praised by independent inspectors as the axe continues to hang over the organisation.
A RECKLESS young driver tore through built-up areas of Hitchin at breakneck speed as he tried to escape police cars and a police helicopter.
Oil giant BP has said that the cost of tackling the Gulf of Mexico disaster had risen to 8 billion US dollars (£5.2 billion) so far.
Details of a "major effort" to help people get to work during a strike by London Underground workers have been unveiled, including extra buses, escorted bike rides and more river journeys.
A hidden danger in the garden has been highlighted by the case of a man who contracted Legionnaires' disease from handling compost.
The UK has seen its biggest fall in alcohol consumption in 60 years, according to new figures from an industry body.