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GROUND CONTROL TO MAJOR TIM: Stevenage MP Stephen MrPartland with Major Tim Peake - who will be part of a European Space Agency Mission

Stevenage company wins space mission contract worth millions

SPACE technology in Stevenage is set for a boost now that the UK has its first official astronaut, with it being announced that a key component for a space mission will be partly manufactured locally.

Published: 10:47 Tue 21 May 2013

A hat-trick of Chelsea Flower Show awards has been won by florists from the Advertiser area.

Published: 14:52 Mon 20 May 2013

A HITCHIN osteopath has been removed from the UK's statutory register of osteopaths for making misleading claims that he could treat life threatening illnesses.

Published: 10:25 Tue 21 May 2013

Detectives are appealing for information after a man was threatened with a knife and spat on in Letchworth on Saturday (May 18).

Published: 13:29 Mon 20 May 2013
THE NEW LOOK: Priory School midfielder Jason Kelly models the new shirt design after Jack Wilshere's visit

ENGLAND footballer Jack Wilshere returned to his old school in Hitchin today (May 20) to reveal the new England kit.

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  • RED Nose Day aka Comic Relief has started in style in Advertiserland!
  • A FASHION designer from Knebworth has won a national award after wowing judges with his catwalk creations.
  • THE mood was far from flat as Hitchin’s annual pancake race returned to town.
  • Mid-Bedfordshire MP Nadine Dorries got a flavour of what the public has in store for her in I'm A Celebrity tonight (Monday).
  • Mid-Bedfordshire MP Nadine Dorries began her I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! journey captaining a sinking ship - and she will face a Bushtucker trial.
  • Crowds were treated to a spectacular display at last night's bonfire night celebrations in Stevenage's Fairlands Valley Park.
  • The great and the good gathered on Saturday night to celebrate the 2012 Pride of Stevenage awards.
  • THE Duke of Edinburgh flew in to Stevenage this morning (Wednesday) to keep a promise made earlier this year.
  • Stotfold's Victoria Pendleton reflects on her glorious career as she retires from track cycling after winning a gold and silver medal at the London Olympics.
  • THOUSANDS of people filled the streets of Letchworth and Stevenage to welcome the Olympic Torch to north Hertfordshire.
  • Appropriately, in sporting parlance, it was a day of two halves when Go Hitchin took over the town on Saturday.
  • These remarkable images show Letchworth Garden City from the air in 1925.
  • An estimated 7,000 people packed on to the streets of Hitchin this morning to greet the Queen.

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