The Comet

High-performing senior officers at Hertfordshire County Council will be eligible for a two per cent ‘cost of living’ pay rise from April – and have the chance of earning a £3250 bonus too.

Air pollution is responsible for one in 18 deaths among people aged 30 or over in Hertfordshire, new data reveals.

Winners of a writing project rolled out to children across Stevenage and North Herts were presented with their prizes at a ceremony on last week.

Stevenage’s Bar & Beyond has donated almost £5,000 to its chosen charity, TRACKS Autism.

Walkers are warned to watch out for vehicles – and dog owners advised to keep their pets on a lead – as forestry work is carried out in Chicksands’ Campton Plantation woods.

Hertfordshire County Council’s projected overspend for 2019/20 has decreased to £3.39million, according to new data.

An elderly couple who live in Hitchin and have been married for more than 60 years shared the secrets of their successful marriage on Valentine’s Day.

A Cambridgeshire man has been arrested on suspicion of a committing a serious assault that took place in Hitchin last year.

Concerns have been raised by county councillors about how effectively Hertfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner is being held to account.

A new chief inspector has taken over the Stevenage Community Safety Partnership, following the retirement of Alicia Shaw at the end of 2019.

Two sisters have had their long locks chopped so they can donate their hair to a charity that makes wigs for children and young people with hair loss.

A village pub will reopen its doors on Friday following a three-year campaign and lengthy planning battle to save it from a housing developer.

Hertfordshire’s bus services and cycle routes will benefit from a new £5 billion funding pot announced in parliament on Tuesday.

A private hospital in Hitchin has become the latest institution to adopt a popular hidden disability awareness scheme.

A secondary school in Hitchin has teamed up with a Hertfordshire care home in a pen pal project, in an initiative that connects the old generation with the new.

A Stevenage primary school is celebrating being ranked within the top three per cent of primary schools in the country for the academic progress of its pupils.

Europe’s first ever Mars rover, which has been built in Stevenage and is set to land on the Red Planet in 2021, has now passed rigorous testing in France and is ready for the next phase of its journey.

An £80,000 recreational ground refurbishment was unveiled in Stevenage yesterday following a survey of primary school children.

Are you struggling to use your existing bathroom? Perhaps your mobility has decreased, and you can’t manage that step into the bath or shower anymore?

Major fly-tipping offences in North Hertfordshire shot up by 34 per cent last year, latest figures have revealed.