Hertfordshire County Council has entered a joint venture to build new homes in Letchworth, Stevenage, Welwyn Garden City, St Albans and elsewhere as part of a £2 billion development scheme.

Plans to build a house and nine flats next to the only pub in Knebworth were tonight branded “shoehorning with a vengeance” and refused.

A person has been taken to hospital after a crash on the A1(M) near Stevenage this morning that involved four vehicles.

There is a closed lane and slow traffic on the A1(M) near Welwyn and Stevenage this morning after a crash involving multiple vehicles.

A cyclist has been taken to hospital after a collision involving an SUV in Knebworth this morning.

A pair of jailed money launderers who helped a gang prey on the vulnerable as part of a £350,000 vitamin scam have had almost £37,000 confiscated and must pay compensation to victims.

A nurse from Biggleswade who went into hospital for treatment says she went hungry after staff repeatedly misunderstood her vegan dietary requirements.

Conservative members of Herts County Council have been accused of hypocrisy after they voted down a motion on free school meals, then “trooped off” to enjoy one themselves.

A burglar knocked on a 97-year-old woman’s door in Potters Bar yesterday before heading in and stealing her handbag.

Firefighters put out about 30 tonnes of flytipped rubbish that had set alight on the edge of Welwyn last night.

A teenager has been arrested in Hertfordshire after a mass email bomb hoax targeting schools across the country – including in Stevenage, St Albans and Sandy.

Six registered sex offenders from Hertfordshire are wanted because their whereabouts are unknown, police have today confirmed – and officers have appealed for the public’s help tracking down three of them.

An amber snow warning has been issued for Hertfordshire later today and tomorrow – with motorists advised to travel only if necessary.

A wanted man holed up in a Welwyn Garden City flat threw objects and threats at officers from the roof during an overnight siege that saw armed officers called out.

A “cold and calculated” paedophile who blackmailed Hertfordshire schoolgirls as young as 12 into sending nude photographs of themselves has been jailed.

It’s 35 years since the UK first made it compulsory to wear a seatbelt – yet last year 420 people were prosecuted in Hertfordshire for not buckling up.

There are long tailbacks on the A1(M) and A1 heading north this evening, with traffic stationary from Hatfield to Welwyn – and congestion near Biggleswade too.

The week’s snow and ice haven’t stopped Hertfordshire’s meals on wheels from reaching their destinations, as everyone signed up has received their hot food.

Most Herts families will today find out where their children are going to secondary or upper school in September – and one in five don’t have their first choice.

A 16-year-old girl from Hitchin who was missing for more than a week has been found safe and well after a police appeal yesterday.

Concerns are growing for the welfare of a 16-year-old girl who has been missing from Hitchin for a week – and police have today appealed for help finding her.

A person has died after being hit by a train north of Hitchin railway station.

An average of two sex offences targeting children and young people are recorded in Hertfordshire every day, according to new police figures.

Amid all this morning’s A1(M) traffic problems, cars heading north on the motorway were forced to swerve by a swan that wandered onto the carriageway.

There are delays of up to an hour and a half on the A1(M) southbound this morning between Letchworth and Welwyn after a lorry breakdown.

Three vehicles were involved in a crash on the A1(M) this morning between Welwyn and Stevenage.

The A1(M) was temporarily blocked northbound this afternoon after a crash near Welwyn.

There are delays on the A1(M) northbound this evening after a crash between Welwyn and Stevenage.

A man has been taken to hospital after becoming unwell at the wheel near Letchworth, in one of at least three incidents on the A1(M) within 10 minutes.

How much has your MP been claiming back on expenses – and how are they using your money?