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18:06 - 23 July 2008
CIVIL servants are launching a campaign in a bid to keep their offices open. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is proposing to close Inland Revenue offices at Southgate House in Stevenage, which employs 165 workers. HMRC is reviewing its office buildings and... Full Story from The Comet »
15:49 - 23 July 2008
A HERTFORD school has been embroiled in a nationwide mix-up of Sats results, by contractor ETS. Some results have been sent back to the wrong school, and promises that they will be retrieved have not been kept. Some schools continue to have pupils marked... Full Story from the East Herts Herald »
17:02 - 23 July 2008
ONE of Harlow s tallest and most prominent buildings is set to be turned into 132 flats and ground floor shops. Planning permission was granted last week to turn Joseph Rank House, on Haydens Road, into a residential and commercial centre. The 12-storey... Full Story from the Harlow Herald »
12:40 - 23 July 2008
A TREE dedicated to the memory of Princess Diana is likely to die after vandals ripped the bark from it. Police are appealing for information and witnesses following the incident in Jersey Farm Woodland Park in St Helier Road, St Albans, last week. The tr... Full Story from the Herts Advertiser »
19:13 - 23 July 2008
AN elderly woman pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious injuries yesterday (Wednesday) after a road accident involving a lorry. Police closed Melbourn Street in Royston for more than three hours after the accident, which took place at about 10am.... Full Story from the Royston Crow »
18:43 - 23 July 2008
THE world's media was duped after a Times Territory celebrity impersonator caused international scandal in Mexico. However, the Sven Goran-Eriksson lookalike nearly did not return to tell the tale after his plane sensationally crashed on the way home on F... Full Story from the Welwyn & Hatfield Times »
18:29 - 23 July 2008
A HATFIELD man who admitted perverting the course of justice in a case involving Amy Winehouse's husband has been given a suspended jail sentence. James Kennedy walked from Snaresbrook Crown Court on Monday after being given a 40-week prison term, suspend... Full Story from the Welwyn & Hatfield Times »
12:40 - 14 July 2008
This year s Rhythms of the World has been declared a resounding success. Thousands of people braved showers on Saturday and bathed in sunshine on Sunday to watch a huge range of bands and performers at the new Hitchin Priory venue. Programme director, Bob... Full Story »
11:23 - 20 July 2008
Premier League Rye House Rockets 65 Redcar Bears 26 THE Rockets gained ample revenge for their defeat on Teesside two days earlier against a disappointing Bears line-up last night. With the likes of 1992 World champion Gary Havelock and rising stars Ty P... Full Story »
15:51 - 21 July 2008
BARCLAYS fight against online fraud continues with a new vidcast advising people how to keep themselves safe online. The five-minute video is available to watch at www.barclays.co.uk/video... Full Story »
16:35 - 21 July 2008
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18:25 - 02 July 2008
IT may be unlucky for some, but not for Reed, who won their 13th Keatley Cup on Tuesday evening – and their sixth on the spin. The Saracens Herts League side set two new competition records last season by claiming their 12th title and fifth in succession... Full Story »
14:02 - 14 July 2008
OLYMPIC gold medallist Duncan Goodhew caused a splash as he opened a community centre. The swimmer, who won gold in the 100m breaststroke at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, officially opened the Orchard Room at Peartree Primary School on Thursday. Based on P... Full Story »
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