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

Nearly 80 renal patients at Stevenage’s Lister Hospital were put forward for a kidney transplant last year - an 18 per cent increase on 2016.

The nursing profession has long-endured many stereotypes – from being typecast as a female-only career, to nurses being belittled as wannabe doctors – but nothing could be further from the truth.

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

Welwyn Garden City Football Club took time out of their charge towards the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division title and promotion to spend part of Easter Monday at the Lister Hospital.

Two people have been taken to hospital with chest injuries after a crash in a busy Welwyn Garden City road today.

An heroic personal trainer leapt into action to rescue a man from a smoking car after a crash involving a lorry in Hatfield.

A coroner’s court heard how the unexpected death of a Welwyn Garden City mum left professionals unable to pinpoint the exact cause.

A WGC mum who died last year was a victim of coercive and controlling behaviour, St Albans Crown Court heard today (Monday, March 19).

A Welwyn Garden City man who squirted bleach into the face and eye of a policeman on the doorstep of his mother’s house has been jailed for three and a half years.

A young man has died after being flown to hospital from an address in Hatfield.

Air ambulance paramedics were called to help a man in cardiac arrest in Hatfield this morning.

A crash at “an accident black spot” close to a primary school has re-ignited calls for a speed limit reduction.

Health chiefs have ruled out having an A&E in WGC despite Lister experiencing “extreme pressure” during the New Year period.

Welwyn Hatfield’s MP has taken a swipe at health chiefs over Lister Hospital’s A&E after launching his Make Healthcare Local campaign.

A Hatfield man is climbing Mount Snowdon this spring to raise money for Crohns and Colitis UK, and to raise awareness of invisible disabilities.

The husband of Welwyn Hatfield mayor Lynne Sparks has announced the devastating news that she is critically ill but “fighting hard”.

Welwyn Hatfield’s MP has officially launched a campaign to increase the healthcare services available in the borough.

The Lister Hospital in Stevenage is consistently failing to provide sufficient care hours to patients, according to a national benchmark.

All patients on the renal ward at Stevenage’s Lister Hospital are being screened after a patient known to have a ‘superbug’ was not isolated when readmitted onto the ward.

The vascular surgery team at the East and North Herts NHS Trust has received national recognition for being the second fastest in the country for unblocking carotid arteries – a procedure which must be done quickly to reduce the risk of further strokes in patients.

Construction giant Carillion has gone into liquidation, putting thousands of jobs at risk.

Stevenage’s Lister Hospital did not have a single bed available during a day last week, the latest figures have revealed.

Lister Hospital had 98.9 per cent of its total beds occupied during the New Year period – nearly 14 per cent above the national target, latest figures have revealed.

Lister Hospital in Stevenage is re-deploying staff from their usual roles to assist with a period of ‘extreme pressure’ on its wards.

Lister Hospital has said it is under “extreme pressure” and asked people to avoid A&E unless it is a “life or limb-threatening emergency”.

A woman in her 60s was hospitalised after one of four crashes on the same Welwyn Garden City road this morning.

The global cyber attack earlier this year which crippled the NHS cost the East and North Herts NHS Trust £700,000, with a national investigation concluding that the attack “could have been prevented by the NHS following basic IT security”.

Four women have been honoured for saving the life of a Welwyn man who ended up underneath a car after having a heart attack in WGC.

Court results published by the Welwyn Hatfield Times are taken from St Albans, Stevenage and Hatfield Magistrates’ Courts and are published without prejudice.