A landscape gardener from Hatfield has been jailed for attacking his Royston partner in a “disgusting and despicable” assault.

It’s Young Carers Awareness Day tomorrow – a day to celebrate, recognise and raise awareness about young carers in the UK.

Police forces in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire cannot act on a total of 74 complaints made in the last four years about adults having sex with teenagers in their care because of a legal loophole, the NSPCC has found.

The latest housing projection figures have emerged as being significantly lower than the proposed number of homes to be built in the North Hertfordshire Local Plan, with the district council criticised for “sweeping the numbers under the carpet”.

A horse rider has been injured in a crash with car in Datchworth.

A person has been hit by a train on the Great Northern line at Arlesey this morning.

Great Northern rail services are facing disruption this morning, as all lines are currently blocked between Stevenage and Huntingdon.

Some Great Northern rail services towards London are facing disruption this evening after an item was caught in overhead wires in the Sandy area.

Crime-fighting canines from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Dog Unit swapped police chases for photos to star in a new charity calendar.

More than 1,300 child abuse image offences have been recorded by police in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire in the last two years, according to new figures obtained by the NSPCC.

There has been a steady rise in the number of referrals by schools in Herts and Cambs seeking mental health treatment for pupils since 2014.

There has been a three-car crash near Asda in Hatfield this afternoon, with police and paramedics in attendance.

A 65-year-old man from Welwyn Garden City sadly died near Morrisons in Royston at the weekend.