A Conservative candidate standing in this week's Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council elections has told constituents that he believes homosexuality is a sin.

Who's been before the magistrates from Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield and Potters Bar?

Hertfordshire's Liberal Democrats group has lodged a formal complaint against a county councillor who used language they say is "offensive".

Muri Indian is a little taste of sunshine on a parade of shops in Welham Green. It is decorated outside and inside in bright pink and blue with silver motifs, which I really liked.

The amount of waste recycled in Hertfordshire has dropped over the past 12 months, according to new figures.

Anyone using Hatfield train station will have spotted all the work going on there recently. It is a huge improvement - much tidier and more welcoming. I popped into the new coffee shop, Iamcoffee last week to see what was on offer.

Tributes have been paid to a Welwyn Garden City man and RAF veteran who was instrumental in getting local people on their bikes.

The additional charges landlords have to pay if their property stands empty is set to rise in Welwyn Hatfield - in a bid to bring more homes back into use.

A fund of £100,000 is to be set up to improve disability access at small businesses around Welwyn Hatfield.

Plans to improve Hatfield's White Lion Square are to be changed so a large mature tree can stay.

Hatfield councillor Peter Hebden had to tell the NHS to stop paying him...three months after he had stopped working for them.

Sunny Kerala might seem very far away in chilly February, but Hatfield has a fascinating connection with the spice capital of the world.

Firefighters dealt with 267 fires in Welwyn Hatfield last year.

Welwyn Hatfield Times food columnist Becky Alexander has been speaking to Deirdre Swede in Welwyn, who is a nutritional therapist.

Councillors from Welwyn Hatfield have voiced concerns about plans for the future of the fire service in Hertfordshire.

As we leap into the New Year, this is a great chance to look at some of the highlights of last year. I have written almost 50 columns about food and drink in our local area, and as anyone knows who lives around here, there are some wonderful places to eat and drink.

A bereaved Welwyn Garden City mum has told how she is "silently screaming in pain" 16 years after the death of her young son.

Tucked away in pretty Ayot Green, The Waggoners is a bit of a local's secret, although it has been there for around 400 years!

Winter is the perfect time to head to a cosy pub and sit by a real log fire, and if that is after a country walk, all the better.

A pop-up men's choir in Welwyn Garden City has raised £7,705 for three mental health charities after challenging themselves to put on a major concert.

A man who shook a crying, teething baby in Hatfield was today given a chance to put the incident behind him.

Shoppers in Welwyn Garden City have been giving their opinions on the current political turmoil.

Dozens of Traveller caravans are on unauthorised sites in Welwyn Hatfield, figures show.

A man who was fatally stabbed in a block of flats in Welwyn Garden City was "in the wrong place at the wrong time", a court has heard today.

Pretty Datchworth is tiny, but incredibly well-served for good food, with The Tilbury and lovely Datchworth Coffee.

Quarrying at a site in Hatfield - earmarked for mineral extraction by the county council - could pollute the water supply, it has been claimed.

Food waste collection options will be considered as part of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council efforts to increase recycling rates.

A 32-year-old was caught in Potters Bar after the gang he was part of used an electronic device to steal an £89,000 Range Rover from a driveway.

Two young men, one of whom is from Welwyn Garden City, have been sentenced for hurling Islamic abuse while punching and kicking their dark-haired victim - who was not in fact Muslim.

Welwyn Garden City's male voice choir has boosted its numbers since it set up a charity pop-up choir for men who had hardly sung before.