News in Letchworth

COUNCILLORS have slammed the 'unacceptable' behaviour of anti-vax protesters – who have targeted schools and vaccination centres in Hertfordshire.

At a meeting of the county's health scrutiny committee on Monday (October 11) councillors heard reports that an NHS worker had been 'manhandled' at a pop-up vaccination centre.

LETCHWORTH: Save the date for our town's Christmas lights switch on.

As the nights draw in quickly, attention turns to autumn and winter events.

Newly refurbished £10k changing rooms await visitors to Letchworth Rugby Club this week.

The revamp has been sponsored by Letchworth major building suppliers Herts Timber, who have supplied all the materials ahead of the clash with rivals Hemel.

A highly-rated boxer and former Letchworth rugby player is set to continue his rise to the top after the pandemic interrupted his plans.

Talented Tom Ansell who used to turn out for Letchworth Rugby Club at half-back is gearing up for his first professional fight in nearly two years due to Covid disrupting his path to a title shot or two.

Letchworth basked in glorious autumnal sunshine over the weekend - with the promise of more to come.

The unseasonably warm weather our town and surrounding areas have experienced could last for another week, forecasters have suggested.

Letchworth residents are being advised to 'work from home if they can' by Herts public health supremo - despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging the nation to 'get back to work in the normal way'.

Since the start of the pandemic, many people from our town and surrounding areas have swapped their usual desks for their kitchen tables – and an often lengthy commute for a trip downstairs.

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LETCHWORTH: The renowned Garden House Hospice Care is supporting the idea of protecting your loved ones by making a will this autumn

October is officially Make a Will month and people without a will in our town and across North Herts are being encouraged to take advantage of Garden House Hospice Care's Make a Will Month campaign.

LETCHWORTH: Save the date for a Harvest Breakfast and Coffee Morning.

The event will take place this weekend at the Letchworth Salvation Army Church and Community Centre on Norton Way North.

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