News in Letchworth

Letchworth MP Sir Oliver Heald has sent his condolences to the family of Sir David Amess after his brutal killing on Friday.

Sir David, 69, who represents Southend West in Essex, was fatally attacked on Friday afternoon at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea.

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LETCHWORTH: With Halloween looming why not look towards a Spooktacular event in our town.

With the October half-term on the horizon, for many parents in our town, thoughts turn to keeping their youngsters entertained.[.B]

LETCHWORTH: As the leaves on the trees in the routes into our town including Broadway display glorious autumnal yellows and browns, thoughts invariably turn to questions over when the clocks change.

While the old adage, 'spring forward, fall back' is a helpful phrase, we are still left without specifics.

A man from Letchworth Garden City has been jailed in connection with child sex offences.

Ashley Hickey, 29, formerly of Campers Road, was sentenced to three years and six months after pleading guilty to three counts of sexual activity with a child.

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Update: Citizens Advice have thanked people in our town for their generous donations ahead of their sponsored walk on Sunday

Citizens Advice North Herts on Station Road are calling for more residents to join their 17 mile walk from Letchworth to Royston to raise awareness of their independent local charity.

LETCHWORTH: Autumn might full of glorious shades but a town centre coffee shop has brought its very own splash of colour this week.

A popular coffee shop on Leys Avenue in the heart of Letchworth recently invested in a whole new flower display.

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.