Hertfordshire: Top cop points to reduction in outstanding firearms licence renewals
As of September 30 there were 239 outstanding applications for firearms licence renewals compared to the ‘thousands’ there had been in the past.
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The latest local news from Hitchin and the surrounding area.
Weekend weather forecast for Hitchin – 16 Oct to 18 Oct
This weekend, Friday sees rain clearing by afternoon, high winds, and 15°C max. Saturday and Sunday are partly cloudy, cooler at 12°C, with lower rain chances.
Milford Lodge Letters To Santa
Santa has a letterbox in Milford Lodge Reception for the children of Hitchin to post their letters to him.
1 in 5 men afraid to give women CPR for fear of social media backlash
Poll of 2,000 people also found that concerns about being ‘accused of touching women inappropriately’ are stopping even more men from acting in a cardiac arrest
Train disruption on several lines after incidents
Signalling cables were stolen at Hitchin on Wednesday and a separate incident occurred in London.
Hitchin Zizzi offers free three-course children’s meals this October half term
For families in England, the offer runs from Sunday 18 October until Sunday 1 November, and is available Sunday to Friday. Saturdays are excluded.
£1m road repair programme launched to tackle winter potholes across Hertfordshire
Highways teams will carry out targeted repairs over the coming months, prioritising locations where early work could make the biggest difference.
Hitchin firm issue advice ahead of the Autumn Budget
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has committed to Labour’s manifesto pledge not to raise the main rates of Income Tax, National Insurance or VAT.
Rapist jailed for further two-and-a-half years after victim comes forward over Letchworth child abuse
A convicted rapist has been handed an additional two-and-a-half-year prison sentence after a woman came forward to report being sexually abused as a child
Choir hits high notes in New York for 10th birthday
Somewhere 2 Sing has 1,000 members in 18 groups across Bedfordshire, Essex, Hertfordshire and Suffolk.