Nub News has been in existence for just over a month in our town - writing and publishing nearly 200 Hitchin specific stories already.

We'd just like to say a big thank you to our ever-growing number of readers who are helping us become the fast-growing news website in the country - but if you're new to us here's a few things that you might like to know about us and our site.

We're the news website that gets to the heart of our community.

We are a hyper-local organisation with Nub News sites across the UK.

Layth Yousif, your regional editor for Hitchin Nub News, lives in the town and has been part of the Hitchin community for the last 15 years.

Nub News is a good-news newspaper you can trust. Find us on our website by searching for Hitchin Nub News on Facebook by searching for Hitchin Nub News and on Twitter @HitchinNubNews

At Hitchin Nub News, we aim to make your experience with us as pleasant and informative as possible, with no annoying ads, pop-ups or surveys, just a good read of all that is going on in Hitchin.

And we want YOU to contribute to the site itself by using our Nub It button on the Home page where you will be able to write onto our website with your news - then you become one of our trusted contributors.

Simply click on the Nub It button, put your content and pictures into the system along with your contact details and our experienced journalists will check it over for grammar and spelling before uploading it to our site. As easy as that.

Hitchin Nub News will always bring you the hard news going around the community, but we want the positive stories that brighten up your lives. Indeed, we want to promote the community and get you talking.

Hitchin Nub News will help you with local listings. We will support local businesses and help promote the High Street.

We want to promote local causes and charities, in fact, we want to be your local resource for everything going on around Hitchin.

Our ethical standards, integrity, professionalism and fairness are paramount to what we do.

You can contact Layth by email at [email protected] or you can call him on 07939398319 and share anything you would like to say, any tips you think we should be aware of and any questions you would like to ask about our service.

Mostly, we'd just like to say a massive thank you to all our readers - and we hope you enjoy Hitchin Nub News!