News in Hitchin

Police are appealing for witnesses and information following an indecent exposure in Stevenage town centre.

At around 9am last Wednesday (20 January) a man was reportedly seen exposing himself in Queensway.

A talented music producer who played Hitchin's Rhythms of the World festival has set up a record label, along with two of his university friends.

Temidayo Boyo, aka 'Masta T' and his two pals, Juniour Adetoye and Philip Olayinka founded Grad Records, with the name coming from 'three graduates, one vision.'

Public health chiefs in Hertfordshire are gearing-up to test almost 5,000 people a week for Covid – even though they don't have symptoms.

The 'rapid' tests will be aimed at key and essential workers – such as transport workers, supermarket staff and public sector employees – who cannot work from home.

Government minister for media and data John Whittingdale has praised Nub News for proving there is a strong demand for excellent, community-focussed local journalism.

The minister's glowing endorsement follows the expansion of Nub News into 62 towns across the country, including the launch of Hitchin Nub News in August last year.

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Today, (Monday) January 25 marks Burns Night - so why not celebrate with a 'virtual' evening of traditional songs marking the occasion!

The traditional annual celebration is to mark Scotland's own 'National Bard', Robert Burns, who many honour on 25 January each year.

Hertfordshire County Council has successfully secured £15m of funding from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, to help fight the climate change emergency in the county.

The scheme, managed by Salix Finance, enables public sector organisations to tackle climate change by delivering capital energy efficiency schemes and heating decarbonisation projects.

Proposals to progress plans for a £12.8m archive visitor centre, including a bid to the National Lottery Heritage Fund, have been mooted by Herts County Council.

According to the proposals the facility would include public facilities and archive quality storage and working space – at a cost estimated to be £12.858million over the next three years.

Hertfordshire County Council has a budget in excess of £870m – to provide a range of services that include social care, highways, education, waste collection and public health.

And proposals for the 2021/22 budget – as well as financial proposals for the following three years – have been published in a document known as the 'integrated plan' (IP).

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