News in Hitchin

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It's been a challenging time for us all in Hitchin over the last few months.

The coronavirus pandemic has gripped us all, and changed our lives, through lockdown and beyond.

Hitchin is set to bake in temperatures hotter than Ibiza later this week.

With August firmly upon us, the spells of heavy rain we experienced in July is already a distant memory with heatwave highs expected in our town on Friday.

An inspirational five-year-old girl from Codicote, near Hitchin has raised more than £25,000 by cycling a mile a day for 100 consecutive days during the coronavirus pandemic.

Betty-Leigh Allinson, wanted to help the much-loved Garden House Hospice Care, where her grandmother works after learning to ride during lockdown.

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Will Hitchin's Pizza Express be on the list of restaurants to close for good following the chain's announcement on Tuesday morning that they were to shut a raft of stores - or will it reopen later this week as per its website?

The chain announced they were considering closing 15 per cent of their restaurants across the UK, a total amounting to around 67 stores – with around 1,100 roles in jeopardy.

Welcome to the Hitchin Nub News daily breakfast briefing:

A one-stop-shop for the essentials of our town today.

The chancellor of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, has once again opened the purse strings of the treasury's coffers in a bid to boost the country's hospitality industry - including Hitchin.

The Eat Out to Help Out Scheme starts on Monday, with diners able to claim 50 per cent off food and drinks at participating restaurants during the month of August

A Hitchin mum of two has called on people looking at buying a new puppy after lockdown to consider adopting a rescue dog instead.

With the price of dogs going through the roof during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic - as families seek canine comfort in an uncertain world - a Hitchin mum has asked animal lovers to think about the option of rehoming a rescue dog.

Pizza Express is planning to close at least 67 of its UK restaurants putting up to 1,100 jobs at risk as a result – which could include their Hitchin branch.

The company announced on Tuesday morning it is planning to enter a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) in the 'near future' in a bid to push down its rents – including their site on the corner of Hitchin Market Place and Sun Street.