News in Hitchin

A debut sci-fi novel by a Hitchin author featuring a hedonistic loner with a chequered past, and his robot sidekick in a dystopian hell has been a chart topping success during lockdown.

Matt Adock's literary style throughout his first book Complete Darkness has already been compared by critics to HG Wells, CS Lewis, and Douglas Adams – with his tome clinching first spot in the Amazon chart for religious fiction.

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A government scheme offering cyclists in Hitchin £50 bike repair vouchers has been launched in a £2bn bid to battle the growing problem of obesity across the UK.

The project is intended to boost health and fitness through financial incentives aimed at getting people on a bike.

An increasing number of people in Hitchin are aiming to buy a dog to boost their spirits as lockdown eases.

Yet the unprecedented rise in demand has sparked concerns that potential new owners may not be prepared for the added responsibility that comes with owning a canine.

Hitchin Town Football Club have announced a new initiative which will see their official matchday programme available to buy online.

A link up with the global providers of digital matchday programmes, MatchDayInfo, has resulted in the Canaries being able to offer a digital publication to run alongside their printed effort.

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A Hitchin author's best-selling debut book is set to be published in China.

Zoe Folbigg's phenomenally successful The Note, has already been translated into Hebrew and German as well as Polish – and will appear in China early next year.

July has been far wetter than we in Hitchin would have liked but the month is set to end with a scorching high of 31C expected later in the week.

After a wet and grey Monday - Tuesday's high will be around 18C - the sun will eventually come out as the week progresses as temperatures gradually rise, climaxing on the final day of July, this Friday, with a mini-heatwave.

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A one-stop-shop for the essentials of our town today, Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Hitchin is renowned as a town packed with top quality restaurants and eateries full of moutherwatering dishes – but which establishments have signed up to the government's Eat Out to Help Out discount scheme?

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak's concept is to encourage people to boost the struggling restaurant industry as the economy aims to bounce back from the lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.