News in Hitchin

With the news that restrictions to combat Covid are set to be in place for the next six months, read what a Hitchin teenager has to say about the situation.

Here's Freddie Cardy's must-read take.

My week: Layth Yousif

Monday, September 14: Sources and tip offs

Hitchin Nub News aims to support our community, promoting shops, businesses, charities, clubs and sports groups through our ever-growing online newspaper - but we also encourage comment and opinion from locals.

We're delighted to have a well-known character called 'Sparky' whose in-depth knowledge of many aspects of Hitchin and its surrounding area is as fascinating as it is impressive.

Nub News is delighted to have well-respected Hitchin Town club secretary and club stalwart Roy Izzard share the latest Canaries news with us.

It's been a busy few weeks for the Fishponds Road outfit, with their crowdfunder now standing at an incredible £42k - to be channelled to much-needed repair works to grand old Top Field.

My week: Layth Yousif

Thursday, September 3: Early start, not just because children prepare to return to school. The reason I'm attempting to look smart is that we've got a big name visitor in town.

Hitchin's well-respected local councillor Judi Billing is a popular figure in our town and county.

For decades Judi's tireless campaigning to help people in our community has been legendary - helping many in our town for a raft of reasons.

I was born in the Hitchin of Herts. Well, to be precise, I was born in the Lister Hospital in Stevenage, but Hitchin has always been home.

Having lived 'full-time' in Hitchin for eighteen years, I saw it grow and change as I did. We bade farewell to Woolworths and Safeway, saw off a questionable development regarding a cinema and multi-storey car park around St Mary's - and welcomed a Premier Inn.

One of Hitchin Nub News' regular contributors Kieran Murphy has been writing in praise of Hertfordshire Community Foundation.

Kieran is director of Phase, a highly-acclaimed group that helps prepare young people for the complexity of teenage life while boosting their resilience and mental wellbeing.

Hitchin has a strong business community and business to business networking is an integral part of any business development strategy.

You meet contacts you may collaborate with, gain trusted referrals for services you may need, meet new and interesting people expanding your own knowledge and importantly gain new business.

Lockdown has created challenges for us all, none more so than the live music industry.

Alex Slater from Hitchin is operations manager for a successful company called Stage Miracles that deals with providing crew for putting on live events - using a diverse group of highly skilled staff experienced in a wide range of activities.