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Hitchin councillor Sam Collins slams proposed Luton Airport expansion plans

By Layth Yousif

14th Feb 2022 | Opinion

Hitchin councillor Sam Collins slams proposed Luton Airport expansion

Luton Airport Expansion plans have been slammed by Liberal Democrats parliamentary candidate Sam Collins.

Hitchin councillor Collins has warned residents not to be hoodwinked into believing the revised proposal for the extension of Luton Airport will bring significant change.

NHC leader Elizabeth Dennis-Harburg: More needs to be done to bring about true equality

By Layth Yousif

7th Feb 2022 | Opinion

NHC leader Elizabeth Dennis-Harburg: More needs to be done to bring about true equality

Read the latest powerful column from the new leader of North Herts District Council, Elizabeth Dennis-Harburg.

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University strikes: I sympathise but as a student it's come at completely the wrong time says Owen Rodbard

By Layth Yousif

1st Feb 2022 | Opinion

University strikes: I sympathise but as a student it's come at completely the wrong time says Owen Rodbard. CREDIT: Unsplash

More than a million university students - including many from our area - will face up to 10 days of strikes by lecturers in February, a union has announced.

Lecturers from 68 institutions will walk out as part of the strikes.

Hitchin MP Bim Afolami: Talent is evenly distributed in this country but opportunity is not

By Layth Yousif

27th Jan 2022 | Opinion

Hitchin MP Bim Afolami: Talent is evenly distributed in this country but opportunity is not. CREDIT: Tim Matthews/Hitchin Nub News

As the country, and MPs including Hitchin's Bim Afolami await the results of Sue Gray's inquiry into Boris Johnson's Partygate, read the latest Nub News column from our town's Parliamentarian.

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My Covid Portraits: Portraits by Nathalie Titterton - Review By Kerrie Portman

By Layth Yousif

7th Jan 2022 | Opinion

My Covid Portraits: Portraits by Nathalie Titterton Review By Kerrie Portman

Fifty-two A3 graphite pencil portraits, originally birthed from a New Year's Resolution to draw a portrait of a friend or family member every week of the year, now hang in The Arches in North Hertfordshire Museum until Sunday, January 9.

Monty Panesar on Covid anti-vaxxers: Novak Djokovic is pathetic

By Layth Yousif

5th Jan 2022 | Opinion

Hitchin Nub News column by former England cricketer Monty Panesar on Covid anti-vaxxers: Novak Djokovic is pathetic. CREDIT: Jessica Broadbent, Nub News

Nub News is an ever-growing network of sites up and down the country revolutionising local and regional journalism.

Read Nub News columnist and former England Test cricketer Monty Panesar on anti-vaxxers.

Hospitality in Hitchin given little more than lip service by government during Covid says councillor Sam Collins

By Layth Yousif

30th Dec 2021 | Opinion

Hospitality in Hitchin given little more than lip service by government says councillor Sam Collins (pictured)

The hospitality business in Hitchin has been given little more than lip service by the Chancellor, says Lib Dem councillor Sam Collins.

As Hitchin Nub News reported earlier additional funding that will be made available to local businesses in the New Year who have been affected by the Covid pandemic has been slammed as insufficient.

Hitchin: Thanks to all our wonderful readers for making us the go-to website in our town for hyper-local news

By Layth Yousif

25th Dec 2021 | Opinion

Hitchin: Thanks to all our wonderful readers for making us the go-to website in our town for hyper-local news

A big thank you to all our wonderful readers for helping us grow Hitchin Nub News into a significant news force in our area since we launched at the end of July 2020.

No clickbait, no overly intrusive ads - just quality news about Hitchin and surrounding places on our website and social media platforms, as well as our Friday newsletter.

Hitchin: Katie Wilson's The Woman Inside: Review by Kerrie Portman

By Layth Yousif

25th Nov 2021 | Opinion