Daylight is gradually increasing, and cold grey sleety afternoons are occasionally giving way to pink sunsets. Clusters of porcelain white snowdrops scatter the front lawns reminding us that winter is gradually drawing to a close.

A paramedic who raped a patient in her own home and sexually assaulted another female patient in the back of his ambulance has been jailed for 21 years, with a judge branding him a "manipulative sexual predator".

Plans have been revealed for a new £34 million shared training facility for Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service and the county’s constabulary.

A man was seriously injured after crashing into a tree near St Albans.

Royal Mail has listed the areas in the UK suffering from postal delays due to Covid.

Essex and Hertfordshire are braced for the “coldest night in a decade” with temperatures potentially plummeting as low as -13°C in some areas.

A man with a learning disability is urging others to have their Covid-19 vaccine amid concerns they may be “anxious” about receiving it.

A man has been jailed after a victim was shot through a car window.

Questions have been raised about Hertfordshire budget proposals to defer part of a council tax ‘levy’ specifically allowed to support social care services.

Police are investigating after thieves broke into a house and stole jewellery and cash.

Plans for the rebuilding of Watford General Hospital and redevelopment of two other hospitals on existing sites have been backed by a county council watchdog group.

Property developers agreed last year to pay more than £400,000 towards the cost of community facilities in St Albans.

Eligible residents across south west Hertfordshire will receive a payment from the government after a cold weather scheme was triggered for the area.

Twelve people who rented out a property in St Albans for a house party were issued with fines before being kicked out by police.

A council tax increase will help pay for Hertfordshire’s largest ever police force.

With tickets costing an average of £37, it's a bill most motorists could do without.

England has been in its third full lockdown for a month - but when will it end and what are the key dates?

There are five different rounds, from spells and potions to Hogwarts and creatures, and questions range from common knowledge to very niche. 

The Met Office has said heavy snow could cause disruption this week as Storm Darcy batters the UK.

THE Health Secretary will lead a press conference today as concerns grow over the South African variant of Covid-19.

Nearly 2,500 staff will be told that their jobs have been axed today after fashion website Boohoo bought Dorothy Perkins, Wand two other Arcadia brands.

Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi urged the public to keep faith after South Africa suspended its rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine.

It has been a difficult last 12 months for the hospitality industry and no businesses more so than pubs.

Snow may fall in Hertfordshire, Essex and London for several days over the coming week as the Met Office extended its weather warning.

Coronavirus infection rates across Hertfordshire are now significantly lower than what they were over the Christmas and New Year period, data shows.

Royal Mail has issued an update on weekend delays across the UK due to Covid.

High winds have forced some rapid testing centres in Hertfordshire to shut.

With heavy snow in parts of the UK, many people will be thinking of stepping out to build a snowman or go sledging.

More than 4,000 homes have been visited as part of surge testing for the South African variant of coronavirus in Broxbourne.

Crisis is an overused word. We read about it with the NHS, poverty, unemployment, flooding and governance yet, by hook or crook we, as a society, find a way to sidestep the abyss with some modicum of blood, sweat and tears.

Once the lockdown eases, I get the feeling that alternative therapists are going to be busier than ever.

Heavy snow and ice is on its way this weekend as the south east of England braces for Arctic conditions.

A village has been struck by a graffiti vandal appearing to downplay the severity of the coronavirus pandemic.

It hasn't gone down well with fans who begged the fast food giant to keep the items on the menu.

A CLIP from a Handforth Parish Council meeting has gone viral — gaining more than 2 million views overnight.

Diners in St Albans bought more than 150,000 discounted meals through the Government's month-long Eat Out to Help Out scheme, figures reveal.

A Covid vaccination centre capable of jabbing up to 500 people a day is up-and-running inside a supermarket.

More snow could be on the way in Hertfordshire, Essex and London as the Met Office issued a two-day weather warning.

A second Beast from the East could be heading for the UK next week, the  Met Office has said.

The Advertising Standards Authority received complaints in late December 2020 and early January 2021.

With so many of us suffering mentally due to the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, today’s annual ‘Time to Talk Day’ is perhaps even more crucial in the current climate.

A woman who was fined over filming apparently empty corridors in an effort to prove Covid-19 is a hoax has now been banned from visiting hospitals.

A police force is urging people to “be sensible” after multiple people attended a car meet in breach of lockdown rules.

Detectives are investigating an assault on a man which left him with a fractured cheekbone.

A new walk-through coronavirus testing facility has opened for people with symptoms of the virus.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was seen indecently exposing himself while inside a car.

People with Covid-19 have reported a wide range of symptoms – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness.

More than four in five people aged 80 and over in Hertfordshire and west Essex have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, figures reveal.

Uber Eats and supermarkets including Tesco, Asda, and Morrisons are backing the new venture committing to stop giving booze to drunk customers.

It was expected that regions across England would return to the previous Tier 1 to Tier 4 level restrictions put in place before Christmas.