Over the last 12 months, we’ve seen a massive increase in people choosing to start up an additional business venture.

An incident has closed a dual carriageway this afternoon.

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According to research, Brits spend £1,000 per year on takeaways averaging at £80 per month. (PA)

Of the UK drivers surveyed, 17% wanted the maximum legal speed in wet conditions cut to 65mph.

Doubt has been cast on plans to develop Watford General Hospital after the Government ordered trusts to submit schemes with slashed budgets.

A Borehamwood man has been sentenced after a woman in her 20s woke up to find him "licking her feet" in her hotel room in Hertfordshire.

County councillors have been formally advised that they must isolate – and NOT attend county council meetings – if they have been ‘pinged’ by the NHS ‘Test and Trace’ app.

THE number of fly-tipping incidents increased across Hertfordshire last year – by more than 50 per cent.

Councillors in Dacorum have delayed publishing their final local plan after admitting “a lot of work” still needs to be done on the proposals.

The viral clip features a Nationwide Building Society cash point although any ATM could be affected including major banks and supermarkets.

The UK is starting to see increasingly extreme temperatures and it is unlikely to change.

A 49-year-old man from St Albans will be arrested if he shouts, is rude or drunk in the city’s public spaces.

Forecasters announced Evert as the name for the storm on Thursday morning, advising the public to be “weather aware”.

With schools now breaking up across the country, Morrisons is helping out busy parents by letting kids eat free at its cafes all day, every day.

As a general rule, you shouldn’t get closer than 20 metres to a seal unless they approach you.

If you are unlucky enough to suffer from hay fever you will have noticed the symptoms seem to be a lot worse than previous years.

Ofsted has blasted the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust for making "insufficient progress" in safeguarding apprentices.

Campaigners have blasted gun laws as "absurd" after it emerged that dozens of children in Hertfordshire can legally use the weapons.

Guidance on heading will be introduced into the English game from next season, with all professional, amateur and grassroots clubs involved.

The channels will be available to Sky customers at no extra charge. They will also launch on streaming service NOW and on Virgin and BT.

Recent figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show that there are more than 450,000 EVs on UK roads.

Aldi has been working closely with its suppliers in recent months to develop innovative ways to reduce avoidable plastics.

Police are searching for a man who has been missing for a week.

While coronavirus cases are dropping across the UK, there continues to be some rise in infections within certain areas across south and west Hertfordshire.

Official figures on Monday showed the number of Covid-19 cases newly reported in the UK dropped for the sixth day in a row.

The new process will allow critical workers to carry on with their jobs even if identified as a contact of a coronavirus case.

The Met Office issued a mid to long term forecast predicting the weather we can expect in August.

A woman has died after being hit by a train at Harpenden Station.

HERTFORDSHIRE County Council has agreed a £9.6 million strategy to support residents and businesses ‘to recover and prosper’ in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Eight staff from a hospital trust have successfully completed the Three Peaks Challenge for charity.

The variant, known as B.1.621, was designated a variant under investigation on Wednesday.

UK scientists are yet to produce a paper to determine whether flatulence can indeed spread coronavirus.

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Highways bosses in Hertfordshire are hoping their newest bus shelters will create a real buzz - with the bees.

Children’s services bosses are to consult on a new strategy that makes special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) ‘everybody’s business’.

A new Harry Potter experience is opening in the UK this autumn, giving fans the chance to wander through the Forbidden Forest.

More than 800 people have signed a petition in support of a breast cancer survivor who is facing having to leave the home she has lived in for more than 50 years.

A LIBERAL Democrat bid to increase the amount of support offered to Hertfordshire families with children eligible for free school meals has failed.

HERTFORDSHIRE County Council has condemned the social media abuse directed at members of the England football team in the aftermath of the Euro 2020 final.

Hertfordshire Police received 29 reports of child abduction offences during a two-year period, latest figures have revealed.

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Childcare experts have revealed some great ways to keep kids entertained over the summer while sneakily helping them learn at the same time.

On September 30 this year, millions will see their £20-a-week increase in Universal Credit end.

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace a man who has gone missing from St Albans.

An office in St Albans city centre has been sold to a property company for millions of pounds.

HERTFORDSHIRE County Council has agreed to buy a goods site so it can expand the county’s largest waste transfer station.

A 45-year-old man from St Albans has been handed a criminal behaviour order to stop his drinking and antisocial behaviour.

Some county councillors walked out of a meeting after they found out a fellow councillor had been 'pinged' by NHS Track and Trace.

THE family of Mick Norcross revealed he “changed in himself” during lockdown and his mood deteriorated during the pandemic.