In a busy October for the county’s courts, here are five Hertfordshire criminals who have been jailed this month, including a police officer sentenced to 18 years behind bars for raping a child.

The village of Colney Heath is "under attack" by housing developments, according to local residents.

Rishi Sunak said he is committed to investing in the NHS amid fears plans to replace Watford General Hospital with a new building has stalled.

Sexual orientation-motivated hate crimes have risen in Hertfordshire over the course of a year, new figures have revealed.

Hertfordshire County Council will support schools through the cost of living crisis after a motion was passed to maximise the resources put into their cutting energy bills.

A silver BMW has crashed on the A41, near Hemel Hempstead.

A Hertfordshire Police officer was branded “disgusting” as he was sentenced to prison for raping a girl under the age of 13.

What can £2 get you in today’s economy?

Amid the UK’s largest ever bird flu outbreak, no cases have been reported in Hertfordshire and the council are keen to keep it that way.

A Hertfordshire police officer has been found guilty of multiple child abuse offences, following a trial at Cambridge Crown Court.

I am happy to see Strictly Come Dancing back but I understand it has lost some of its viewers. It still has very healthy numbers but does seem a bit long.

It was always a stereotype about ‘the French’ during my youth: the lazy, bone idle, moody shirker who would down tools after an hour’s graft before sourcing a motorway to block with the family tractor. Yet, despite such crude, yesteryear profil...

A Hertfordshire police officer who is on trial accused of raping a child said he cried when he was told that allegations had been made against him, a court heard.

The coronation date of King Charles III has been confirmed as Saturday, May 6 2023 by Buckingham Palace.

Martin Lewis was on Good Morning Britain this morning as he tried to help people save money amid soaring energy costs

Well the cold nights are coming and so I have purchased a hot water bottle as it is a simple way to keep warm in bed.

After Ofsted took enforcement action against an “inadequate” pre-school, inspectors said the school still “requires improvement”.

A disabled boy missed half his school year - and was then excluded - in a case of discrimination by a primary school.

It was as English a scene as I have been part of for many a year. As I sat next to my wife, she looking radiant and I suited and booted, the sun shone through the windows of the cricket clubhouse as we watched our friends finally tie the knot at thei...

Mr Williams noted that Morrisons is offering discounted fuel for customers who spend a certain amount of money in store.

A railway bridge that partially collapsed after it was struck by a vehicle could stay closed for most of October.

A TikTok user revealed how she managed to get a 'free lunch' when grabbing a coffee.

Well, dear readers, I continue to fall apart - but with style. As Bette Davis once said, it is tough getting old but I did not realise that started at my age of 49.

It’s a bizarre concept is the ‘queue.’ As Western, supposedly superior societies, become more self-obsessed, we advocate the virtue of waiting in line, in turn for our share of the spoils: whether that be a new product, entry to a concert or wa...

Hertfordshire County Council has been attacked by campaigners for introducing a children’s bear mascot without specifying its gender.

Queen Elizabeth II died, aged 96, at Balmoral surrounded by members of the royal family earlier this month.

Two women from Hertfordshire have chosen to marry complete strangers in a bid to find their perfect partners.

Police have released a CCTV image after a man allegedly fondled himself in front of a woman on a train that travels through Hertfordshire.

Photos have revealed the perilous state a railway bridge has been left in and the extent of damage to vehicles after a head-on smash.

Police were in Radlett after multiple vehicles have crashed. Read our blog recap

I hope I find you all happy and healthy, or at least like me clinging to the wreckage. I am not in the best of health these days but as Bette Davis once said, growing old is not for weaklings.

A man has been charged after armed police were called to reports of someone holding a gun by a busy roundabout.

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has put an end to the top rate of income tax for the highest earners as he spent tens of billions of pounds in a “gamble” to increase growth during the cost-of-living crisis.

Two men have been arrested after reports of someone holding a gun by a busy roundabout in Hertfordshire.

Meghan Markle was seen in tears during the Queen’s funeral on Monday along with other members of the Royal Family.

The popular Channel 4 architectural show Grand Designs sees a Hertfordshire couple take on a sloping build in Chess Valley.

It comes amid a petition calling on This Morning bosses to sack Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.

As well as banks, Brits will also be able to exchange the old notes on Post Offices too.

It will come as no surprise that I must mention the passing of our beloved Queen.

We should not be sad that she is gone, but glad that she lived. There is little to add regarding the Queen’s passing last week, aged 96, which will prove to be a watershed for Britain as the baton is passed to her son Charles, who has undertaken th...

Users of the social media app, TikTok, have reported outrages with other service today.

It will means those unable to travel to London will be able to see have quiet moments of reflection from their homes.

Thousands of Royal Mail stamps are set to be unusable within months as a new system is introduced, with some left set to be thousands out of pocket.

Customers are being advised to return the product to Costa stores for a full refund.

It is encouraging anyone who still has them to use them or deposit them at their bank or a Post Office before the end of September.

The 43-year-old singer requires emergency surgery on her back, after initially injuring it in 2002,

The fast food restaurant chain has announced its opening hours on the day of the Queen's funeral

The popular Channel 4 architectural show Grand Designs see Bedfordshire-based couple take on a modernist home.

Bomb experts have been sent to a St Albans home after landscapers reportedly discovered a grenade in the garden.

Some NHS trusts have said that “non-urgent” procedures and clinic appointments should be postponed.