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Knebworth's Sonisphere gets underway
A WORLD record attempt got this year's Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth House underway yesterday (Friday July 30).
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Skate into action at Hertford's Commotion on the Common
SPORTS lovers should get their skates on for an X-Games competition that will kick off a weekend of activity in Hertford.
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Potters Bar rail crash was due to points failure - verdict
SEVEN people died in the Potters Bar rail crash as a result of a points failure caused by their unsafe condition, an inquest jury in Hertfordshire has decided.
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it's an armadillo...
A HERTFORD man was accused of being drunk by his wife when he told her there was an armadillo on the patio.
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Arsonists target Hertford park
SCHOOL’S out – and so are the arsonists. Hooded teenagers caused £700 worth of damage to Rowley’s Road open area in Hertford in two arson attacks.
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