As the Government looks to ban social media for under 16s, a Harpenden dad is battling to protect children from the dangers of an online world.

A Conservative councillor has suggested Hertfordshire County Council could face "significant risks" following the potential sale of the authority's former HQ.

Multiple arrests have been made and drugs recovered during a police operation targeting crime across Hertfordshire.

Police are appealing for witnesses after an alleged racially aggravated assault which began on Old Shenley Road in Borehamwood.

The Peregrine Falcon pair at St Albans Cathedral welcomed their first chick after a disrupted mating season.

A Hertfordshire family is raising awareness for a rare and life-limiting form of epilepsy after their two-year-old's shock diagnosis.

Petrol strimmers, children's toys and a navy laptop are among a number of suspected stolen items police hope to reunite with their owners.

A man and woman have been with two burglaries in Barncroft Way, St Albans.

Three decades of musical excellence are being celebrated.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage girl was struck by a wooden sign at Meadow Park in Borehamwood.

Aldi is planning to open new stores in St Albans and Hitchin.

St Albans parkrun welcomed 299 participants for its 682nd event at Verulamium Park.

A man has been charged following a police chase in St Albans.

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital following a crash in Colney Heath Lane, St Albans.

The future of St Albans' Sound Bites event is unclear after a sister festival planned for this weekend in Tunbridge Wells disappeared from the company's website.

A woman has been left with injuries after being "assaulted" in a St Albans Marks & Spencer store.

Dozens of residents have called on Hertfordshire County Council to stop applying glyphosate weedkiller to a footpath in St Albans.

Plans for gypsy and traveller pitches off Barley Mow Lane in St Albans have faced a raft of objections.

Police have launched a CCTV appeal after bank cards were stolen from a vehicle.

A suspected "staged collision" scam involving a motorbike has been reported to police in the St Albans.

A fault is currently affecting Thameslink trains leaving St Albans City station.

There is no two-tier policing in Hertfordshire, its chief constable insisted, as he admitted there are “very real and live community tensions” following the murder of Henry Nowak.

A Oaklands College student has taken home a top national prize for her creative talent.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following what police described as a "targeted attack" in Berkhamsted.

The Herts Advertiser has published two death notices in the last seven days.

More than 150 homes are being planned for a 12-acre site in south Hertfordshire village by developer, Bellway.

Here's five Hertfordshire businesses that have opened or closed this month.

Award-winning pub The Robin Hood in St Albans could soon allow more people inside at once, as the current limit is considered "outdated".

A detached house in Flora Grove, St Albans has been put on the market for £1,650,000.

An unmarked police car was involved in a crash with another vehicle in St Albans.

Concern is growing for 15-year-old Jeyden from Letchworth who has gone missing.

Police have launched an arson investigation after a car was found on fire on top of a Hertfordshire town centre car park.

According to the Met Office, conditions will remain changeable, with spells of rain and blustery winds.

A wanted man has been arrested after £3,000 was found in a vehicle stopped on the A405 North Orbital Road in Bricket Wood.

Police are treating the death of a 50-year-old Hertfordshire man as "unexplained" after his body was found on a beach near Brighton.

Victoria Collins, Liberal Democrat MP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted, has called on the prime minister to “urgently review” housing targets in her constituency.

Universal has unveiled the name and logo of its new UK theme park as construction work begins at the site in Bedfordshire.

The expansion of a golf club near St Albans and Hemel Hempstead has been called-in to a council meeting due to its significant impact on surrounding woodland.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of indecently exposing himself in Holywell Hill, St Albans.

A man with links to Hertfordshire is being hunted by police for a number of suspected offences including dangerous driving and grievous bodily harm (GBH).

Hertfordshire schools have logged 1,359 suspensions linked to racist, homophobic and disablist abuse in recent years, new figures reveal.

Alchemist DB Limited construction company of Borehamwood has been fined after a man drowned when he fell into an exposed excavation hole.

St Albans has been named the hit-and-run capital of Hertfordshire.

The passenger of a van has been charged after a large quantity of stolen cooking oil was allegedly seized from a vehicle in St Albans.

Two have been arrested after officers halted a vehicle in London Colney.

A St Albans school has met the expected standard in a new Ofsted report, but does "require attention" for its curriculum and teaching.

Ticket holders are expressing their concern over Pub in the Park's successor, Sound Bites, as a location for this year's St Albans festival remains unconfirmed.

Significant improvements were completed at Bentsley Spinney in Marshalswick, St Albans, following a £15,000 revamp.

A former Hertfordshire police officer who broke bail conditions to contact an ex-girlfriend would have been sacked if he had not already resigned, a misconduct panel concluded.

The Verulamium Park Splash Park in St Albans will not be opening early despite a petition that has gained ground this week.