It was a year ago today that the country's chief medical officer reported the first patient in Hertfordshire had tested positive for coronavirus.

Boris Johnson’s road-map out of lockdown has offered hope that non-essential retailers could open as early as next month.

Fares across TfL services will today increase by 2.6 per cent in line with the national increase in rail fares.

A hunt is under way to locate one of the first people in the UK believed to have contracted the Manaus variant of coronavirus, a new strain that may spread more rapidly and respond less well to existing vaccines.

A new closure at a busy junction has been enforced after barriers and cones were introduced, latest pictures show.

A physiotherapist has been treating an England rugby star’s chronic heel pain by using a pioneering new therapy.

Planned improvement works on more than 60 roads across Hertfordshire over the coming year have been put on hold.

Is it me or are the weeks flowing past at a rate of knots but on the positive side bringing closer the days when I can sit in the garden and read a good film biography?

Nearly a quarter of Borehamwood’s residents have been given at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, according to NHS data.

Services at a specialist cancer centre in north-west London could be moved to Watford after a review found the current site is not fit for purpose.

Here is a round-up of some of the best deals you can find in Aldi and Lidl this weekend.

A refurbished road junction that opened just three days ago has shut again because of safety concerns.

More than a thousand people have signed a petition calling for a medical device to be made readily available in a choking emergency.

Hello, we'll be bringing you live updates from Downing Street where Matt Hancock is set to make further announcements about the rollout of the Covid vaccine.

A Liberal Democrat councillor in Bushey has resigned from his position.

Just over 600 people have been slapped with coronavirus fines by Hertfordshire police since the pandemic began, new figures show.

Residents face a triple-whammy of tax rises for the next financial year after Hertsmere Borough Council approved its new budget.

The JCVI said that targeting occupational groups (such as teachers) would have been more complex to deliver and may slow down the vaccine programme.

The Health Secretary is expected to confirm when younger age groups can expect to receive their jab, starting with under 50s.

The head of state, who received her jab in January, said she understood that people who have never had a vaccine would find it “difficult”

An agreement has been reached that will allow schoolchildren to retain use of a field that was sold last year.

Government funding to repair damaged roads in Hertfordshire has been slashed by nearly a quarter for the coming year.

KFC has revealed the locations across the UK that are being eyed up as part of their expansion.

One person was left unconscious after a fight broke out in Borehamwood.

Police have issued a £10,000 coronavirus fine to the organiser of a remembrance service which was attended by more than 100 people.

Schools and safe social contact with loved ones are being prioritised in the easing of lockdown.

A police force is urging dog owners to keep their pets safe as more people are becoming concerned over dog thefts during lockdown.

An action group set up in light of the Black Lives Matter protests over the summer is to host an open discussion on racism in football.

A prosthetics expert who was left with one arm after a horror cycling accident is trying to get a pioneering new limb to carry on helping other amputees.

A top public health boss believes there is an “opportunity to exit this pandemic” after Boris Johnson revealed his road map out of lockdown.

A new road junction that had been opposed by more than a thousand people has finally been completed.

Firefighters have been battling a fire in Borehamwood town centre this evening.

No trouble was reported at a funeral service in Watford which police feared would draw large crowds and breach coronavirus laws.

Borehamwood's cinema has received more government funding to help protect jobs and allow the cinema to survive.

THE South East will be hotter than Madrid and Venice tomorrow as the country enjoys a spell of warm weather.

A hairdresser has said she is “elated” that a provisional date has been set for the hair and beauty sector to open back up for business.

More than 850 child sexual abuse crimes have been recorded in Hertfordshire, new figures reveal.

The presence of salmonella make these products a health risk and customers are advised to return the product.

Tensions were high on Good Morning Britain as Piers Morgan and Matt Hancock clashed on Tuesday morning's show.

All schools in England will reopen on March 8.

Stay with us throughout the day for updates as Boris Johnson sets out his road map out of lockdown for England.

Hertsmere's latest coronavirus infection rate is the lowest it has been since early October, according to figures published by Public Health England.

Boris Johnson is to set out a “steady as she goes” plan for easing England’s lockdown, with schools and outdoor activities the first in line for a return.

A child was taken to hospital after the emergency services, including an air ambulance, were called to an incident in Borehamwood.

All schools in England will be told to reopen to all pupils on March 8 as part of the Prime Minister’s roadmap of easing lockdown restrictions.

Hertfordshire fire crews responded to thousands of false alarms in a year, including dozens from malicious hoaxers putting lives in 'serious danger'.

Work to replace street lights will lead to eight weeks of overnight closures of parts of the M25 and A405.

All adults are now targeted to be offered coronavirus vaccines by the end of July – but the health secretary still insists the Government must take a “cautious” approach to easing restrictions.

This week, fellow travellers, I turn the clock back to 1971. Where have those 50 years gone? There have certainly been some changes. Can you believe it was still legal then for pubs to refuse to serve a woman on her own.

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