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Family tribute to hit-and-run victim

17:11 - 20 August 2008

THE family of a 51-year-old man from Stevenage who was the victim of a hit-and-run driver have paid tribute to him. Dennis Crook, of Salisbury Road, was on a Harley Davidson motorcycle at about 3.15pm on Sunday when it was in collision with a car on the A...

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Road accident claims life

15:15 - 20 August 2008

A YOUNG woman has died five days after being involved in a car crash. Laura Sophie Wood, 29, of Pinemead in Shefford, was driving a Nissan Micra on Southill Road in Cardington at about 8.30am last Thursday when the accident happened. Her car went into a d...

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Exam Results

North Hertfordshire College

LEARNERS at North Hertfordshire College were celebrating when they received their A-level results. There were 100 per cent pass rates in a wide range of subjects. Overall the college achieved a 96 per cent pass rate. Ben Roullier from Stevenage achieved A...

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Video: Victoria strikes Olympic gold

CYCLIST Victoria Pendleton has won gold in Beijing. The 27-year-old from Stotfold beat Australia s Anna Meares in the final to become Olympic sprint champion at lunchtime today (Tuesday). She emphatically won the first two of a best of three races to ta...

Gallery: Driver dies after motorway crash

A LORRY driver has died after a road traffic collision on the A1(M) this morning. At 3.30am three articulated lorries were in collision on the northbound carriageway between junction 6 Welwyn and 7 Stevenage South. One man from Lincolnshire was taken to L...

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Olympics 2008

Pendleton slams Olympic officials

VICTORIA Pendleton took a swipe at Olympic officials after the bizarre Beijing schedule prevented the pin-up of British cycling landing multiple golds. While fellow Brit Chris Hoy landed treble Beijing gold and Bradley Wiggins topped the podium twice, Pen...

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Stevenage Borough

Slideshow: Boro's uninspiring draw against Weymouth

Stevenage Boro 1 Weymouth 1 Boro stopped the rot and picked up their first point of the season in an uninspiring encounter at Broadhall Way. In a match which started brightly but faded badly and which did little to enthuse the lowly crowd of 1,357, Graham...

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