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Antiques experts to offer valuations in Stevenage next week
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (346+ words) Dickinson's Real Deal experts Simon Schneider and Mark Stevens will offer free valuations and buy gold, silver and antiques at The Cromwell Hotel, High Street, Stevenage. Simon and Mark, known for their appearances on the ITV programme Dickinson’s Real Deal,…...
Second World War veteran celebrates 104th birthday at care home
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (330+ words) Second World War veteran Marjorie Goeman has celebrated her 104th birthday. Marjorie n marked the occasion at Care UK’s Riverside Place in Ware with family and friends. The celebrations included gifts, a cake made by the home’s head chef and a…...
The best places in Hertfordshire for afternoon tea, according to local diners
1+ week, 1+ day ago (289+ words) Hertfordshire is packed with elegant hotels, historic manors and charming countryside venues serving afternoon tea. Here are five of the best places in Hertfordshire for afternoon tea, according to local diners and reviewers. Set in a 500-year-old manor house, St…...
Andi Peters responds to Miriam Margolyes clip saying he is ‘ready for anything’
1+ week, 2+ day ago (300+ words) This Morning presenter Andi Peters has responded to a viral clip of Miriam Margolyes asking him about his skin colour, saying in his job he is “ready for anything”. Margolyes, 85, asked the 56-year-old about the race of his parents and…...
Man sheds more than seven stone ahead of son's wedding
1+ week, 6+ day ago (368+ words) A man has lost more than seven stone in a year after joining a weight loss group ahead of his son’s wedding. Harry, from Stevenage, joined the Marymead morning Slimming World group in February 2025. He wanted to lose weight before…...
Kim Kardashian’s daughter North West wants to get a ‘regular job’ at Starbucks
2+ week, 6+ day ago (360+ words) North West has said she would like to get a “regular job” working at Starbucks next year. The 13-year-old daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West is already developing a music career and released her debut EP N0rth4evr in May. Speaking…...
Stevenage residents have some of the longest working weeks in the country
2+ week, 6+ day ago (336+ words) Workers in Stevenage are putting in some of the longest hours in the UK. According to new research by Re-flow Field Management, residents average 35.5 hours per week, placing the area fourth nationally and 8.2 per cent above the UK average of…...
Burger king Anton Stach serves up set-piece special to lift Leeds at City Ground
3+ week, 1+ day ago (541+ words) Leeds midfielder Anton Stach has gone from stacking burgers to cooking up a set-piece special, with his late free-kick earning a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest. The German recently launched his own burger at a restaurant in Leeds city centre with…...
The 'exceptional' Hertfordshire restaurant that serves the 'best' dishes ever
3+ week, 2+ day ago (330+ words) A Hertfordshire restaurant has been described by guests as "exceptional" and "outstanding". Omboo in Sopwell House, St Albans, is an "artful pan-Asian restaurant" serving the best and finest meals. On Tripadvisor, the restaurant has a score of 4.8 out of 5 from…...
Perrie Edwards mourns death of pet dog with tribute to ‘my little shadow’
3+ week, 5+ day ago (501+ words) Little Mix star Perrie Edwards has remembered her dog as “one of the greatest gifts I have ever been given” in a lengthy tribute after his death. The 33-year-old singer adopted Pomeranian Hatchi in 2012 with her partner at the time,…...