Boy starts secondary school after more than 1,200 days of cancer treatment

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        August 31, 2026

Boy starts secondary school after more than 1,200 days of cancer treatment

Good Morning Hertfordshire — 2026-08-31

A mum has spoken of her son’s cancer survival and the fight it took to reach the school gates.
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Boy starts secondary school after more than 1,200 days of cancer treatment
• A mum has spoken of her son’s cancer survival and the fight it took to reach the school gates.
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Herts Advertiser · Council · yesterday
Half marathon through Hertfordshire countryside helps support young homeless
• Herts Advertiser has a council update for Hertfordshire: "Half marathon through Hertfordshire countryside helps support young homeless".
• Check the source link for the full record, timing and any resident action needed.
Watford Observer - News (Newsquest) · Safety · yesterday
'Multiple reports of car wing mirrors being stolen in area'
• There are multiple reports of wing mirrors being stolen from cars in the area, Herts Police have revealed.
The Comet - News (Newsquest) · Travel · yesterday
Rail operator teams up with Stevenage FC to fight cost of living crisis
• Great Northern is teaming up with Stevenage FC to support a charity tackling homelessness and the cost-of-living crisis.
BBC News - Beds, Herts & Bucks (regional) · Local news · yesterday
Stevenage sign Broggio on loan from Aston Villa
• Stevenage sign young forward Benjamin Broggio on a season-long loan deal from Aston Villa.
The Comet - News (Newsquest) · Local news · yesterday
Herts police respond to early release of 'offenders with propensity to commit crime'
• Top cop Andy Prophet has given a reassurance that Hertfordshire Constabulary will seek to put anyone who reoffends after being released early from prison back behind bars.
Welwyn Hatfield Times · Local news · yesterday
Car crashes into garden after hitting tree, fences and shed
• A car crashed into the back garden of a house in Stevenage, having hit a tree, two fences a lamppost and a shed.
Welwyn Hatfield Times · Local news · yesterday
Hertfordshire County Council children's services praised for 'relentless ambition'
• Hertfordshire County Council’s children’s services have been praised for their “relentless ambition” by Ofsted.
Watford Observer - News (Newsquest) · Local news · yesterday
National Highways seeking M1 closures at Watford over two weeks
• National Highways is seeking two weeks of closures for the M1 motorway near Watford in Hertfordshire.
St Albans Times · Local news · 3 days ago
St Albans Local Plan wins backing of inspectors and moves towards adoption
• More than three decades since St Albans last had any semblance of a Local Plan and the final hurdles are in sight for this latest interation following approval by Government inspectors.
• The Lib Dem Plan took three years to prepare and allows for the building of 15,000 new homes in.
St Albans Times · Local news · 3 days ago
Expert advice on gifting out of surplus income
• Lumin Wealth’s managing director, Martin Cotter, offers expert insight into your most important questions around gifting out of surplus income – from when a gift qualifies to how to document it correctly.
• Gifts out of normal expenditure (out of income) – commonly known as gifting out of surplus income –.
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9 Sep · The Wash, SG14 1PS Hertford, United KingdomAfter Hours (15) - part of Scorsese Season5 Sep at 10:00 · RoseYogaAutumn Equinox/Mabon Workshop & Home Ritual Preparation8 Sep · The Wash, SG14 1PS Hertford, United KingdomBEAM Masterclass: Stand-up Comedy Course with Alistair Barrie3 Sep · The Book and BottleBook Club (Pink Group)12 Sep · The Wash, SG14 1PS Hertford, United KingdomCape Fear (35th Anniversary) (18)- part of Scorsese Season5 Sep · Dog And WhistleDance All Over Cancer2 Sep · The Wash, SG14 1PS Hertford, United KingdomGoodfellas (18) part of Scorsese Season12 Sep · Babylon Lounge, HerefordHard Revival 6 - Davide sonar & Mzone12 Sep · PANSHANGER PARKHeritage Open Days Parkland Restoration Tractor Tour12 Sep · PANSHANGER PARKHeritage Open Days Walk & Talk: Stories of Panshanger Park9 Sep · BEAMJonathan Pie: Work in Progress6 Sep · BEAM HertfordMakers & Bakers Farmers & Craft Market11 Sep · Corn Exchange - HertfordMotown & Soul Night w/ Uptown Funk | Hertford Corn Exchange31 Aug · BEAM HertfordMum & Baby Exercise Class at BEAM12 Sep · The Dog And WhistleOnce Upon A Disco4 Sep · Corn Exchange - HertfordSOLD OUT - Barrioke - An evening with Shaun Williamson | Corn Exchange, Hertford7 Sep · Goldings Estate Rare Breeds FarmSummer Nature Days13 Sep · PANSHANGER PARKThe Marvellous Miss Midd - A Heritage Open Weekend Talk12 Sep · 39 Fore Street, SG14 1AL Hertford, United KingdomThe Rolling Clones | Corn Exchange, Hertford5 SepFood Van - Posh Pots9 SepSmart Merchants, Hertford - Trade Day12 Sep · The breakfast clubArt Supper with Mandy Johnson — Colour Conversations & Playful Watercolours13 Sep · St Albans Museum + GalleryBig Battlefield Walks Weekends - Battle of St Albans 14555 Sep · The Horn, Victoria Street, AL1 3TE Saint Albans, United KingdomBleak House | The Horn, St Albans1 Sep at 06:00 · The MermaidCollage Workshop4 Sep · The White RoomsCopy of Free Co-Working4 Sep · 28 Victoria Street, St Albans, AL1 3HL, United KingdomGrand opening in The Maltings, St Albans10 Sep · Alban ArenaJimmy Carr: Laughs Funny11 Sep · St Michael's Manor HotelSip & Paint at St Michael's Manor Hotel6 Sep · The Yoga HallSound Bath with Laura & Finlay6 Sep · Three HammersSpeed Dating in St Albans Ages 30-4912 Sep · The Yoga HallSt Albans Dance Collective featuring Felix Oram, Temenos Dance Collective12 Sep · The Marlborough Science AcademySt Albans Freestyle - Saturday 12th September 202612 Sep at 10:00 · Greenwood ParkSt Albans Mosaic Making Workshop - Sat 12th Sept 10am-2pm11 Sep · Alban ArenaThe Smyths - Alban Arena - 11/9/2612 Sep · The Horn, Victoria Street, AL1 3TE Saint Albans, United KingdomTotally Blondie | The Horn, St Albans5 Sep · Bygrave WoodsVigro Deep in St Albans13 Sep at 11:00AI Academy Open Day11 Sep · Aynur’s CafeChai and Chat5 Sep · Croxley GreenCroxfest 20265 Sep · Humo WatfordGoodVibez6 Sep · Holiday Inn London - Watford JunctionMONALISA WEDDING AND FESTIVE POP-UP SHOP 2026 ( WATFORD)12 Sep · The Pump House Theatre and Arts CentreRandom Café's Beer Tasting and Meet the Brewer Evening12 Sep · 107-115 The Parade Watford WD 17 1LUReveal Your Soul12 Sep · Zoo nightclub, WatfordSoul Daze - Watford's 80's Soul, Jazz funk & Disco Day Party5 Sep · Watford Palace TheatreTez Ilyas: Tez Things I Hate About You - Watford **31 Aug · Warner Bros. Studio Tour LondonThe Making of Harry Potter - Studio Tour12 Sep · The ZooUKG BINGO Sat 12th Sep Watford13 Sep · Cassiobury Park BandstandUPDATE: Grimsdyke Brass Band at the Bandstand3 Sep · Watford Palace TheatreWatford Palace Theatre, Watford12 Sep · Future Academies WatfordWATFORD YOUNG ACHIEVERS GOT TALENT GRAND FINALE AWARDS CEREMONY 20265 Sep · Hunton ParkWedding Showround Morning13 Sep at 10:00Community Apple Picking and Pressing5 SepDips & Tricks I Workshop4 SepHERTS. Over 30's-60's+ Party for Singles & Couples- FRI 4 SEPT2 Sep at 19:00Join Brush Party to Paint 'Summer's Encore' - Watford Central4 Sep at 12:00 · The Stable YardFood Truck Fridays4 Sep at 18:30Live Music at The Coach House Kitchen13 Sep‘live at knebworth’ exhibition13 Sep‘on location’ exhibition6 SepAdventure Cinema 4th - 6th September More Information >>13 Sepadventure playground13 SepAll About Dogs 12th & 13th September More Information >>31 AugClassic Motor Show 30th & 31st August More Information >>13 SepCorporate Events13 SepHenry Lytton Cobbold’s Blog13 SepHistory Of Knebworth House13 SepHoliday Cottages13 SepLarge Public Events13 SepOnline Gift Shop13 SepPowered by GDPR Cookie Compliance13 SepResidential Lets13 Sepwatchman’s tower
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This Day in Hertfordshire History
On this day · Through the years
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Hertfordshire takes its name from Hertford; the county grew around routes, markets and river crossings north of London.
Did You Know · Hertfordshire
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The Great Northern Railway opened Hitchin station in 1850, making the town an important junction for the Cambridge line.
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