Found: Public urged to look out for missing 13-year-old girl

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        October 22, 2026

Found: Public urged to look out for missing 13-year-old girl

Good Morning Hertfordshire — 2026-10-22

Members of the public have been urged to keep an eye out as a 13-year-old girl from South Oxhey is missing.
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Found: Public urged to look out for missing 13-year-old girl
• Members of the public have been urged to keep an eye out as a 13-year-old girl from South Oxhey is missing.
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St Albans Times · Local news · yesterday
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Hemel Today · Events · yesterday
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The Comet - News (Newsquest) · Travel · yesterday
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BBC News - Beds, Herts & Bucks (regional) · Travel · yesterday
Scrap first class on trains, say councillors
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BBC News - Beds, Herts & Bucks (regional) · Travel · yesterday
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• BBC News - Beds, Herts & Bucks (regional) has a travel update for Hertfordshire: "Delays on A1(M) after multi-vehicle crash".
• Check the source link for the full record, timing and any resident action needed.
Herts Advertiser · Local news · yesterday
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• A Hatfield man has been arrested for allegedly breaching a closure order at a property on Springfield Road in Smallford.
Welwyn Hatfield Times · Local news · today
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Welwyn Hatfield Times · Local news · yesterday
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Hertfordshire takes its name from Hertford; the county grew around routes, markets and river crossings north of London.
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