Save up to £400pp on Riviera's 5-star Danube Christmas market cruise

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        August 21, 2026

Save up to £400pp on Riviera's 5-star Danube Christmas market cruise

Good Morning Hertfordshire — 2026-08-21

Deal of the Week: Experience the Imperial Cities and Yuletide Markets on Riviera Travel’s festive river cruise along the magical Danube.
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Save up to £400pp on Riviera's 5-star Danube Christmas market cruise
• Deal of the Week: Experience the Imperial Cities and Yuletide Markets on Riviera Travel’s festive river cruise along the magical Danube.
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Watford Observer - News (Newsquest) · Safety · yesterday
ASB involving youths sparks dispersal order in Hertfordshire town centre
• Antisocial behaviour involving youths has led to a dispersal order being put in place by police in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.
Watford Observer - News (Newsquest) · Local news · yesterday
Herts teacher accused of sex with pupils ‘acted like Sabrina Carpenter video’
• A Hemel Hempstead teacher accused of sleeping with two of her pupils "behaved like she was in a Sabrina Carpenter video", a court heard.
The Comet - News (Newsquest) · Planning · yesterday
Stevenage vet launches a new pet healthcare plan with unlimited consultations
• Local vet launches a pet healthcare plan with unlimited vet visits and no exclusions for long-term health conditions
St Albans Times · Families · yesterday
GCSE Results: Beaumont School celebrates record-breaking success
• Staff and students are celebrating another set of record-breaking GCSE results at Beaumont School, where academic outcomes at KS4 have reached their highest level since examinations were adjusted following the pandemic.Headteacher Martin Atkinson said: ‘I am incredibly proud of our students for achieving such an impressive set of results this.
Herts Advertiser · Local news · 2 days ago
Audi seized after weaving through traffic at '100mph' on Herts M1
• A white Audi has been seized after its driver was caught speeding at "100mph" on the M1 in Hemel Hempstead.
The Comet - News (Newsquest) · Local news · 2 days ago
Outrage after Uber driver refuses to collect Stevenage wheelchair-user
• Uber has apologised for a driver's "unacceptable" behaviour after he refused to collect a wheelchair-user from Stevenage.
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This Day in Hertfordshire History
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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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Hemel Hempstead grew up at the confluence of the River Gade and River Bulbourne in a chalk valley.
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