The Business and Marketing Manager at wardtimes, Ahren Lester, who has helped steer the newspaper through its challenging first few months will be doing his final full day as part of the wardtimes team today (10 June).

A 37-year-old cyclist was killed on the A10 near Ware on 8 June after being hit by a car.

It is understood the incident occurred at 11.40pm on the southbound carriageway on the Ware viaduct. The cyclist was hit by a black Mini Cooper.

The cyclist from Welwyn Garden City was pronounced dead at the scene.

Herts has once again performed well in the 18^th Quality of Life Report released last month and reveals that the county is coping better with the economic downtown than other counties in the UK.

Cllr Sally Newton has offered £1,000 from her locality budget in order to help support the work of the local Christian charity, Christians Against Poverty.

The charity, based at Hertford Baptist Church in Chambers Street, helps those in the local area to get out of debt when they are struggling to do so.