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Published: 5:00 PM June 3, 2021    More than 300,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered across Stevenage, North Herts and Central Beds, 200,000 of which - Credit: PA Across Stevenage, North Herts and Central Beds, more than 500,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine have been administered, according to the latest government data. Since the vaccine roll out began in December 2020, 506,870 jabs have been given to adults - those aged 18 or over - up to June 1. Of these, 306,246 were first doses. A further 200,624 were administered as seconds, meaning almost a quarter of a millio...

Around 30 per cent of Central Beds' COVID cases are the B.1.617.2 strain. This comes as no surprise as neighbouring Bedford - which has hit the national headlines in recent days due to its dizzying statistics  - recorded 81.1 per cent of its cases as the Indian variant. Bordering authority East Herts also has a notably higher rate of the variant, with 42.9 per cent for the week up to May 8.  The data comes from the Wellcome Sanger Institute in London - which is conducting COVID-19 genome (variant) surveillance. The remaining 25 per cent of coronavirus cases in Stevenage are the strain�...

"[A] big issue in my area is car theft. If I was walking around at night what would stop them attacking and robbing me if they are robbing cars?" A woman from London Colney also shared that men in cars or on motorbikes had made her feel very uncomfortable, by cat calling, making comments or driving slowly by her. A St Albans resident shared her concern that, as a woman on her own, she is vulnerable, and that she avoids public transport because of it: "For some, it is a joke and seems to be a “right” to comment on someone’s clothing. But the fear and hesitation it instils in adults who...

"I was speaking to my boyfriend the other day and I said to him all the things I have to do as a woman to keep myself safe - don't accept drinks from other people, running to my car in the dark and always checking the backseat to make sure no one is in it and then locking the doors immediately.  "It's apparent that a lot of men aren't aware that this is something women have to go through on a daily basis. "Even pretending I'm on phone to someone in a taxi so the driver knows people know where I am. He was so shocked and even said these are things he wouldn't even think twice about. It...

Many referred to the lack of street lighting after dark contributing to their fears, including one Letchworth woman, who said: "Streetlights go off at night, very dangerous walking alone as woman, very scary. However my partner (a man) says he wouldn't be fearful." A Baldock woman also said: "Women and girls need safe spaces and safe streets - educate boys and men, take reports seriously, prosecute - a dismal one per cent of reported rapes get to trial - ask women and girls what would make them use spaces more when town planning." In our Herts, Cambs and Central Beds readers' survey, 44.9 p...