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From 19 October the Old Town High Street gets two-hour bays, Ditchmore Lane charges after two hours and town centre bays drop paper tickets. Prices and permits.
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Crime
Six charged over 'Adam' drug line supplying Stevenage
Six men have been charged with supplying cocaine and cannabis after police raids in Stevenage, Bishop's Stortford and Stotfold on 24 September, the force says.
Events
What's On in Stevenage: Halloween, Then the Fireworks
Free Halloween at the Indoor Market on 31 October, then Fairlands Valley fireworks on 5 November at 7.30pm, plus Knebworth's half term week and theatre dates.
Half Term
October Half Term Stevenage 2026: Dates and What's On
Half term is 26 to 30 October for most Stevenage schools, two weeks at Barclay. The free Halloween event is now Sat 31 Oct, 11am to 3pm, at the Indoor Market.
Remembrance
Remembrance Sunday Stevenage 2026: 8 Nov at the Old Town
Stevenage's Remembrance Sunday service is at the Old Town war memorial on 8 November 2026. Last year the parade left at 10.15am and four roads shut from 8.30am.
Knebworth House
Knebworth House in Winter: When It Opens and What It Costs
Knebworth House closed its 2026 season on 27 September. What still opens before spring: the half term gardens week, the 1 November run and the Christmas Fair.
Local Info
Stevenage house prices: £316,210, cheapest in Herts
The average Stevenage home sold for £316,210 in July 2026, £153,000 below the county average and the cheapest of Hertfordshire's ten districts. Median by ward.
House prices
Stevenage house prices fall £7,059 in a month to £316,210
The borough average fell to £316,210 in July, down £7,059 in a month and the sharpest drop since December 2024. Only Hertsmere fell further in the county.
Planning
East of Stevenage: last 408 homes approved, 157 affordable
The 408-home phase off Gresley Way was signed off on 26 June, three years past deadline. It brings a primary school, 157 affordable homes and a shop parade.
Business
GSK Stevenage: £440,000 plan for a £110m-a-year hit
Stevenage's council has costed GSK's departure at £110m a year, £1.1bn over a decade, and put £440,000 behind a taskforce. Its plan is due June 2027.
Jobs
Stevenage unemployment: claimant count highest since 2022
Stevenage's claimant count rose 120 in August to 2,125, the biggest monthly jump since February 2021 and the highest total since 2022. Under-25s rose fastest.
Leisure
Stevenage's £45m leisure centre: work starts, due 2028
Building has started on Stevenage's new pool and leisure centre, due in 2028. What it adds, what it loses, and where swimmers should park until it opens.
Stevenage Borough Council
Stevenage council merger paused: no new date for 2028
Stevenage Borough Council was due to vanish into Central Hertfordshire on 1 April 2028. That is paused, and May 2027's election stays on existing wards.
This corner of Hertfordshire contains both of the twentieth century’s big experiments in how to build a town. Letchworth was the first garden city, laid out from 1903. Stevenage was the first town designated under the New Towns Act, in 1946, and built with neighbourhoods, a pedestrian centre and cycleways from the start. Hitchin and Baldock, older than both, sit in between.
Stevenage has its own borough council; Hitchin, Letchworth, Baldock and Royston come under a different district. That decides your bin day, your car park charges and who rules on the application next door, so we name the right authority in every story and link to its record.
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