Dan Mountney

England

Reporter at The Comet

Reporter at Welwyn Hatfield Times

Journalist and @GoonerFanzine writer. Host of @SWF_pod. Former @islingtongztte Arsenal reporter. Views my own.

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Three arrested on suspicion of fraud after officers find £700 in fake notes

1 week ago | hertsad.co.uk | Dan Mountney

Three men from London were arrested on Thursday. (Image: Stock) Three men have been arrested on suspicion of fraud after officers discovered £700 in fake notes in St Albans. St Albans Neighbourhood Policing officers discovered the counterfeit cash in High Street on Thursday (May 1), after being alerted to men acting suspiciously by CCTV operators. Three men from London have been arrested on suspicion of fraud and are currently in police custody.
Letchworth's Flawed Hero Marathon raises £67,000 for charity

1 week ago | thecomet.net | Dan Mountney

The Flawed Hero Marathon takes place on the same day as the London Marathon. (Image: Ben Smith) Letchworth's Flawed Hero Marathon has raised more than £67,000 for charity. Taking place in the early hours Sunday, April 27 - the same day as the London Marathon - the event celebrates inclusivity, with anyone able to run.
Air ambulance called after man seriously injured in Baldock motorbike crash

1 week ago | thecomet.net | Dan Mountney

Police, paramedics and the air ambulance all attended the scene in London Road. (Image: Archant) The air ambulance was called to Baldock yesterday (May 2) after a man was seriously injured in a motorbike crash. At around 12.43pm, a green Kawasaki motorcycle left the road for an unknown reason and collided with a kerb in London Road.
Concern growing for missing woman from Rickmansworth

1 week ago | watfordobserver.co.uk | Dan Mountney

Kimberley has not been seen since Tuesday. (Image: Herts police) Concern is growing for a woman from Rickmansworth who went missing earlier this week. Kimberley, 28, was last seen at 9.30pm on Tuesday, April 29, and now police are asking for the public's help to find her. She is 5ft 5ins tall, of a slim build and pale complexion. She has shoulder length gingery hair, and was last seen wearing a green jumper and grey jogging bottoms.
Petition launched to open new banking hub in village Post Office

1 week ago | watfordobserver.co.uk | Dan Mountney

The petition was launched by Abbots Langley district councillors Vicky Edwards and Ian Campbell. (Image: Vicky Edwards) A petition has been launched for a new banking hub in a village Post Office. District councillors Vicky Edwards and Ian Campbell are fighting to bring the hub to Abbots Langley, which would allow residents to withdraw and deposit money and have face-to-face appointments with bankers.
Lidl tight-lipped on opening date of new Hunton Bridge supermarket

1 week ago | watfordobserver.co.uk | Dan Mountney

Lidl has not revealed the opening date of its Hunton Bridge store. (Image: Newsquest) Lidl is remaining tight-lipped on an official opening date for its new store on the outskirts of Watford. Planning permission was secured for a 1,457-square-metre supermarket in Hunton Bridge, just off the A41, with World of Water's former building at the site demolished to make way for Lidl.
Herts County Council election 2025: How did North Herts vote?

1 week ago | thecomet.net | Dan Mountney

Results came in yesterday. Voters went to the polls yesterday to select their representatives on Hertfordshire County Council, with an all out election. As counting continued across the county yesterday (May 2), North Herts were among the last to declare the results for the nine seats held for the district. Ahead of the election, North Herts was represented on the 78-strong council by five Conservative councillors, two Labour and two Liberal Democrat.
Lib Dems delighted to be lead Herts party as Stevenage county councillor reacts

1 week ago | thecomet.net | Dan Mountney

Liberal Democrat councillor Robin Parker. (Image: Will Durrant) The Liberal Democrats are now Hertfordshire County Council's lead party, much to the delight of Chells councillor Robin Parker. The Lib Dems finished the day with 31 divisions, and although that number leaves them short of a majority, no party has more county council seats.
Immigration led to "huge Reform breakthrough" in Stevenage, says Alex Clarkson

1 week ago | thecomet.net | Dan Mountney

Alex Clarkson. (Image: Alex Clarkson) Alex Clarkson, the Conservative candidate for Stevenage at the general election, believes "Reform are here to stay" after the party's county council election success, but they won't replace the Tories. Reform UK gained five out of six divisions in Stevenage, gaining four of those from the Conservatives today (May 2). While he does believe Reform are "here to stay", he is not concerned about Nigel Farage's party replacing the Tories.
Labour must 'understand concerns' after disappointing county council elections

1 week ago | thecomet.net | Dan Mountney

Stevenage Borough Council leader Richard Henry and MP Kevin Bonavia. (Image: Dan Mountney) Stevenage's Labour MP Kevin Bonavia has said the party must show that is "understands concerns", after disappointing Hertfordshire County Council election results in the town. Labour lost Bedwell to Reform UK - who gained five out of six divisions - at today's count (May 2), with results reflecting what Mr Bonavia "heard on the doorsteps" from constituents.