Stevenage

American

[stee-vuh-nij] / ˈsti və nɪdʒ /

noun

a town in N Hertfordshire, in SE England.

Stevenage British

/ ˈstiːvənɪdʒ /

noun

a town in SE England, in N Hertfordshire on the Great North Road: developed chiefly as the first of the new towns (1946). Pop: 81 482 (2001)

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Unite called on the government to push ahead with publication of its Defence Investment Plan, to clarify the future of other contracts including the replacing of old fighter jets with new Typhoons, fitted with Rolls Royce engines, and a further commitment to military satellites built in Portsmouth and Stevenage.

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Conor McGrath, 29, worked for Stevenage MP Kevin Bonavia and served as a borough councillor in the town between 2023 and 2025.

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Hertfordshire Police said he had been released on bail ahead of an appearance at Stevenage Magistrates' Court on 25 March.

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McGrath was elected for Labour in Stevenage Borough Council's Bedwell ward from January 2023 until 28 April 2025, when he began sitting as an independent.

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A spokesperson for Stevenage Borough Council said: "We have been made aware by Hertfordshire Constabulary that a former councillor has been charged with an offence following an investigation."

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