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A council-led project to re-develop the town centre has secured almost £10m from the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership. Proposals include a new leisure quarter with bars and an arts and public sector hub, which the council hopes will address under-investment in local arts and culture.

A tribunal has ruled that the museum was discriminatory when it made an employee redundant, and withdrew her application for a new role, shortly after finding out she was pregnant.

An independent investigation initiated by the Actors Touring Company has upheld four complaints of inappropriate verbal conduct by the company’s Artistic Director. A formal written warning has been issued to Gray, and it remains unclear whether he will remain in post.

The Mackintosh building, which was undergoing a £35m restoration, was hit by a blaze on Friday evening and attended by 120 firefighters and 20 fire engines. There is now a growing consensus that the building, said to have received extensive damage to the roof, the floors and the interiors, may have to be knocked down.

The theatre has secured £1m from the Arts Council of Wales for the design of a redevelopment, which aims to “ensure the company’s future sustainability”.