The Comet (newspaper)

The Comet is a weekly newspaper covering the English towns of Stevenage, Hitchin, Letchworth and Baldock, as well as the surrounding villages in north Hertfordshire and south-east Bedfordshire. It is based in Stevenage and part of the Archant group.[2] The vast majority of its copies are delivered locally or picked up as a free newspaper, but it is also sold.[1] It is published each Thursday in three editions[5]—one concentrates on the Stevenage area, another focuses on Hitchin and a third pays particular attention to Letchworth and Baldock.[6] Nick Gill has been editor since January 2017;[3] previous permanent editors were Darren Isted (2002–14) and John Francis, who retired in June 2016.[7]