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What is a Web feed and how can I use one?

A web feed, or rss feed, is a great way for you to see when new articles are published on your favourite websites, such as The Herts Advertiser, without actually having to visit the website.

By subscribing to a feed you will receive all the latest headlines as soon as they are published all in one place and in many cases, straight on your desktop.

You can subscribe to a web feed using a feed aggregator program, sometimes called a feed reader or a news reader program. Depending on which program you use, the method to set up the feed may vary but this is usually just a case of copying or dragging the feed link (or the orange feed icon) into the aggregator program.

Throughout The Herts Advertiser, where ever you see an orange feed icon like this - Example - there is a feed for that section available. To subscibe to that feed just copy or drag the url/icon to your feed aggregator program. A full list of the feeds available on The Herts Advertiser is also listed below.

 

Feed Aggregators

There are many different feed aggregators available and new ones are being released all the time. There are different versions for different operating systems, some you download and install locally on your computer, others are web based. A few examples are listed below...

Feed Reader

Mozilla Firefox

FeedDemon

More examples of feed aggregators can be found on Wikipedia »

 

Available web feeds from The Herts Advertiser

News Round-up - Top news from across St Albans, Harpenden and the surrounding area
Web Feed  Herts Advertiser News Round-up: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadnews

Competitions - The latest competitions
Web Feed  Competitions: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadcomps

 The Inside Track On Lewis Hamilton - F1 Racing News
Web Feed F1 Racing News: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadf1

 St Albans City FC News
Web Feed St Albans City FC: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadstafc

 The Herts Advertiser Sport Round-up
Web Feed Herts Advertiser Sport Round-up: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadsport

Sport Specific Feeds from the Herts Advertiser:
Web Feed Athletics: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadathletics
Web Feed Angling: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadangling
Web Feed Badminton: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadbadminton
Web Feed Basketball: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadbasketball
Web Feed Bowls: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadbowls
Web Feed Boxing: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadboxing
Web Feed BMX: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadbmx
Web Feed Cricket: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadcricket
Web Feed Cricket (Youth): http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadcricketyouth
Web Feed Cycling: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadcycling
Web Feed Darts: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshaddarts
Web Feed Diving: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshaddiving
Web Feed Football: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadfootball
Web Feed Football (Ladies): http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadfootballlady
Web Feed Football (Youth): http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadfootballyouth
Web Feed Golf: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadgolf
Web Feed Gymnastics: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadgymnastics
Web Feed Hockey: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadhockey
Web Feed Ice Hockey: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadicehockey
Web Feed Lacrosse: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadlacrosse
Web Feed Martial Arts: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadmartialarts
Web Feed Motorsport: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadmotorsport
Web Feed Netball: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadnetball
Web Feed Real Tennis: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadrealtennis
Web Feed Rugby: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadrugby
Web Feed Rugby League: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadrugbyleague
Web Feed Rugby (Ladies): http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadrugbyladies
Web Feed Rugby (Youth): http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadrugbyyouth
Web Feed Sailing: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadsailing
Web Feed Speedway: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadspeedway
Web Feed Swimming: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadswimming
Web Feed Tennis: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadtennis
Web Feed Trampolining: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadtrampolining
Web Feed Volley Ball: http://www.hertsad24.co.uk/rss/herts.aspx?id=rsshadvolleyball

 

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