A devastated friend who narrowly escaped death while on a snowboarding holiday recounted the horrific events which led to his business parter falling 65 feet off a cliff face. Jason Tavaria gave his account during an inquest into the death
Before the Wednesday 18th November 2009 Thierry Henry was arguably the greatest player to play in the Premier League. His pace, athleticism, skill and talent saw him win not only numerous trophies and personal accolades but also the respect of opposing
ST Albans City have announced Technical and General Guarantee Company SA have taken a shareholding in the club. T&G have taken a ten per cent holding in the Blue Square South side. The company is based in Geneva and their head of corporate communications
A CROOK would find it hard to use the personal data on the missing laptop for a major fraud, but other types of identity theft can not be ruled out, according to the district council's internal report. The report into the loss of names,
A GROUP of volunteers are hoping to beat a world record this weekend in St Albans simply by planting a tree or two. The Woodland Trust is hosting a mass tree planting challenge at Heartwood Forest, in Sandridge, on Saturday, aiming to plant
LABOUR leader Roma Mills has blasted the district council for dragging its feet before protecting residents whose personal data has gone missing from fraud. Speaking after last night's revelations from chief executive Daniel Goodwin, who answered
CAMPAIGN group Strife has called all its witnesses and the inquiry had adjourned until 9.30am tomorrow, when members of the public and local politicians will have a chance to speak.
THERE is ample scope for running more freight trains on the main railway line through St Albans, Helioslough has insisted. Cross-examining Hugh Clancy of First Capital Connect, the developer's junior barrister David Forsdick produced an analysis of
A RECORD-BREAKING skydiver from St Albans who died suddenly of a rare epileptic syndrome has been described by her family as someone with an "insatiable thirst for adventure" and a "unique zest for life". Tina Wiseman, 37, died at her home
Train operator First Capital Connect's fears are groundless because the Midland main line is to be upgraded to let it handle more freight trains, Helioslough has argued. Cross-examing the company's commercial director Hugh Clancy, David Forsdick
FREIGHT trains entering and leaving the goods yard may delay passenger trains, causing a knock-on effect for the wider rail network, a First Capital Connect director has told the inquiry. Strife's last witness, the train operator's commercial director
SAFEGUARDS should be built into any planning permission given to the railfreight project to ensure it does not become simply a road transport depot, a witness has pleaded. Park Street resident Bill Pryce told the hearing: “There is a great
A HARPENDEN man who represents the medical technology industry across Europe has been given an OBE in the New Year's Honours List. John Wilkinson is the chief executive of Eucomed, which from its base in Brussels in Belgium speaks up for the
HELIOSLOUGH'S planning application is riddled with technical flaws, according to a resident who has analysed it in detail. Giving evidence for Strife, Alan Wilkinson, an engineering project manager who lives in Napsbury Lane, said he was used
A railfreight depot will plague the new Napsbury Park estate with noise, light pollution and traffic, according to a resident giving evidence at the inquiry. Malcolm Mark said: “When this was first proposed Napsbury was just a disused hospital
HELIOSLOUGH'S barrister has defended his client against ignoring the obvious route onto the M1 motorway. Cross-examining Strife's witness Ann Morton, David Forsdick pointed out that the company's traffic assessment assumed 27 per cent of lorries
HeLIOSLOUGH has forgotten about the traffic impact of the railfreight inquiry on Junction 6 of the M1 motorway, according to a witness from Bricket Wood. Ann Morton of the Bricket Wood Residents' Association told the hearing that the developer's
The start of December also hails the starts of party season, with people across the country taking part in Christmas celebrations. To help combat the rise in drink and drug driving over the festive season, Hertfordshire Constabulary is taking
THE railfreight inquiry has resumed with a procedural victory for Strife and the district council over timetabling. Tomorrow is scheduled for members of the public and local politicians to speak, while on Friday the parties will debate what planning
The first goal of the season for James Fisher and an exquisitely finished second by Gary Cohen deep into added time secured a 2-0 Blue Square South victory for St Albans City over high flying Basingstoke Town on Tuesday night. City were good value for
