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  • Bastock sparkles but Clarets take the points

    Veteran goalkeeper Paul Bastock was in quite magnificent form at one end of the pitch on Saturday but St Albans City’s all too familiar failings at the opposite end played a major part in the Saints going down 1-0 to promotion hopefuls Chelmsford City

  • World record attempt in St Albans today

    ABOUT 350 volunteers armed with shovels and spades gathered in Sandridge this morning to break a world record. The Woodland Trust hosted a mass tree planting challenge at Heartwood forest - which is currently taking shape on the edge of St

  • Crowds flock to Harpenden Christmas fete

    AN ENCHANTED Santa's Grotto, a chocolate fountain and a giant Scalextric were enjoyed by the crowds of people who turned up to a Christmas fair in Harpenden today. The fete was held at Crabtree School in Crabtree Lane, Harpenden. Stalls

  • Crackdown on illegal human trafficking trade

    A PROACTIVE operation to crackdown on the human trafficking trade was carried out at South Mimms service station. Members of a new and groundbreaking Hertfordshire partnership stopped and searched more than 30 HGVs. Officers spoke to

  • Will This Christmas Be Another Silent Night ?

    Hearing loss The facts: More than 9 million of us experience hearing loss but only 10% of us do anything about it - like having our hearing tested and seeking treatment such as hearing aids. There's the hassle, the cost, the self-perception

  • Family escape kitchen blaze in St Albans

    A FAMILY escaped a kitchen fire at their St Albans home last night. Two crews from St Albans tackled the fire at a townhouse in Riverside at around 9pm. Luckily a couple and their young son, believed to be around four or five, escaped the blaze unharmed

  • Boost for Welwyn Hatfield social housing system

    A £10,000 grant has been handed to Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council for a new anti-fraud initiative. The Department for Communities and Local Government has promoted the council's scheme as an example of best practice to other social housing

  • Car fire in Welwyn Garden City

    A DRIVER had a lucky escape in Welwyn Garden City last night when his parked car suddenly burst into flames. Firefighters from Welwyn Garden City were called to the burning Alpha Romeo parked in Campus West car park, behind the police station