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Laptop thefts: a further 1,000 people at risk
SENSITIVE data for a further 1,000 people was stored on a laptop thought to have been stolen from St Albans District Council, it has been revealed. A review of data stored on the council's missing electoral services computer revealed a file
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St Albans marchers demand Copenhagen deal
FIFTY campaigners from St Albans attended a major demonstration in London on Saturday demanding firm international action to halt climate change. Representatives of several local environmental groups joined a march asking world leaders to agree
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FCC drivers and union bosses to agree pay offer
A CRUCIAL meeting being held tomorrow between First Capital Connect (FCC) drivers and union bosses could signal an end to the ongoing pay row. Hundreds of delayed and cancelled trains on the Thameslink Bedford to Brighton route have continued
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More than 300 people joined in sleepout at St Albans Abbey
HUNDREDS of people braved the downpours and blustery winds to join the Mayor for a sponsored sleep out in St Albans on Friday night. The annual event, now in its 15th year, saw more than 360 people aged between nine and 65 sleep in St Albans
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St Albans parking signs go blank
NEW electronic signs showing which St Albans city centre car parks have spaces available broke down on Friday, frustrating drivers and causing extra congestion. Four signs installed by the county council in June in London Road, Holywell Hill
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Dance school hosts performance in Harpenden
AN audience in Harpenden was entertained by a medley of dancers yesterday. The Penny Waterman School of Dance put on three back-to-back shows at the public halls including both children and adults. The stage was filled with performances
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London Road remains favoured site for Tesco supermarket
TESCO has flatly denied rumours it could be willing to ditch its plans for a major supermarket in London Road in favour of an alternative site in the centre of St Albans. The supermarket says it has no plans to move its plans for a major supermarket
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Victim's relief as child abuser is jailed
A VICTIM of prolonged child abuse has spoken to the Review of her relief after seeing the man who abused her jailed for four years on Friday. Tracy Lawrence, 37, who has waived her right to anonymity so the Review can tell her story in full, was
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Songs of Praise service in aid of Raise the Roof appeal
HUNDREDS of people will come together this weekend for a major St Albans Cathedral service in aid of the Review's Raise the Roof appeal for St Michael's Church. A Songs of Praise style event will take place from 6.30pm on Sunday, December 13
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Two hurt in Redbourn smash
TWO drivers have been taken to hospital after a three-car collision on the A5183 Redbourn by-pass. A Volkswagen Polo, a BMW and a Peugeot 107 crashed at 10.55am near the junction with the B487. Two of the drivers were taken to hospital
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Police checks delay Harpenden drivers
POLICE checks on drivers are causing queues on the A1081 between Harpenden and Kinsbourne Green. Police have cordoned off an area at the side of the road where drivers whose vehicles are flagged up as suspicious on the automatic number plate
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Flasher exposes himself to school girls in Harpenden
A FLASHER indecently exposed himself to two teenage girls in Harpenden as they walked home from school. The 14-year-old victims were walking along Stewart Road when the man revealed himself as he walked towards them. The white man, thought
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Has Tesco set its sights on an alternative location in St Albans?
RUMOURS surrounding the future of London Road as a possible site for a giant supermarket have come to the Review's attention. Tesco could be willing to move its plans for a new supermarket to the site of the former Woolworths store in St Peter's
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Gino D'Acampo facing court for killing rat on I'm a Celebrity...
CELEBRITY chef Gino D’ACAMPO, who won I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! on Friday faces animal cruelty charges after cooking and eating a rat on the show. Gino D'Acampo, who owns a food business in Radlett, won the hit ITV show on Friday.
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No railfreight inquiry today
THE railfreight inquiry is not meeting today but will resume at 9.30am tomorrow when Helioslough's witnesses will start to give evidence.
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Possible compensation for First Capital Connect passengers
COMMUTERS caught up in the row between First Capital Connect (FCC) drivers and bosses are being offered compensation. The managing director of First UK Rail has made an announcement on the FCC website inviting passengers to get their money
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Man taken to hospital after car flips in St Albans
A MAN had a lucky escape when the car he was travelling in flipped over in St Albans in the early hours of this morning. The driver, believed to be in his early forties, was taken to the QEII Hospital in Welwyn Garden City with minor injuries
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Despite the email scandal, concern over climate change growing
The glee of climate change sceptics over the last couple of weeks has been depressing. Despite the fact that the email scandal at the University of East Anglia concerned just a couple of people, sceptics across the world have jumped on the
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Residents join forces to plant trees in Netherway
A GROUP of residents came together yesterday to enhance an area of open space surrounding their homes. The Friends of Netherway Open Space planted trees such as hazel, guelder rose and field maple among many others in a bid to create more attractive
