FEARS that a large hotel planned on Green Belt land near Chiswell Green will harm the countryside are misplaced, according to former St Albans MP Kerry Pollard. A planning application for a hotel complex on a partially wooded plot of land along
A RURAL police office in Wheathampstead, the only one in Hertfordshire, opened this afternoon to improve efficiency and visibility for village officers. Part of Wheathampstead Memorial Hall, just off Marford Road, has been given free to Hertfordshire
PATIENTS prescribed slimming pills from several clinics across the country - including one in Welwyn Garden City - are being urged to contact their GP immediately following an investigation into drug offences. Police are appealing to anyone
THIEVES have stolen ticket machines at Westminster Lodge car park for a second time this year, St Albans District Council has revealed. Two of the three pay and display machines were stolen from the car park at the bottom of Holywell Hill in
Drivers are being advised by the ambulance service to “take care” and only undertake “essential journeys” in light of the adverse weather conditions. Neil Storey, for the East of England Ambulance Service, said: “Many people will be aware the
THE number of lorry movements for the railfreight depot, if it is built, must be linked to the number of trains, Strife's barrister Paul Stinchcombe has told the inquiry. Concluding his closing statement, he told the inspector his proposed
A SET of traffic lights were down at a busy St Albans junction on the same day two cars collided, leaving one man in hospital. A blue Honda Civic and a grey Mercedes Elegance crashed at the Ancient Briton junction at about 5.30am on Wednesday
STUDENTS from the University of Hertfordshire had a chance to change out of their pyjamas and strut their stuff for a change in a fashion show. A group of 13 students took part in the show which was organised in conjunction with Fame Online
THE railfreight project will cause enormous harm to the Green Belt, the council's barrister Matthew Reed has told the inspector. Continuing the first part of his closing statement, he said: “It is easy to overlook the extraordinary nature of
A HERTFORDSHIRE University student celebrating after finishing the final essay for his master's degree was caught on CCTV footage groping a woman's bottom, a court heard. Collins Okoli, who had just finished studying a degree in social work
INSPECTOR Andy Mead is fully entitled to disagree with the views of his predecessor on the earlier inquiry, the council's barrister Matthew Reed is arguing. Although the first inspector Andrew Phillipson rejected Helioslough's appeal, he said
HELIOSLOUGH'S railfreight project is deeply flawed, and its destruction of the Green Belt between Park Street and London Colney can not possibly be justified, Strife's barrister Paul Stinchcombe is telling the enquiry. The council chamber
THE number of lorry movements for the railfreight depot, if it is built, must be linked to the number of trains, Strife's barrister Paul Stinchcombe has told the inquiry. Concluding his closing statement, he told the inspector his proposed
THE curtain fell on ambitious plans for a new multiplex cinema in St Albans at the start of March, with the blame resting on the dwindling property market, itself linked to the economic slump. Unsurprisingly the controversial plan received
HELIOSLOUGH'S railfreight project is deeply flawed, and its destruction of the Green Belt between Park Street and London Colney can not possibly be justified, Strife's barrister Paul Stinchcombe is telling the enquiry. The council chamber
SCHOOL pupils from across Harpenden are spreading Christmas cheer to Eastern Europe by filling boxes of gifts for impoverished children and elderly people. Pupils from nine primary and infant schools, including St Dominic RC Primary School,
A VISUALLY "bland" and "uninteresting" Christmas tree in the city centre has given one St Albans resident the bah humbug. Peter Wares, of Ramsbury Road, St Albans, is keen to brighten up the tree outside the civic offices, but says his suggestions
THE GALLERIA was among the prime targets of a suspected al-Qaeda terrorist attack, it has been revealed by a national newspaper. The illegal immigrant - not named by police - filmed potential sites for a terror plot, including the shopping
THE GALLERIA was among the prime targets of a suspected al-Qaeda terrorist attack, it has been revealed by a national newspaper. An illegal immigrant - not named by police - filmed potential sites for a terror plot, including the shopping centre
BISHOP of St Albans Alan Smith has asked his diocese not to forget the Christian aspect of Christmas in a seasonal message. In a message to Review readers as well as churches across the diocese, he wrote: “Most years there is a row about whether
