TRAIN boss Neal Lawson and other First Capital Connect bosses met commuters at St Albans City Station this evening to hear their concerns and criticisms. Mr Lawson, who has been managing director for just three weeks, heard complaints about
MANAGING DIRECTOR Neal Lawson and other First Capital Connect bosses are meeting commuters at St Albans City Station this evening to discuss their concerns. They will be answering questions from passengers on disruption caused by recent
A WELWYN Garden City man has been imprisoned for five months for shining a blinding laser at a police helicopter pilot. Ross Millson, of Peartree Lane, shone the bright laser light into the eyes of the pilot, momentarily blinding him. The helicopter
THE original headteacher of a Radlett primary school is set to retire after 11 years in the post. Michele Bazak was employed as headteacher of Hertsmere Jewish Primary School in 1998, before the school opened in early 1999. She will
AN actress from Hatfield is starring in an inspirational feature film raising awareness of homophobic bullying among young people, in a bid to combat the issue. Davina Dewrance, of Park House Court, Hatfield, appears in a new interactive film
MORE than £700 was raised for HIV victims when a South African game park guide showed his award-winning photographs in Harpenden. Regular customers of local company 2 By 2 Holidays, which is based in the High Street, gathered at the Harpenden
A St Albans toddler who nearly died when doctors failed to diagnose a rare heart defect celebrated his first birthday yesterday - a date nobody thought he would see. Dominic Potter, of Ramsbury Road, spent the first months of his life in and
PARENTS of disabled children are bitterly disappointed their efforts to save a respite centre in Harpenden look doomed to fail. A county council committee met on Wednesday to approve the closure of the Stairways Centre in Douglas Road, despite
A 36-year-old surveyor found with more than 2,000 indecent images on a home computer has received a 12-month suspended prison sentence. Kienan Connolly, of Garden Close, Harpenden, pleaded guilty to seven counts of downloading child pornography
AN ambitious project to improve the Thameslink line connecting St Albans to London could be pushed back a year. Under secretary of State for Transport Chris Mole suggested in a report to the House of Commons that works along the route at London
FIREFIGHTERS are currently tackling a car blaze in Drakes Drive, St Albans. A crew from St Albans arrived at the scene shortly before 9am this morning where they discovered a burning vehicle. Further updates to come.
MORE than 100 police officers, including chief constable Frank Whiteley, joined a sponsored pedal in Welwyn Garden City on Wednesday, raising money for families of colleagues killed on duty. In six sessions, 114 officers rode stationary spinning
