IN a rare moment of cross-party harmony, councillors and residents agreed to look for a compromise for the future of a controversial patch of waste ground in Harpenden. After a three-hour debate between advocates of four different visions for the Westfield
THE northbound carriageway of the A1(M) Hatfield Tunnel will be closed overnight tonight. Ongoing refurbishment work is being carried out between 10pm and 5.30am to reduce the impact on road users. A signed diversion will be in place
A CHEQUE for almost £18,000, raised at a charity polo day in St Albans, has been presented to Falklands veteran Simon Weston. A charity day at the St Albans Polo Club outside Chiswell Green on July 24 featuring Irish boxing champion Steve Collins
TRANSPORT in St Albans will be scrutinised next month with representatives from First Capital Connect speaking about problems to the service last winter. At the overview and scrutiny committee on Thursday, December 2, the panel will hear a
THOUSANDS of pounds were raised last week at a charity fair in Chiswell Green. Visitors packed into a marquee at the Noke hotel on Wednesday, November 17, to browse rows of stalls at the event hosted by volunteers from 'Doing it for charity
FARES for trains calling at St Albans City and Harpenden will be rising by an average of 5.5 per cent in January, while station parking fees will also go up. The overall figure just announced by First Capital Connect, a composite of regulated
THE annual Harpenden charity gift fair will take over the public halls this weekend. Between 9.30am to 4.30pm on Friday, November 26 and Saturday, November 27, around 50 stalls will be set up for the fair hosted by Harpenden Circle.
WITH temperatures likely to plunge over the next few days and snow predicted, engineers are preparing to grit Hertfordshire roads and warning drivers to be careful. According to the Met Office, freezing conditions will grip the St Albans area
AN OUTDOOR gymnasium has been installed in Verulamium Park encourage the people of St Albans to get fit and draw inspiration from the 2012 London Olympic Games. Known as the adiZone, as it is designed and developed by adidas, the 625 square
St Albans Tennis Club will have two teams in the Under-11 Cluster league finals for the second year in a row. The semi finals, at Gosling High Performance Tennis Centre on Sunday, December 5, will start at 10am and there is a chance the St
A NEW hall and a technology block for St Albans High School for Girls were agreed by councillors last night. A district council committee gave planning permission to the private school for new facilities at its site in Townsend Avenue .
A CCTV image has just been released of a woman police are hunting in connection with a theft and assault in Welwyn Garden City. Police enquiries have been on-going since the incident happened at around 7.45pm on September 25 in Somerfield at
NOMINATIONS are flooding for this year's Festive Pub of the Year competition. Does the pub you drink in have the best Christmas decorations or have you enjoyed a particularly good Christmas meal over the years? If so we want you to nominate the pub
A STUDENT flat and a neighbouring garage were damaged yesterday after flames spread from a car. Five people escaped from a flat in Errington Close at about 10.45am, when a car parked outside burst into flames. Fire soon spread to the
A CLUB for which hosts entertainment and informative talks for residents aged over 60 is celebrating a grant from their local councillor. Councillor Chris White allocated £240 from his locality budget to Pensioners Voice towards hall hire costs
