Three customers had to be rescued by firefighters after becoming trapped in a lift at a St Albans bank today. The men called the fire brigade themselves after they became stuck between floors at the Natwest bank, in St Peters Street, at about
Two employees at a St Albans translation agency will undertake a gruelling three-day trek in Africa to raise money for charity. Claire Scammell and Donaji Edwins will be conquering Mount Mulanje in Malawi, in October this year, to raise funds
A burglar apologised to his victim as he fled from her home. Police are hunting the man after a burglary at a house in Ringway Road, Park Street, last week. At about 9.15pm on Tuesday, May 31, the man climbed over a brick wall and forced
Dilapidated council garages could make way for more than 100 new homes, it was announced last night. St Albans City District Council has decided to hold a public consultation on plans to redevelop 18 council-owned garage sites and build in
St Albans Bowls Club's spoon drive was won by Jaci Farrer. Wendy Parsons and Bill Kendrick tied for second with Eileen Englebright a close third, in the competition hosted by president Oliver Wall. St Albans Ladies played their midweek fixture at
A “wonderful” new housing complex for disabled adults was formally unveiled by St Albans’ Mayor yesterday. Councillor Aislinn Lee visited the Castle Mews housing scheme, in Flint Way, where nine specially adapted flats have been built to help
Delays in responding to planning applications were branded “unacceptable” last night by councillors. St Albans District Council has, in recent months, left dozens of applications unanswered and accumulated a sizeable backlog of cases – much
Councillors raised concerns about “troubling” levels of staff sickness. New figures show that staff at St Albans District Council took an average of 8.8 days off sick in the year 2010/11 – slightly less than last year but still higher than
A Watford FC Legends XI will take on Old Albanian CC this Friday evening as former goalkeeping legend Alec Chamberlain skippers a side against OACC for the first of the Hornets Former Players Association’s charity fund-raising T20 matches.
New St Albans City chairman Ian Ridley will make a decision on manager Steve Castle’s future this week. Well-respected national sports writer Ridley was unveiled as chairman at Clarence Park last week and one of his first tasks will be to decide if
