A school in St Albans has started work on a £3.3 million expansion of facilities to accommodate additional students from September 2015. The development at Sandringham School includes a new 15 classroom block for mathematics, science and computing
St Albans were relegated from Herts Division One after their eight-wicket defeat to Dunstable on Saturday. The Saints’ defeat and Hitchin’s draw with Shenley Village was enough to send St Albans down to Division Two. Asked to bat, Mark Telkman
A 64-year old from Harpenden will cycle nearly 1,000 miles in nine days for charity. Andy Mills-Baker is part of the Alliott Group international team of lawyers and accountants raising money for the cancer specialist hospice, Rennie Grove Hospice
Batchwood Hall ladies welcomed St Albans to their new look bowls green and pavilion and the hosts edged to a 66-65 victory. Top rink for Batchwood was Nora Endericks, Claire Taylor, Christine Vickers and skip Teresa Wood (22-16). Batchwood
A shop in St Albans is sporting new charity button badges this summer, to support the work of the NSPCC. The BHS store on St Peter’s street is selling the badges for a suggested £1 donation for the NSPCC - which helps to protect vulnerable children
Schoolchildren in St Albans who took part in a sunflower competition for a national charity are being urged this month to send in their entries. Anyone who took part in the growing competition can submit their entries before September 30 to be
Townsend bowler Danny Macro lost in the semi-finals of the national championships at Leamington Spa. Macro recently won the county two wood singles championship which earned him a spot in the national event. He defeated bowlers from Whitehaven,
St Albans District Council has lodged a claim in the High Court to challenge the Government’s decision to approve plans for a huge rail freight terminal on a Green Belt site. The claim challenges Eric Pickles' decision to grant planning permission
The de Havilland Aircraft Museum has opened a Great War commemorative exhibition, with a special mural depicting a typical de Havilland fighter aircraft in action. The exhibition at Salisbury Hall depicts the aircraft company’s contribution to
The NHS trust in charge of St Albans City Hospital has appealed to people to return hundreds of pairs of crutches and walking sticks that have gone missing. People who have been loaned walking aids are being urged to return them as soon as possible
Harpenden Town Council has received more than £20,000 for the Play Toddler Area at Porters Hill Park to be completed. The section 106 money came from St Albans District Council, who removed the earlier playpark ten years ago for safety reasons.
London Colney will travel to Brentwood in the first qualifying round of the FA Cup after they edged to a 2-1 win at Maldon & Tiptree on Saturday. The Blueboys were missing Greg Shaw, Dan Power and Martin Collins but this did not stop them from
A goalkeeping coaching centre is being launched at Nicholas Breakspear school. Brentford keeper Richard Lee runs GK Icon and the latest centre is starting at the St Albans-based school on Friday, September 12 at 6pm. The session is free for
A man from Poland visiting his family in St Albans died last week after collapsing. The man in his 60s collapsed in Gladstone Place just after 2pm on Wednesday. He was initially helped by a member of the public who carried out CPR before the
A county councillor said residents will be forced to leave their homes if planned roadworks are not rescheduled. Liberal Democrat Chris White’s comments came after the announcement of the works in Victoria Street - due to take place at night in
Firefighters attended a house fire in St Albans over the weekend. The crew from St Albans was called to Park Street at 9.19am on Saturday. The fire was extinguished using a hose reel before the house was ventilated.
Three white men wearing green cardigans with pads on the shoulders tried to burgle a house in St Albans. Hertfordshire Constabulary is appealing for witnesses and information after the incident in Drakes Drive between 4.40pm and 4.45pm on Friday
A bus company has invested £1.7 million in new low-carbon buses for its service between St Albans, Luton and Watford. Arriva invested the money in a fleet of ten brand-new single-deck buses - which took to the road on Saturday. The new ‘Sapphire
