A St Albans councillor has resigned from the Conservative party following the government’s "monstrous" decision to green light a massive rail freight terminal in his ward. Park Street councillor Stephen Bowes-Phipps announced last week he would
The achievements of St Albans and Harpenden youth council members have been honoured at an awards ceremony. Mayors for St Albans and Harpenden presented awards at the ceremony - organised by Youth Connexions, which supports youth councils in the
A dazzling 40-yard run by winger Adam Stirling gave Harpenden a dramatic 24-17 win over Honourable Artillery Company on Saturday. In maintaining their 100 per cent start to the season against a team that had defeated them twice last year, Harps
Police are investigating the theft of an orange KTM motorbike from Colney Heath. Officers from Hertfordshire Constabulary said the motorbike wwas taken from an address in Richardson Place on September 8 between 3am and 8.45am. Between these
Harpenden Town stretched their lead at the top of Spartan South Midlands Division One to four points after a 1-0 win over promotion rivals Baldock Town on Saturday. James Yates had one of the better chances in the first half when he managed to
Colney Heath Ladies earned a 3-1 win at Garston Ladies in the Women’s FA Cup on Sunday. The visitors took the lead when Molly Slade found the target with an early strike. But this was cancelled out when Grace Campion scored an own goal. Colney
Drinkers in St Albans had plenty to cheer about at the city’s annual beer festival. More than 9,500 people turned up for to the four day event, which has been going for 19 years and is organised by Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). A record number
Joint manager Graham Golds praised his side for learning from their recent defeat to Hayes & Yeading United after St Albans City dumped their opponents out of the FA Cup. The Saints were beaten at home to United on the opening day of the season
A national pet search service is appealing for help to find a cat that went missing in the Chiswell Green area. Animal Search UK’s professional team were contacted by Katriona Kerr whose eight-year-old cat, Smudge, went missing at the end of August
The body of a 55-year-old French woman was found after being hit by a train between Harpenden and St Albans. Emergency services were called at just after 6.45am on Monday to reports of a body near to Ronsons Way. Paramedics pronounced the casualty
Green-fingered school children have been honoured for their success in the District Schools in Bloom 2014 Competition. At the awards ceremony this month Councillor Geoff Harrison, Mayor of St Albans, presented prizes and certificates to the winners
Motorists in St Albans are being warned of delays this week as roadworks take place. London Road will have traffic control in place at the railway bridge from today until Saturday from 8pm until 6am. Victoria Street will also have traffic
A flower festival in St Albans was a blooming success with more than 10,000 visitors over four days. Visitors enjoyed the spectacular flower displays and live musical performances inside St Albans Cathedral at the Music in Bloom Flower Festival
