A 93-year-old woman died "accidentally" after a fall in a Redbourn care home, an inquest has heard. Hertfordshire Coroners Court heard Joan Watson died at St Matthews Care Home, in Chequer Lane, on December 13 after contracting an illness while
Police are hunting dog-snatching mobile phone thief following an incident Colney Heath. A 16-year-old boy had been walking his dog along Hall Gardens at 9pm on Wednesday, September 10, when he had his mobile phone stolen. In his attempts to
A college in St Albans has teamed up with an agricultural research station to launch an apprenticeship scheme. The scheme will be a chance for pupils at Oaklands College to bring fresh ideas to Rothamsted Research, the Harpenden-based research
A bank manager in St Albans is hoping to bring people in the district a little bit closer together after being nominated as a community ambassador. Andy Robinson has been selected to be an ambassador for the Halifax branch in St Peter’s Street.
More than £20 worth of coins have been stolen from a wishing well in St Albans. The offence is believed to have occurred sometime between 4.30pm on Friday, October 10 and around 11am on Tuesday, October 14 in Verulamium Park. Police said offender
Reversing the cost of parking charges in St Albans could cost taxpayers £1.6 million. St Albans District Council was told the financial implications of reversing parts of the new parking fee changes that were introduced in April. The changes
A knife-wielding robber has held up a London Colney betting shop for a large amount of cash during a night time raid. Hertfordshire Constabulary was called at 5.45pm on Saturday to Ladbrokes in High Street. The offender approached the counter
Doctors, nurses and clinicians at St Albans City Hospital have added their backing to the national "Be Clear on Cancer - Blood in Pee" campaign. The initiative, which is being led by Public Health England and targets both men and women, looks to
Mayor of St Albans, Councillor Geoff Harrison, was impressed with art by local youngsters when he attended a private view at a city centre gallery. The walls of the ground floor at Gallery Rouge in Chequer Street were lined with paintings, prints
A suspected drag race in London Colney was stopped by police on Saturday. Hertfordshire Constabulary was called at 7.50pm to Sainsbury’s at Colney Fields Shopping Centre, where police said around 50 cars had gathered in the car park. The store
A pilot parenting programme has been launched in the district. Herts for Learning has launched Parent2Parent- a programme that will provide practical ways for parents to support learning through family life. The programme is being piloted in
Redbourn demonstrated its amazing community spirit once again as everyone pulled together to support mums raising money for the Hospice of St Francis. Twenty courageous ladies (and one man) from Redbourn ventured out to complete the Mud Pack Challenge
