As we prepare to take on another week at work or school, we look back at the stories which really piqued your interest over the last seven days.
Fontmell Close – the road badly damaged by a sinkhole in October last year – has been finally reopened after a 14-month wait.
Several people from the St Albans area are wanted for police, including 30-year-old Stephen Medhurst who is wanted for fraud.
St Albans has been revealed as one of the areas with the fastest rising house prices in the UK.
Analysis shows St Albans house prices rising
A new craze where scarves are pinned to trees for anyone who needs them has been warming hearts as well as bodies across the city.
Scarves left tied to trees in craze to beat winter chill
Thousands of people gathered in various locations across the area to witness the Christmas lights switch-on.
Thousands gather for Christmas lights switch-on
And finally…
Some fabulous photos have shown this year’s Christmas market in full swing.
More than 60 stalls at this year's Christmas market
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