The Review, news from St Albans, Harpenden, Welwyn and Hatfield

I jumped in canal to escape servitude, court told

5:30pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

A man told a jury how he plunged into a canal in his bid to escape from a family of travellers who were holding him at a site near Leighton Buzzard.

Cash for village youth club

5:10pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

A PARISH council has received a cash grant to help set up a new youth club.

Man 'was murdered for his £30,000' court hears

5:01pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

A murder victim was lured to a wood, throttled with a rope and beaten to death with a hammer for the £30,000 his killers believed he kept in a safe, a jury heard today.

St Albans jobless figure falls

4:20pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

THE number of jobseekers in St Albans decreased last month, according to figures released today.

Former police station could be turned into flats

3:40pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

A VILLAGE police station, which was closed last year as part of a cost-cutting measure, could be transformed into flats if plans are approved.

Charity calls for help

2:20pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

A national charity is looking for volunteers to organise a street collection in St Albans.

Talking books service replaced

1:30pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Politicians have given the go-ahead to a proposal to replace a free service providing visually-impaired residents with talking books with a subscription to a charity library.

Police arrest councillor on suspicion of possessing indecent images

12:25pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

A Hertfordshire County Councillor involved with children’s services has been arrested on suspicion of possessing indecent images of children.

Cat shot with high powered air rifle

12:10pm Wednesday 16th May 2012

Police are appealing for information after a cat was shot with a high powered air rifle in St Albans.