Just a few days after marking its 35th anniversary, St Albans-based HIV and Aids support charity The Crescent is preparing to close its doors for good. The organisation, which is based in Russell Avenue, has provided counselling, emotional support, drop-in sessions, education and prevention services since it was founded on the...
Police are keen to speak to anyone who may have seen an accident in which a woman in her 70s was seriously injured. The incident occurred near Morrisons, on Hatfield Road at the junction with Sutton Road just before 12.20pm on Friday December 1. The woman was hit by a white Renault...
Laura Bill is back treading the boards with the cast of this year’s Alban Arena panto...
The Liberal Democrats have overturned a 1,580 Conservative majority to win the Harpenden Rural seat in yesterday's county council by-election. Alison Wren received 1,474 votes, compared to 766 for the Conservatives, 168 for Labour and 119 for the Greens, taking the seat vacated following the resignation of Conservative Annie Brewster to...
Proposals to change the speed limits on the A5183 Redbourn Road are now out for consultation. The scheme will cover the stretch of road between Batchwood roundabout (A4147) and the Redbourn roundabout junction (B487/A5183), and was originally proposed by former county councillor Annie Brewster (pictured). Letters sent out by HCC to hundreds...
Sunday saw around 1,000 people descend upon St Albans Cathedral for the annual Advent procession and service. This is a beautiful candlelit service combining readings and music which marks the start of the season of Advent. Everyone present was given a candle to symbolise the first Sunday in Advent and the...
When Vicky Arlidge released her first album of music for young children in 2015 she had no idea that eight years later it would have reached 96 million streams, the threshold for receiving a BRIT silver disc. “When I looked to see who else had received silver discs in the last...
This has been the year Harpenden’s bubble burst, with the effects of the economic downturn taking an unprecedented toll on a retail footprint which once seemed immutable. Long-established family-run businesses have closed their doors forever, the last few banks have disappeared from the High Street, and even some of the chain...
A sponsored run along the 17.5 miles of the River Ver has raised £1,000 for the organisation dedicated to making the chalk stream a better place for wildlife and people to enjoy. St Albans resident and runner Richard Witter and his friends presented the money to the Ver Valley Society this...
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