Day and night they’re there; ready for a call to run towards burning buildings, help trapped people out of vehicles and even cats stuck up trees. They can get dressed faster than anybody else you know and now they are happy to wash your car during their downtime to help...
Oaklands College has been named as the highest performing college in Hertfordshire in new Government data. The further education college has shown an exceptional improvement in the 2023-24 National Achievement Rates Tables (NARTs) compared to previous years, moving up a staggering 59 places, from 107th to 48th place nationally. It has also...
County Hall has been called to task over the dangerous state of a major route in and out of St Albans. Local campaigner Andy Love has approached Herts county council leader Richard Roberts and Cllr Phil Bibby, executive member for highways and transport, to raise awareness of the road surface of...
More than 600 people gathered at St Albans Cathedral on Easter Monday or a day of reflection, celebration, and community as part of the Diocese’s 79th annual Easter Monday Pilgrimage. A tradition stretching back nearly eight decades, the pilgrimage brings together people from across the Diocese and further afield. Some walk...
Special kits designed to tackle extreme bleeding likely to cause death within minutes have been installed in St Albans city centre. Three bleed control kits have been donated by local charity Hearts for Herts and installed in community defibrillator cabinets thanks to a partnership with St Albans City Centre BID (Business...
A St Albans-based accessibility coordinator who worked on Hollywood blockbuster Wicked is in desperate need of the community's help to save her beloved family dog. Single mum Chantelle Nassari ensured the hit film was completely accessible to all of its cast, including actor Marissa Bode, who made history as the first...
Much-loved St Albans pub The Farmer's Boy has been nominated for a prestigious National Pub & Bar Award. The annual event highlights an eclectic range of venues across the whole of the UK by naming 94 sites as the best in their respective counties. The Farmer's is one of three pubs from...
Tributes have been paid to the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, who died this morning after 12 years in the role. The 88-year-old had addressed crowds at an Easter Sunday service before passing away at 7.35am the following day. Pope Francis had spent time in hospital with an...
Tree saplings and strawberry plants have been donated to 16 schools across the district as part of an initiative to enable biodiversity to flourish in school grounds. This year’s 20 saplings all stem from the same mother trees growing apples or pears at Grow Fruit Trees’ nursery in Kent, and were...
Thick billowing clouds of polluting fumes and revving motorbike engines controversially marked the opening of a new takeaway on Hatfield Road. More than two dozen bikes and various high-performance cars held an impromptu meet outside Big Juicy Burgers when it opened its doors for business on Friday evening. The event, which was...
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