Issue 45

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...

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...

St Albans-based Let's Dance Academy is celebrating being selected as an affiliate school of The London Ballet Company for the local area. Established in 1968, LDA has grown to become one of the largest schools in Hertfordshire with approximately 450 students attending classes each week. Becky Sherman, who grew up in St...

There may have been more rain than snow, but the magic of Christmas was still evident at Willows Activity Farm’s Santa Spectacular this weekend. Families should put aside a whole day to ensure they make the most of the vast number of festive activities taking place this year, from writing a...

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