A new project is underway to restore St Albans’ Civic Rose Garden with the aim of creating a city centre open space which can be enjoyed by residents all year round while also bringing additional biodiversity to the area. The garden is situated to the north of the Civic Centre and...
Neighbours of the proposed rail freight site are furious after a 100-year-old oak tree was chopped down by contractors working at the former Radlett airfield. Frogmore residents say the tree, which shielded their view of the site, was cut down with no warning and no consultation. And they say contractors employed...
Security has been heightened at a further education college following a double stabbing - with a second lockdown enforced this morning. Two students aged 16 and 17 from Oaklands College in St Albans were injured during the course of the original incident, which took place at about 3.40pm on Monday. Then earlier...
Increased police patrols are being introduced around Oaklands College after two students were injured in a knife attack outside the campus yesterday afternoon. The incident occurred outside Oaklands Stores in Hatfield Road, St Albans, at around 3.40pm. Officers from St Albans and armed response officers attended with support from the National Police...
Two students were injured following a knife attack in the vicinity of Oaklands College's Smallford campus. Police and paramedics were called to the Hatfield Road site on Monday afternoon at around 3.40pm, backed up by the police helicopter and air ambulance. Oaklands College said the incident took place outside the campus outside...
Did Deborah Heath: a) Love Constellations? b) Miss press night as her babysitter was ill? c) Go to the Odyssey instead? d) All of the above, depending on what reality you're exploring? “The decisions we do and don’t make, determine which future we have.”This 2012 play by Nick Payne has received...
The unseasonably warm weather brought in the crowds to George Street for this year’s Gin and Jazz Festival. In contrast to last year’s downpours, the balmy evening proved a huge draw, with thousands of people packing out the road. The event, which is now in its fifth year, is organised by St...
A resident of Tara's Retreat care home in Sandridge will be a staggering 107 years old next week. When Dorothy Mary Billington was born in Liverpool on October 18 1916, the globe was gripped by what came to be known as the 'war to end all wars', still two years away...
Voted one of the top 30 races in the country thanks to its beautiful course and community spirit, the Herts 10K made its much-anticipated comeback on Sunday. The 18th race saw runners of all abilities make their way around a scenic course which started and finished at Rothamsted Research. Founded in 2006...
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