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New outdoor mini-golf course planned for St Albans aquatic store
An application for a new outdoor mini-golf course has been submitted to the district council, but there is something fishy about these plans. The site earmarked for the course is at the north side of Maidenhead Aquatics off the North Orbital Road
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Harpenden Public Halls set to become church after sale agreed
Harpenden Public Halls is set to become a church after St Albans City and District Council agreed to sell the building. ChristChurch Harpenden will now call the Southdown Road site home, and use it to host their regular Sunday morning congregation
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Oaklands Wolves U18s through to National Cup quarter-final
Dan Kostadinov sunk six three pointers as Oaklands Wolves reached the quarter-finals of the U18 National Cup - beating Ipswich 97-88. Liam Jefferson's side are the only team in the competition who do not play in a league, with the players turning
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St Albans MP Daisy Cooper speaks up for farmers at Prime Minister's Questions
Farmers feel “betrayed by the Conservatives” and “lied to by Labour”, Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats Daisy Cooper has said. This comes after the St Albans MP joined constituents and colleagues at a rally outside Parliament yesterday, fighting
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Harpenden resident loses £45,000 in 'John Lewis' fraud
A Harpenden resident has lost £45,000 in a scam where fraudsters pretended to be John Lewis staff. Posing as the "John Lewis credit card team", fraudsters called the victim and requested a lump sum, amid recent spike in Herts scam cases. Other
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Vehicle with links to St Albans shoplifting offences seized
Officers have seized a vehicle in connection to multiple shoplifting offences in St Albans, after the driver was caught without the correct documentation. The car pictured below was suspected to be involved in ongoing shoplifting incidents in the
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Lib Dem MPs join farmers outside Parliament at national rally
Farmers from St Albans, Harpenden and Berkhamstead met with MP Daisy Cooper and Victoria Collins yesterday to discuss concerns they have about the government’s new family farm tax. The meeting took place at the National Farmers Union protest in
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Heroric Veolia driver performs 'life-saving' CPR on colleague
A pair of quick thinking Veolia staff saved their colleague while on the job, with one administering "life-saving CPR". Former nurse and driver Matko Spondreht and workmate Scott Franklin were recognised as "Veolia’s Employees of the Quarter" after
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St Albans Striders form half of Hertfordshire squad at inter-county 10k champs
Orange may be the new black according to a TV show but for one week only it replaced the blue and yellow of St Albans Striders. The club supplied half of the eight-strong Hertfordshire squad running at Brighton in the Inter-county 10k - Freya Weddell
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RECAP: St Albans road closed as two cars crash into same tree
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Santa's elves to compete in Olympic-style contest for cancer charity
A charity has announced a festive fundraising event to support young cancer patients. The Youth Cancer Trust, based in Dorset, is staging The Elf Olympics to help spread festive cheer and help teenagers and young adults living with and beyond cancer
