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Car stolen from Harpenden home
A CAR was stolen from a driveway after burglars raided a home in Harpenden last week. The burglary happened in Long Buftlers Road on Wednesday, December 1, between 5.30pm and 9pm. Jewellery, a TV set and other electrical goods were among
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Marathon railfreight cross-examination
HELIOSLOUGH has failed to justify its decision to exclude areas more than five kilometres from its sites study, the council's barrister has challenged. When Mr Reed accused Mr Tilley of ignoring potential railfreight sites in the Chilterns,
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Billy Byrne backs winter warming campaign
FUN-LOVING electrician Billy Byrne paid a visit to Hatfield House today. The DIY SOS funny man, who was born and bred in Welwyn Garden City, got into the festive spirit to launch the Herts Essex Energy Partnership winter warming boiler campaign
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Heliosough: "Our approach was practical"
HELIOSLOUGH'S alternative sites study did not examine locations allocated under planning policy for homes, factories or offices, its planning expert has admitted. Richard Tilley said: “The implications of a strategic rail freight interchange
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St Albans Abbey praised by English Heritage
THE disabled access to the shrine of St Alban at the cathedral has been praised in a recent study by English Heritage. Projects to enhance cathedrals across the country have been highlighted while looking into the state of the nation's sites
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Council: "Our survey proves demand is regional"
HELIOSLOUGH is not contesting a survey of potential occupiers of the railfreight terminal showing most want national or regional distribution centres, its planning expert has admitted. When Mr Reed asked Mr Tilley whether he accepted a survey
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X Factor finalist will bring a smile to sick Enda Walker's face
CHRISTMAS will come early for a St Albans toddler battling a rare form of cancer when the winner of this year's X Factor pays a visit to London's Great Ormond Street Hospital. Enda Walker, of Drakes Drive, was diagnosed with Langerhans cell
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Helioslough's witness admits railfreight flaw
HELIOSLOUGH cannot prove that most of the occupiers of its railfreight depot will want to distribute just to the north-west Home Counties, its planning expert has admitted. Richard Tilley admitted under cross-examination that he had no evidence
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Council: "Railfreight customers will be regional"
HELIOSLOUGH'S own evidence shows its railfreight depot will be serve a large area, the council's barrister Matthew Reed has argued. Referring to an analysis the company has commissioned of the type of retailers likely to occupy the railfreight
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Council: "Why not one big regional depot?"
HELIOSLOUGH'S planning witness is defending his claim that there must be a railfreight terminal in the north-west Home Counties. Cross-examining Richard Tilley, the council's barrister Mattew Reed challenged: “The previous inspector concluded
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Work-mad dad to feature on Channel 4 documentary
A BUSINESSMAN turned workaholic from St Albans will feature in a Channel 4 documentary Kidnapped by the Kids this week. Lester Adams' children have taken drastic action to get the father-figure back in their lives and take him away from his
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Helioslough: "Harlington alternative not suitable"
HARLINGTON north of Luton is not a suitable location for a railfreight terminal, according to planning witness Richard Tilley. The owners of land near Junction 12 of the M1 motorway are keen to develop it as a railfreight terminal and have
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Railfreight witness: "Colnebrook alternative has already been rejected"
THE only possible alternative railfreight site to the Handley Page airfield is fraught with problems, Helioslough's planning witness Richard Tilley has insisted. He said: “Colnebrook has very significant planning and policy difficulties to overcome
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Helioslough: "Our site study is robust"
HELIOSLOUGH'S planning expert has defended his alternative sites study from criticism, insisting he has used a robust method. Responding to comment's from the council's expert that he had not looked at sites moore than five kilometres from
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Helioslough: "Rail arguments are irrelevant"
TECHNICAL rail arguments should not be used to justify refusing the scheme, Helioslough's planning expert has told the inquiry. Richard Tilley said that the rail industry had its own official regulator to resolve disputes, with Network Rail
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Helioslough witness: "No legal protection for wildlife"
THE value of the former Handley Page airfield for wildlife is limited and can not be used to justify rejecting it, planning expert Richard Tilley has told the inquiry. The area is designated as a “county wildlife site” because it is used by
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Railfreight witness: "Britain needs this project"
HELIOSLOUGH'S planning expert is making a robust defence of the project, stressing that much of the case against it was dismissed at the earlier inquiry. He has told the hearing the company's decision to restrict the search for alternative
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Hatfield car blaze could be arson
A CAR blaze in the basement of a block of flats in Hatfield yesterday afternoon is being treated as a suspected arson. Eight fire crews were called to Mosquito Way at 4.35pm and 22 residents were evacuated after a gas main was discovered next
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Banned American Pit Bull Terrier seized from St Albans couple
A DANGEROUS dog has been seized by police from its owners in St Albans. The American Pit Bull Terrier, a banned breed, was taken from an address in Cell Barnes Lane. Owners of the 14-month-old dog had the option of being prosecuted or
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Helioslough witness: "Railfreight will open up the countryside"
HELIOSLOUGH'S railfreight project will be good for the area by giving people access to the countryside, an expert witness has told the inquiry. Planning expert Richard Tilley, the developer's first witness, was asked by Mr Kingston: “What do
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SEEING THE LIGHT ON CYCLING
Have we really seen the light? Are we still in the dark on the full story for visibility for cyclists? Is it just about being seen? Read on.. Rod and I are both keen cyclists. In fact, it’s an increasingly important sport and mode of transport, judging
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Thieves steal jewellery from Essendon home
THREE rings of sentimental value were stolen during a burglary from a pensioner's Essendon home last week. Thieves broke into the property at around 11am on Wednesday, December 2 while the owner was away on holiday. Two Black and Decker
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Who will be named St Albans Festive Pub of the Year?
MORE than 60 nominations for 18 different establishments have been received in our search for the city’s Festive Pub of the Year. The closing date has now passed and our Retailer of the Year committee met this week to discuss the merits of
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Helioslough: "We want our costs"
DEVELOPER Helioslough has confirmed it will be seeking its costs from the district council as the inquiry resumes on its third week. Barrister Martin Kingston told inspector Andy Mead he had already written to the authority about the matter
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Heroic man saves twenty residents in Hatfield fire
A HEROIC man who alerted residents in a block of flats in Hatfield to a fire in its basement car park has been taken to hospital with smoke inhalation. The flats in Mosquito Way had to be evacuated after an abandoned blue Fiat Punto car caught
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Top author in St Albans
NOVELIST Katherine McMahon, author of The Rose of Sebastopol and The Alchemist’s Daughter, will be at the Oxfam bookshop in Catherine Street, St Albans, on Saturday. The author, who has written many succesful books and has featured in Richard
