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Insect antics at Butterfly World as new colony of leaf cutters settles in
After months of ant-icipation, Butterfly World in St Albans has welcomed a new leaf cutter ant colony. Following the tragic demise of the UK’s biggest leaf cutter ant colony earlier in the year, Butterfly World unveiled a new colony of leaf cutter
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Volleyball team looking for new players
A St Albans volleyball group are looking to attract new players. Verulamium Park was selected to receive sand from the Olympic beach volleyball courts. The group was formed last summer and play every Sunday at 4pm. All sporting abilities are
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World War One memorials restored ahead of centenary
Memorials to men who died in the First World War have been restored ready for the centenary of the war’s outbreak. It included re-engraving some and re-repainting all the names of more than 600 local men who died in the war, onto the memorial in
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St Albans slump to Kings Langley loss
St Albans crashed to a 74-run defeat to Kings Langley in Herts Division One on Saturday. Kings Langley batted first and managed to score a total of 184 all out. Jim Chaudry was in excellent form with the ball as he picked up six wickets for 47
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Area final spot for Harpenden's Redford
Harpenden’s Tony Redford reached the area final of the national senior singles with a 21-12 victory over Mark Yelland of Garston. Redford will now play Chris Sherriff of Welwyn and District, and the winner will qualify for the national championships
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'Best Highland Gathering in 15 years' say organisers
The sound of bagpipes rang out across Harpenden on Sunday when thousands of people visited one of the largest Highland Gatherings outside Scotland. Around 5,000 people were enthralled by this year’s entertainment in Rothamsted Park, as organised
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Pictures: praise for 'brilliant' Wheathampstead village fair 2014
Flower pot men, sunflowers and fairies paraded through the streets of Wheathampstead as part of the village’s annual fair, which attracted hundreds of visitors this weekend. The two-day celebration was "very well attended" as old and young alike
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Railfreight: county council to 'take a view' on sale of former Radlett Aerodrome
County council bosses will now rethink whether to sell a 300-acre Green Belt site near Park Street to make way for a rail freight terminal, following the Government’s final approval yesterday. Councillor Derrick Ashley said the county council would
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Book released paying tribute to St Albans City players that died during First World War
To coincide with the centenary of the start of the First World War, historians David Tavener and Peter Taylor have written a book paying tribute to the nine St Albans City players who lost their lives whilst serving for their country. It looks
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Man arrested after string of burglaries in St Albans, Harpenden and Flamstead
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a series of burglaries which took place in St Albans, Harpenden and Flamstead. Raul Bobelica, 26, of no fixed abode, was arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary. He appeared at Hatfield
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A Brave New World - Women Bishops
Politics tends to pass me by. I know the papers get very worked up about cabinet reshuffles and European elections, but I’ve never really understood why. It doesn’t seem to make much difference which way we vote, nothing much changes. But recently I
