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St Albans school children grill Labour MP Stephen Twigg
St Albans school children got a chance to grill an MP about what motivated him to go into politics when he visited last week. Pupils at Camp School, in Camp Road, put their questions to Labour MP Stephen Twigg, who visited with the party’s St Albans
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Free exhibition in St Albans Cathedral this summer
Landscapes, nudes, abstracts and still life paintings are among the artworks on display at a free exhibition this summer. The St Albans Art Society Summer Exhibition 2014 was opened by St Albans Mayor, Geoff Harrison, last Thursday. Artist
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Verulam swimmers celebrate promotion
Verulam Amateur Swimming Club have been promoted to Division One after the third round of the Peanuts League. After winning the first two rounds, Verulam swimmers sealed promotion with many of the team achieving personal bests. The nine year
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Young people try out new shelter in Marshalswick
Young people are already trying out the portable youth shelter just installed by St Albans City and District Council at Sherwood Avenue Recreation Ground, Marshalswick. District, county, and parish councillors visited the ground this week to see
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Townsend book place in county final
Townsend’s team of Danny Macro and Andrew Briden have reached the final of the county pairs. The duo came up against Garston’s father and son pairing of Bradley and Martin Coles. There was nothing between the sides but Macro and Briden edged their
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Blueboys ease past Eton Manor
London Colney eased to a 4-1 home friendly win over Eton Manor on Saturday. Manager Jim Nicolls used a 19-man squad for the match and they found themselves 1-0 down with new keeper Jack Smith having no chance to save a close-range shot. It
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Delays in St Albans due to BT work
Motorists are being warned of delays as BT carry out work in a main St Albans road this week. Engineers will be stationed in Watling Street, near The Marlborough Science Academy, from tomorrow until Friday. BT workmen will be replacing an existing
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Summer rugby sessions at Verulamians
Verulamians RFC are starting youth summer rugby training on Thursday evenings for players in the Under-13 and Under-14 age groups. The drop-in sessions will run from 7-8pm on Thursday evenings from this week, with registration day for the new season
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Breen ready for first Commonwealth Games
St Albans disability sprinter Olivia Breen insists it is all systems go for the Commonwealth Games after a promising outing at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games in London. With her Commonwealth Games bow right around the corner, Breen headed to
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Overturned van closed Harpenden road
Part of a main road in Harpenden has been closed after a van overturned at a roundabout. Emergency services were called to the roundabout between Redbourn Lane and St Albans Road, at Hatching Green, following the accident at around 9.30am.
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Knockout fours defeat for Batchwood Hall
Batchwood Hall Ladies lost in the district knockout fours to Rowley Lane 8-7 and overall to Townsend ladies in the triples league. In the district triples competition, Teresa Wood, Nora Endericks and skip Pat Savage won against Townsend’s Janet
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St Albans City appoint new goalkeeping coach
St Albans City have appointed Rhys Tom as their new goalkeeping coach. Tom has experience in this role at Hertford Town, Hoddesdon Town and Chesham United. He played for Watford as a schoolboy before spells with Enfield and Potters Bar.
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Quiz: How well do you know your town?
How many people in Harpenden are under 16? What proportion of London Colney residents own their home? Test your local knowledge with this quiz from the Office of National Statistics. Statistics can give a rich and surprising view of the everyday world
