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Motorist fined more than £200 for blue badge misuse
A motorist from Bricket Wood has been fined more than £200 for blue badge misuse. Karen Patterson, of Reynard’s Way, was caught out after parking on a double yellow line in Lower High Street, Watford. She was stopped as a part of Hertfordshire
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Underwater hockey win for St Albans
St Albans Underwater Hockey Club eased to an 8-2 win at Islington to move up to third in the London League on Thursday. Simon Townsend fired the visitors in front and St Albans extended their lead as they established a 6-2 cushion after a fine
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Lottery scam operating in county
A lottery scam operating is in the county. Hertfordshire County Council's Trading Standards team is currently receiving reports of letters arriving out of the blue telling people they have won £725,000 in the ‘EuroMillions FIFA World Cup Super
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St Stephen Parish given green light for 'planning area'
Parishioners have taken a big step towards having a greater say on planning issues after council chiefs agreed to designate the St Stephen parish a Neighbourhood Area. St Albans District Council agreed last week to allocate the existing boundaries
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Blueboys seal second spot with Wembley win
London Colney secured second place after a comprehensive 3-0 win over Wembley on Saturday which extended their unbeaten run to 24 matches in the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division. AFC Dunstable’s 2-0 loss to Hadley meant the Blueboys
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Winning end to season for Harpenden Town
Harpenden Town ended their South Midlands Division One campaign with a 3-1 win at Amersham on Saturday. The result puts Harprenden sixth in the table on 70 points with 20 wins and ten draws from 40 matches. Manager Danny Plumb said: “The whole
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Former Spurs boss Ardiles hands out trophy to City Youth winners
St Albans City Youth Under-11s North have won the Spurs Legends Tournament at Clarence Park. The trophy was presented by Argentine World Cup winner and former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Ossie Ardiles. Elsewhere, Giancarlo Merlo and Ben Collins
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Caroline Jones' outfit of the week
Caroline Jones has raised more than £8,000 in three months with a unique fundraising challenge to wear a new charity shop outfit every day this year in honour of her late mother who died of breast cancer. The 46-year-old from Harpenden is raising
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Pub landlord John Harrington found not guilty of killing old friend
A pub landlord has been cleared by a jury of killing an old friend when they were on their way to a wedding reception. John Harrington, 51, said he and Terry Hutchinson had been indulging in "horseplay" on their way to the reception at West Herts
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Accident on M1 causing delays
One lane of the M1 is blocked and there is queuing traffic southbound on the M1 after a three-car collision. The accident, which has been classified as severe, involves a lorry and two cars between junction 10 and 11. Congestion goes back to
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Fundraising walk for under-fives back for 2015
The Big Toddle fundraising walk for under-fives is back for 2015 and shiver me timbers the theme is Pirates. Fundraisers who took part in the St Albans walks netted a bumper £3,256 last year. Barnardo’s is calling on nurseries, parents and
