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Conductor injured by brick thrown at Abbey Flyer train

15:01 - 18 March 2010

INTRUDERS on the line injured a conductor by throwing a brick through the rear cab window of a train on the Abbey Flyer line on Tuesday evening. The train from St Albans was approaching Garston at around 6pm when the brick was lobbed through a side window...

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St Albans district homes quota reduced

15:01 - 18 March 2010

HOUSE-BUILDING figures for St Albans in a regional plan have been reduced in the wake of public consultation. The district now has to build 7,000 homes – an annual figure of 350 – to meet figures in the draft East of England Plan up to 2031. Previously th...

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Blow to gating campaign for Barley Mow Lane residents

12:00 - 18 March 2010

HIGHWAYS officials have been accused of deliberately dragging their heels over implementing a proposal to combat the anti-social behaviour which has blighted a rural lane for years. An exhibition about the options for a gating order along Barley Mow Lane...

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Harpenden couple raising awareness of hidden killer

A COUPLE who lost their daughter to sudden cardiac death have helped to launch a powerful campaign highlighting the shocking statistics of the condition. Chris and Katy Turberville, from Harpenden, became involved with the charity Cardiac Risk in the Youn...

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Something of the night at Trestle Arts Base, St Albans

FIVE adventurous storytellers embark on a journey back in time when The Night Keeper is performed at the Trestle Arts Base in Russet Drive, St Albans, next Sunday, March 21. It is the final part of Gomito s trilogy for children which also features Little...

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Adam Gelman bursts through during Saturday’s 55-0 victory over North Walsham. Photo by Krishan Bhungar KKB_6925

Gallery: In-form Adams scores hat-trick

National Three London & SE Old Albanian 55 North Walsham 0 MUCH of the credit for OA s success this season has rightly gone to their pack of forwards, widely regarded as the best around at this level. As you would expect, skipper Laurence White and his se...

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Ross Hamilton on the charge for OA. Photo by David Buxton

Rugby

OA close in on play-off place

National Three London & SE Old Albanian 43 Basingstoke 0 OLD ALBANIAN are virtually assured of a play-off place after their seven try demolition of Basingstoke. Unlike last week s victims Portsmouth who leaked twice as many tries, Basingstoke were a diffe...

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Adam Everitt scores the winning goal on Saturday. Photo by Robert Walkley.

St Albans City

City take strength in adversity

ST ALBANS City s in-form centre-half Adam Everitt believes the team s recent turnaround is a result of the off field problems at Clarence Park. Everitt says the team feels like it s fighting the world and that it has helped bring the squad closer togeth...

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