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Phoebe Gill through to 800m semi-final at Paris 2024 Olympics
Phoebe Gill's 2024 Paris Olympics debut began with a successful passage in round one. The St Albans Athletics Club youngster, just 17-years-old, has had a stunning season so far, leaping to the forefront of the nation's consciousness after clocking
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Controversial plans for new village homes to be decided on next week
Controversial plans for four new homes in a Chiswell Green street are to be decided on at a planning meeting on Monday (August 5). Tippendell Lane Developments Ltd submitted plans in December last year that would see an existing bungalow demolished
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Founder of St Albans dementia singing group speaks of 'upifting' experience
A St Albans resident has spoken of the "uplifting" experience of running a singing group for dementia sufferers, inspired by the joy her late mum found in singing when diagnosed. Lu Lawrence set up Singing for Memory in St Albans after both of
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St Albans housebuilding targets set to almost double under new government plans
Housebuilding targets for St Albans could be set to increase from 885 to 1,554 per year under government proposals revealed earlier this week (July 30). In recent years the city has built an average of just 411 homes per year - well short of the
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£64m St Albans housing development complete with 93 new homes created
A £64m housing development in St Albans has been completed, bringing 93 new and affordable homes to the city. At a ceremony on July 31, St Albans City and District Council (SADC) officially unveiled the Jubilee Square project, which has been years
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Victoria Collins MP: Putting care at the centre of our healthcare system
The first few weeks of Parliament are marked by two big events, the King’s Speech and the first Prime Minister's Questions. The King’s Speech is essentially the upcoming agenda set by the government and is debated and scrutinised for several days
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Beer column: Enjoy the 'best of Belgian' fruit beer from St Albans
Don’t mix the grape and the grape is an old and sage piece of advice – but it’s one that’s widely ignored in Belgium. Fruit beers feature in the remarkable range of beers available in that country. Adding fruit beer is an ancient form of beer