Mayor re-elected for second term as Council confirms 2026/27 Cabinet
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Mayor re-elected for second term as Council confirms 2026/27 Cabinet
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Roman Verulamium, on the edge of modern St Albans, was the second-largest town in Roman Britain after Londinium.
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