Banking giant renews bid for St Albans branch after council rejects first plans

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        October 1, 2026

Banking giant renews bid for St Albans branch after council rejects first plans

Good Morning St Albans — 2026-10-01

Barclays has renewed its bid for a St Albans city centre branch after the council rejected its initial plans.
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Banking giant renews bid for St Albans branch after council rejects first plans
• Barclays has renewed its bid for a St Albans city centre branch after the council rejected its initial plans.
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St Albans & Harpenden Review - News · Local news · yesterday
Broadcaster and Childline founder Dame Esther Rantzen has died aged 86
• Broadcaster and Childline founder Dame Esther Rantzen has died aged 86 following a lung cancer diagnosis.
St Albans & Harpenden Review - News · Local news · 2 days ago
Man arrested after migrants found in back of lorry in Hertfordshire
• A man has been arrested on suspicion of helping migrants enter the UK illegally after they were found inside a lorry in Hertfordshire.
St Albans Times · Local news · yesterday
Harpenden school welcomes back former pupils and staff
• St Hilda’s School in Harpenden welcomed around 60 former pupils and staff back through its red doors for the school’s very first Alumni Event, bringing together generations of its community for an afternoon of memories, friendship and celebration.
• Among those attending was former headmistress Mary Piachaud, who led the school.
St Albans Times · Local news · yesterday
Reinventing retirement at The Oakleigh
• Nestled away from view behind Burston Garden Centre is a surprising find, an entire village community designed to provide quality accommodation for the district’s older population.
• It’s a self-contained 13-acre space just outside Chiswell Green on the North Orbital Road, open to visitors from the local area and beyond, providing.
Herts Advertiser · Local news · yesterday
Investigation after boys racially abused on Radlett footpath
• Police are appealing for information after two boys were subjected to racial abuse in Radlett.
Watford Observer - News (Newsquest) · Local news · yesterday
Watford teen due in crown court over 'carrying machete in town centre and affray'
• A Watford teenager has appeared in St Albans Crown Court over alleged machete possession in the town centre and affray.
Watford Observer - News (Newsquest) · Local news · yesterday
The 12 sites where 5,428 homes could be built in Bushey and Radlett
• The latest draft Hertsmere Local Plan reveals where 5,428 homes could be built across Bushey and Radlett.
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On 16 June 1381 St Albans rebels forced Abbot Thomas de la Mare to surrender the abbey's rights in a charter, after burning abbey records in the town square.
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