CCTV released after charcoal stolen from restaurant in St Albans

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        August 29, 2026

CCTV released after charcoal stolen from restaurant in St Albans

Good Morning St Albans — 2026-08-29

Police have released a CCTV image after charcoal was stolen from a restaurant in St Albans
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CCTV released after charcoal stolen from restaurant in St Albans
• Police have released a CCTV image after charcoal was stolen from a restaurant in St Albans
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St Albans & Harpenden Review - News · Local news · yesterday
Fitness chain with 467 sites across the UK eyeing up 60 more new sites in 2026
• PureGym is planning to open around 60 new sites in 2026 with long-term ambitions for more than 750 additional locations worldwide.
St Albans & Harpenden Review - News · Local news · yesterday
Lightning strike shuts London airport as passengers stranded and flights grounded
• Lightning strikes caused major disruption at an airport, leaving passengers stranded and flights grounded.
St Albans Times · Local news · yesterday
St Albans racer wins 2026 World Hovercraft Championships title
• A St Albans dad of two has secured the title of World Hovercraft Champion following his decisive victory at the weekend.
• Nick Drew, 49, won the F50 class at the 2026 Hovercraft World Championship held at Whittlebury Park, Buckinghamshire.
• Former Beaumont School pupil Nick, who was born and raised in.
St Albans Times · Local news · yesterday
St Albans School student writes and stars in original play at Edinburgh Fringe
• A St Albans School sixth former has written and starred in his own original play at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, receiving rave reviews from critics.
• Kai Yilmaz-Porter, an A level drama student at St Albans School, wrote Make Me Good Again, a new play exploring family life, identity and neurodiversity.
Herts Advertiser · Local news · yesterday
New social group for women launching soon in Radlett to tackle isolation
• A new social group for women is launching in Radlett.
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29 Aug–30 Aug · St Albans MuseumsSunday Crafternoon at St Albans Museum + Gallery29 Aug–7 Sep · St Albans MuseumsA Beginner's Guide to Francis Bacon29 Aug–31 Aug · St Albans MuseumsA Growing City29 Aug · St Albans MuseumsCommunity Painting Sessions29 Aug–20 Sep · St Albans MuseumsDraw With Rob29 Aug–12 Dec · St Albans MuseumsFamily weekends at Verulamium Museum1 Sep · St Albans MuseumsPlay with Clay!29 Aug–1 Sep · St Albans MuseumsSummer Holidays29 Aug–27 Nov · St Albans MuseumsTots Tales at Verulamium Museum6 Sep · The Alban ArenaAdam Garcia’s Emerald Storm4 Sep · The Alban ArenaChuckl. With Sara Pascoe and Special Guests10 Sep · The Alban ArenaJimmy Carr: Laughs Funny5 Sep · The Alban ArenaThe Dualers11 Sep · The Alban ArenaThe Smyths: The Queen Is Dead 40th Anniversary Tour
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St Albans grew from Verulamium, a Roman town that by the 4th century was the third-largest city in Roman Britain after London and Cirencester.
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