Councillors allocated more than £350,000 to local organisations last year
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Councillors allocated more than £350,000 to local organisations last year
• Hertfordshire county councillors allocated more than £350,000 to local organisations as part of their locality budget scheme last year (2025/26).
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 | Herts Advertiser · today Plants 'destroyed' and borders 'damaged' at St Albans church• Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after plants were destroyed at St Peter's Church in St Albans. |
 | Herts Advertiser · today Highway Code warning as drivers face £1,000 fines for on-street parking• Motorists not familiar with the Highway Code may be unaware of rule 248, which could see anyone parking on the road outside their home fined |
 | The Comet - News (Hertfordshire) · today Letchworth hospice launches £50,000 fundraising campaign• A Letchworth hospice facing a financial struggle has launched a campaign to raise £50,000 for its rehabilitation and wellbeing services. |
 | The Comet - News (Hertfordshire) · today Eyewitness to Kelpie Marine boatyard fire says flames were 'leaping in the air'• An eyewitness to the Kelpie Marine boatyard fire in Bedfordshire who saw the blaze from his narrowboat has said flames were "leaping in the air". |
 | The Herts Advertiser · today Parents urged to save as theme parks, cinemas, zoos and restaurants cut summer prices• Local news headlines for St Albans and Harpenden, Radlett, London Colney and the surrounding Hertfordshire areas from the Herts Advertiser. |
 | The Comet - News (Hertfordshire) · today Born between these dates? You could face a longer wait for your free bus pass• People approaching retirement age are facing a longer wait for their free bus pass after State Pension age rules changed. |
 | Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue St Albans Fire Station · today Travel to school (including SaverCard)• St Albans Fire Station is a full-time fire station. |
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Fri 24 Jul · St Albans Museums · St Albans Museums. Accessories exhibition - Photography SessionFri 24 Jul · St Albans Museums · St Albans Museums. Tots Tales at Verulamium MuseumSat 25 Jul · The Alban Arena · Alban Arena. Kevin Bridges: Warm UpFri 24 Jul · The Alban Arena · Alban Arena. The Simon and Garfunkel Story
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Before the Romans, the St Albans area was Verlamion, capital of Tasciovanus, king of the Catuvellauni, around 20 BC to AD 5.
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