Hertfordshire issued 5,852 term-time holiday fines worth £468,160

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        September 25, 2026

Hertfordshire issued 5,852 term-time holiday fines worth £468,160

Good Morning St Albans — 2026-09-25

Hertfordshire education officials issued more than 5,000 fines to parents who took their children on holiday during term time in the 2025/26 academic year,...
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Hertfordshire issued 5,852 term-time holiday fines worth £468,160
• Hertfordshire education officials issued more than 5,000 fines to parents who took their children on holiday during term time in the 2025/26 academic year, according to data obtained by the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
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• A teenager has been arrested after a crash which seriously a man and a woman on Hemel Hempstead Road near St Albans.
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Twelve people charged in connection with hundreds of fuel thefts
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St Albans Times · Local news · 2 days ago
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CCTV appeal in connection with laptop burglary at St Albans business
• CCTV has been released after three laptops were stolen during a burglary at a business in The Maltings, St Albans.
St Albans Times · Local news · 3 days ago
Ex-serviceman launches new networking club for St Albans veterans
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• Graham Card has been feeling let down by the lack of a vets’ community in St.
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On 22 June the Church of England keeps the feast of St Alban, and St Albans Cathedral marks it with the Alban Pilgrimage, a parade of giant puppets re-enacting Britain's first Christian martyrdom.
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