Harpenden, England News

Harpenden's Rothamsted Research Centre has successfully gained permission to conduct field trials into Omega-3 fatty acid producing crops.

Pupils who were due to start at a free school in Radlett before its opening was deferred could still be offered year eight places for 2015 if there is enough demand.

The sun shone on the session which taught children to look out for cars and pedestrians and how to stop safely.

A St Albans police officer, who helped save a woman's life, is among members of Hertfordshire Constabulary who have been honoured for their bravery and long service.

The event, which is due to take place on Saturday 14 June, will see a mountain bike aerial display team take centre stage in the 32 edition of the popular event.

The Rotary Club of St Albans Verulamium has donated A 750 towards a new training DVD, which aims to raise awareness of the issues facing young carers in Hertfordshire.

A St Albans father, who has invented a revolutionary umbrella from an office in his back garden, will appear on TV this month.

Maundy Thursday April 17th: 8pm Maundy Eucharist with washing of feet. Good Friday April 18th: 10am Pre-school Children's Service; 10am-1.30pm Children's Event - places must be reserved in advance;12noon Three Hours' Devotion - 12-1.30pm Preaching of the Passion, 1.30-3.00pm The Liturgy of Good Friday; 8pm Unity at the Cross, an ecumenical service ... (more)

St Albans boasts an array of specialist shops and every year nominations flood in for this category in our Retailer of the Year competition.

This was the first of a series of conferences covering different topics - the first focusing on localism, public health and highways.

A new charity shop in the centre of Berkhamsted has got off to a roaring start since it swung open its doors just in time for last weekend.

Children at a St Albans primary school have been praised for their fundraising efforts after a Ugandan village received a life-changing borehole.

Your favourite restaurant or food shop may look like a temple to taste on the outside but who knows what murky secrets are lurking out the back? Well, thanks to the Scores on the Doors hygiene rating, a food outlet's attention to cleanliness is now rated from five stars, for excellent, to zero, for not very good at all.

A council is giving away free compost next month as part of international Compost Awareness Week, which runs from May 5 to 11. Hertsmere Borough Council is working with their green waste recycling company Agrivert to give away 10 tonnes of nutrient-rich compost on Wednesday May 7 at Newberries car park in Radlett.

A man in his 60s has been taken to hospital after crashing into three parked cars in Harpenden this morning.

The London Welsh Male Voice Choir were welcomed back to the Harpenden High Street Methodist Church on Saturday to sing at a fundraising concert.

Mr Lilley met volunteers and participants from Youth Connexions and the Harpenden Seniors Forum, who provide advice and support for the young and senior members of the community.

The festival weekend will launch on the evening of Thursday, May 1 with a screening of the Hitchcock classic The Birds in The Abbey, with a very special guest appearance from the film-star Hedwig from the Harry Potter movies, who will be flying around the cathedral prior to the film screening The annual film festival launched last year and ... (more)

The work of volunteer police officers in Hertfordshire is being highlighted as part of a recruitment drive by the county's force.

World famous London Welsh Male Voice Choir was welcomed back to Harpenden to raise more than A 2,500 for charity.