Harpenden, England News

Highland dancing, haggis and head balancing are all part of the Scottish attractions on offer at the 2014 Harpenden Lions Highland Gathering this weekend.

The NHS trust in charge of St Albans City Hospital "faces some of the most significant challenges of any trust in the country" according to the city's MP, following the publication of an extensive report in to cancer referral failings.

St Albans District Council has identified four potential Green Belt sites, which could be under threat of development, to meet housing needs across the district.

The teenagers got the opportunity to question Mr Lilley, take a tour of the Palace and watch Members of Parliament debating on the floor of the Commons.

Countryside campaigners have welcomed the news that brownfield sites in Harpenden are to be examined as possible secondary school sites.

A new access ramp to make walking, running and cycling easier for old and young alike at the Nickey Line will open on Saturday.

The third Great British Tennis Weekend swung into St Albans and Harpenden with more than 300 people taking to the courts for free tennis activities across the weekend.

The Scottish themed family fun day, organised by Harpenden Lions, will take place on Sunday, July 13 from 10am to 5pm.

It is time for residents to vote for their favourite shortlisted cafA©, food shop, bar, restaurant and food producer for this year's St Albans and Harpenden Food and Drink Awards.

A man who cared for his elderly aunt in her final years has won his High Court battle against animal charities over her gift of the A 350,000 home they shared.

Aaron Runnacles, 22, was sentenced to two years and four months on Friday and Luka Sensi, 20, received two years after they were found with A 5,000 worth of cocaine.

Thousands of young cadets will stand side by side among swathes of symbolic woodland poppy fields to salute the beginning of a A 1 million First World War fundraising challenge.

Sean Fury, 32, of Bloomfield Road, Harpenden, was arrested for a series of crimes in which he took money from elderly people for unnecessary or uncompleted work.

The cars on Ashwell Street have been squirted with a substance, believed to be brake fluid, between 1pm on Saturday June 21 and 2pm on Sunday June 22. A blue Vauxhall Meriva, white Skoda Fabia, silver Volkswagen Zafira and silver Nissan Micra all received damage to the paintwork.

'An amazing sense of community' and 'just like Glastonbury' were just some of the verdicts on the Sandridge900 Midsummer Gala which took place on Saturday.

An award-winning photographer from Harpenden, who worked for the Watford Observer, has recieved a number of get well messages from sports starts, following an accident in April.

A club that supports people with dementia is being launched in St Albans and is appealing for volunteers and members.

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Police have released a CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to after a woman in her 80s had her purse stolen in a Harpenden supermarket.

Get out your sweep nets and magnifying glasses and join Britain's favourite botanist David Bellamy for a Bug Hunt Bonanza on Saturday at St Albans' Butterfly World.