FIREFIGHTERS were called to tackle a kitchen fire in Harpenden this morning.

HORSE chestnut trees in the centre of Welwyn Garden City are to be chopped down without replacement next month as disease has made them dangerous.

POLICE are appealing for information after a bike was stolen from a cycling shop in St Albans.

WELWYN HATFIELD MP Grant Shapps has welcomed the police rethink on merging Hertfordshire’s force with Bedfordshire.

A SWIMMING teacher from St Albans who has raised tens of thousands of pounds for vital cancer research has been recognised for her hard work and dedication.

OLYMPIC hopefuls are being given the chance to receive top class training in the build-up to the 2010 games.

COMMUNITY spirit was alive and well in St Albans yesterday, as residents came together to enjoy a street party.

BEAUTY queens will be flocking to a plush St Albans hotel for the regional heat of Miss Great Britain.

THE people of Hatfield will get the chance to try table tennis, karate, badminton and many other sports in the town centre on Saturday.

PLANS are being drawn up to give the Maltings Arts Theatre a new lease of life.