PARENTS flocked to a former station house in St Albans on Saturday, to mark the opening of a new nursery in the area.

A primary school in St Albans will be celebrating its 50th anniversary by reuniting past pupils, staff and governors.

A SPORTS day hosted by a Harpenden toddlers group raised £100 for charity.

A SERIES of spectacular back flips, grinds, spins and skating stunts were all on display in Hatfield on Sunday, to mark the opening of the Galleria’s new roller skating rink.

MORE than 70 rowdy parties and other disturbances in Welwyn Hatfield were tackled by an out-of-hours noise service provided by the borough council and the University of Hertfordshire.

GIRLS from a St Albans junior school made it to the final of a nationwide cricket competition last week.

The man in charge of the Hertfordshire Constabulary’s budget has warned that “difficult decisions” will have to be taken in future – even though a proposed merger with Bedfordshire Police was dealt
a major blow last week.

SCIENTISTS at Harpenden’s Rothamsted Research have discovered how crops can be devastated by disease even when there are no visible symptoms.

A CHAMPION cheerleading squad from London Colney battled it out against some of the finest dance troupes in the world to clinch third place at an international competition on Saturday.

HOMES in Wheathampstead were flooded after a water main burst on Friday night.