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3 days ago | hertsad.co.uk | Dave Ryan

A packed SportsZone at Oaklands College in St Albans saw Lee Ryan's team gain revenge for their SLB Trophy final loss with a 69-65 success. They will now travel to the O2 Arena on Sunday to face Sheffield Hatters in the season's biggest game. Ryan was understandably delighted with the victory. "What a battle," he said. "That’s what semi-finals and putting everything on the line looks like. It could have gone either way but we dug deep and found a way to win.

1 week ago | hertsad.co.uk | Anne Suslak

St Albans and Harpenden during the Second World War (Image: Harpenden & District Local History Society/Pxfuel/Google Street View) Today is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, which celebrated the Allied victory in Europe. To mark the milestone, we looked at places around St Albans and Harpenden which played a crucial role during the Second World War.

1 week ago | hertsad.co.uk | Christopher Day

A detached house at 107 Colney Heath Lane will be demolished to make way for the homes, half of which will be sold at market rate and half of which will be ‘affordable’ – according to the government’s definition of the term. While the 1.2 hectare site for the new homes is within the green belt, council planners determined that it is classed as grey belt land after the government’s recent planning reforms.

1 week ago | hertsad.co.uk | Neil Metcalfe

Dominic Chatfield will be the Radlett first-team skipper for the 2025 season. Picture: KARYN HADDON (Image: KARYN HADDON) It was a mixed bag of results for Harpenden and Radlett as they played their final friendlies before the start of the 2025 Hertfordshire Premier Cricket League. Reigning Premiership champions Harpenden fell to an 85-run loss at home to Crouch End. The visitors to the Common had won the toss and elected to bat, making a fine 309-7 in their 45 overs.

1 week ago | hertsad.co.uk | Neil Metcalfe

5 1/1 A teenage boxer from St Albans has returned home to a heroes welcome after starring on the continent. Nineteen-year-old St Albans native, Riley Morris was part of the United Kingdom Boxing Alliance squad that travelled to Amiens in France for the Jacques Bataille Amateur Boxing Tournament.