The snow in Abbots Langley was some of the heaviest we have seen since the early 90s, and it was certainly a few days where it affected people in different ways. Children could be seen throwing snow balls and building snowmen on Manor House Gardens and South Way, while the workers of the village were snowed in and skidding all over the icy roads.
Abbots Langley Cricket Club is looking to add to its facilities after seeking user rights to the cricket square at Toms Lane recreation ground. At a full meeting of Abbots Langley’s Parish Council earlier this month, the matter was discussed between members as to whether the popular cricket club should be given the user rights for 10 years, exclusively.
A man pleaded guilty to knocking off nearly 200,000 miles from the clocks of seven different cars he sold to a garage in Kings Langley. John Wall (or Cash as he is also known), 43, of Langley Lane, Abbots Langley, pleaded guilty to seven offences under the Trade Descriptions Act at St Albans Crown Court last week.
An Abbots Langley Leukaemia sufferer will pound the streets of London in April as he competes in the annual London Marathon. Being diagnosed with leukaemia three years ago has given Joe Olival a whole new perspective on life so this year, instead of watching the Flora London Marathon from the comfort of his own home, he will be among 46,500 excited and nervous people actually running the 26.2 miles (42km) on Sunday 26 April.
Residents in the village are concerned that their children are turning up late to school because of poor train services from Kings Langley. Abbots Langley parents sending their children to schools north of Watford have written to Lib Dem MP candidate Sal Brinton to express their frustration with the poor service on London Midlands.