St Albans BID is calling on residents to support our independent businesses.
- Credit: Matt Adams
“Stay Safe, Stay Home and Shop Amazing St Albans Online!” is the plea from the district s retailers, restaurants, pubs and market traders as we face the prospect of weeks under a third lockdown.
Now more than ever they ALL need YOUR help - and a partnership of St Albans BID (Business Improvement District), Save St Albans Pubs and the Herts Advertiser is calling on local residents to pledge their support for independent businesses during these challenging times.
We are urging people to continue buying online from local traders, whether it s a case of ordering food and drink, buying clothes or shopping for gifts, instead of spending their money with international online retailers, to secure the future of our much-loved indies.
Police investigating fatal shooting in Camden apartment
A Camden man was fatally shot inside an apartment on the 1200 block of Chestnut Street on Saturday night, and investigators are searching for his killer.
Police responding to a reported shooting found 46-year-old Darrell Matthews with a gunshot wound to his chest inside the apartment at around 8 p.m. Saturday, the Camden County Prosecutor s Office said in a release Sunday.
Matthews was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The shooting is under investigation and no arrests have been made.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to call Prosecutor s Det. Andy McNeil at 856-225-8407 or Camden County Metro Det. Sean Miller at 609-706-6590. Tips can also be emailed to ccpotips@ccprosecutor.org.
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A pub has been fined £1,000 for serving alcohol without a substantial meal. The Skew Bridge, at Southdown Road, was caught breaching Covid-19 regulations while Hertfordshire was classed as a Tier 2 area as it served punters drinks without a meal. Two business compliance officers from St Albans City and District Council visited the pub following complaints of alcohol being served, despite Tier 2 restrictions requiring a ‘substantial’ meal with alcohol at pubs, bars and restaurants. When questioned, the manager admitted the offence and was served with the £1,000 fine on December 14– the first of its kind to be issued in the district. Councillor Mandy McNeil, portfolio holder for Business, Tourism and Culture, said: “A breach of Covid-19 regulations is, thankfully, a rare event for the district.
The Skew Bridge Pub in Southdown Road, Harpenden.
- Credit: Krishan Bhungar
A Harpenden pub has been fined £1,000 for serving alcohol without a substantial meal.
The fine was issued to the Skew Bridge in Southdown, for breaching COVID-19 regulations while the area was under Tier Two restrictions.
Two district council business compliance officers visited the pub to confirm the rules were being enforced.
The visit followed a complaint that alcohol had been served without a table meal in contravention of the Coronavirus Health Protection Regulations.
When questioned, the manager admitted the offence and was served with a £1,000 Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN)– the first of its kind to be issued in the district.