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Gazebos at the St Albans Charter Market.
- Credit: Matt Adams
Proposals to replace the stalls on St Albans Charter Market with gazebos are a
fait accomplit according to the portfolio holder responsible.
Market traders were told in March that a trial of the proposed uniformed gazebos would be taking place in June, involving around 20 stall-holders.
No decisions have yet been made on which traders or what area of the market would be used, but the Herts Ad understands the pilot will cost approximately £20,000.
But Cllr Mandy McNeil, portfolio holder for business, tourism and culture, said the extensive consultation process was over and a decision had been made.
A St Albans dad has voiced fears over a cancer-linked herbicide being used by contractors outside council homes. Phil Fletcher, 72, raised the alarm over the glyphosate-based herbicide, which the borough council s contractor John O Conner has been spraying outside his flat in Malthouse Court. Research has linked it to increasing some cancers by more than 40 per cent, according to studies by the University of Washington, and it is also thought to be harmful for organisms such as earthworms and bees. Phil, who lives on his own in a one bedroom flat, said he and his neighbours are angry that the herbicide is still being used, and he is among a group who is campaigning to get it banned in the UK.
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