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By responding to promotions, offers and competitions you agree that the Herts Advertiser and other Archant Ltd companies may contact you by post or SMS with services that may be of interest. You will not be charged for receiving SMS messages and you may opt out at any time by texting “STOP” to the originating number. Please provide email details if you wish to receive offers by email. Restaurant is going for gold An independent green restaurant is aiming for the gold standard at a ceremony at the Palace of Westminster on Monday. That Little Place in Harpenden will learn then whether it has won Gold, Silver or Bronze in the national Green Apple Awards for most environmentally friendly in the food and drink industry. Last year the restaurant won Silver and owner, chef Alec Goodhand, said: “We can’t wait for this as the crowning celebration of a fantastic year for That Little Place. On top of Best Restaurant in the St Albans Food and Drink Awards we are delighted at this national recognition for such a small place. “We are also finalists in the Archant Herts Business Awards so that will be the icing on the cake”. Alec won the Kate D’Arcy Award for outstanding customer service at the food and drink awards this year too – the first time a chef has been awarded the prestigious personal prize. That Little Place co-owner John Gunner said: “We have really pulled all the stops out to be the greenest restaurant in Herts and aim even higher. Since last year’s Silver Award for growing and producing our own food and beer and showcas- ing other local producers, which itself is really unusual, we have gone on to use 100 per cent renewa- ble energy and even send waste for more energy production.” Probation staff walkout over privatisation plans Probation staff in St Albans joined colleagues in other parts of the county by staging a 24-hour walkout on Tuesday lunchtime. The action was to protest against Government plans to privatise the service and was organised by Napo, the trade union for probation and family court staff. The union got overwhelming support when it balloted members nationally last month over whether to take industrial action against plans by the Secretary of State Chris Grayling to privatise 70 per cent of the probation service. The Government announced in May that it intended to fragment the service into 21 private companies - including G4S and Serco – which would supervise all but the highest risk offenders. Protesting staff set up pickets outside the probation office in Victoria Street, St Albans, from midday on Tuesday. Mark Ewington, vice chair of Chiltern Counties Napo branch, said: “The members of the public we spoke to today were overwhelmingly against the idea of a large company like G4S, which spectacularly failed during the Olympics, being given so much responsibility for supervising offenders. “The highly-skilled work that probation workers in Hertfordshire do is one of the reasons that crime is low and the county is a relatively safe place to live. “Much of this excellent work will fall by the wayside if profit-driven companies are in charge.” Madeleine Burton [email protected] ■ St Albans probation staff demonstrating this week Picture: SUBMITTED A petition on proposed changes to the service was presented in the House of Commons in September by St Albans MP Anne Main on behalf of Napo which had been collecting signatures in the city centre. The petition voiced concerns that privatisation proposals for the serv- ice could mean that there might be longer be a probation presence in St Albans.
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NEWS2 Herts Advertiser
Go to hertsad24.co.uk for all the latest local news
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Replacement Doors...Worktops PLUS! Sinks...Plinths...Light Pelmets
Mayfair Fitted Furniture
A family run business since 1991
NEW Complete...Bedrooms...Studies...Kitchens...or Replacement Fronts
....COMPLETE KITCHEN MAKEOVER....Tel: 01442 240750/01442 266030
The complete made to measure furniture company
105 Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1LF opposite the market Visit our showroom Mon - Sat 9:30 - 5:30
*Any size*Any shape*Any colour
EndlessChoice!
www.mayfairbedrooms.co.uk Free Quotation Service
Town Hall Chambers, 35 Market Place, St Albans, AL3 5DL.
� Tel: 01727 863983 � Member of Archant Herts &
Cambs, part of Archant Regional � Managing Director: Johnny
Hustler � NEWS: 01727 863983 Email:
[email protected] � SPORT: 01438 866021
Fax: 01438 866215 Email: [email protected]
� ADVERTISING: 01438 866000. Fax: 01438 866020 Email: [email protected]
� CLASSIFIED: 01438 866115. Fax: 01438 866020
� DISTRIBUTION: 01438 866130 Email [email protected]
� LEAFLETS: 01438 866072 � Copyright: The Herts Advertiser
Series (incorp the Herald), published by Archant Regional Limited, Town Hall Chambers, 35 Market Place, St Albans, AL3 5DL. Printed by Archant Print Ltd, Prospect House, Rouen Road, Norwich NR1 1RE.
� Editor: Matt [email protected]
� News Editor: Madeleine [email protected]
� Chief Reporter: Debbie [email protected]
� Reporter: Samantha [email protected]
� Reporter: Monique [email protected]
� Chief Sub-editor: Jim [email protected]
� Sportsdesk: Michael Edwards (01438 866202) [email protected]
� Sales Manager: Nicci Lawrence [email protected]
� Sales Manager: Sue Pinney [email protected]
� Media sales executive (St Albans centre): Rebecca Guest (07843 327192) [email protected]
� Media sales executive (property): Anthony Barrowcliff (07584 503014) [email protected]
� Media sales executive (motors): Darlene Beavis (07557 232166) [email protected]
� Leisure advertising: Nas Haque (01438 866051)
� Trades and services: Ross Mealing 01438 866103, Mandeep Basra 01438 866119
� Telephone: 01438 866183
Most read stories
� Mentally ill St Albans man stabs housemate as ‘a lesson’;
� Video: Frendo scores sublime volley against Billericay.
Our team
hertsad24.co.uk
sms competitions � For full terms, privacy policy and
opt-out visit www.hertsad24.co.uk. By responding to promotions, offers and competitions you agree that the Herts Advertiser and other Archant Ltd companies may contact you by post or SMS with services that may be of interest. You will not be charged for receiving SMS messages and you may opt out at any time by texting “STOP” to the originating number. Please provide email details if you wish to receive offers by email.
Restaurant is going for goldAn independent green restaurant is aiming for the gold standard at a ceremony at the Palace of Westminster on Monday.
That Little Place in Harpenden will learn then whether it has won Gold, Silver or Bronze in the national Green Apple Awards for most environmentally friendly in the food and drink industry.
Last year the restaurant won Silver and owner, chef Alec Goodhand, said: “We can’t wait for this as the crowning celebration of a fantastic year for That Little Place. On top of Best Restaurant in the St Albans Food and Drink Awards we are delighted at this national recognition for such a small place.
“We are also finalists in the Archant Herts Business Awards so that will be the icing on the cake”.
Alec won the Kate D’Arcy Award for outstanding customer service at the food and drink awards this year too – the first time a chef has been awarded the prestigious personal prize.
That Little Place co-owner John Gunner said: “We have really pulled all the stops out to be the greenest restaurant in Herts and aim even higher. Since last year’s Silver Award for growing and producing our own food and beer and showcas-ing other local producers, which itself is really unusual, we have gone on to use 100 per cent renewa-ble energy and even send waste for more energy production.”
Probation staff walkout over privatisation plansProbation staff in St Albans joined colleagues in other parts of the county by staging a 24-hour walkout on Tuesday lunchtime.
The action was to protest against Government plans to privatise the service and was organised by Napo, the trade union for probation and family court staff.
The union got overwhelming support when it balloted members nationally last month over whether to take industrial action against plans by the Secretary of State Chris Grayling to privatise 70 per cent of the probation service.
The Government announced in May that it intended to fragment the service into 21 private companies - including G4S and Serco – which would supervise all but the highest risk offenders.
Protesting staff set up pickets outside the probation office in Victoria Street, St Albans, from midday on Tuesday.
Mark Ewington, vice chair of Chiltern Counties Napo branch, said: “The members of the public we spoke to today were overwhelmingly against the idea of a large company like G4S, which spectacularly failed
during the Olympics, being given so much responsibility for supervising offenders.
“The highly-skilled work that probation workers in Hertfordshire do is one of the reasons that crime is low and the county is a relatively safe place to live.
“Much of this excellent work will fall by the wayside if profit-driven companies are in charge.”
Madeleine [email protected]
� St Albans probation staff demonstrating this week Picture: SUBMITTED
A petition on proposed changes to the service was presented in the House of Commons in September by St Albans MP Anne Main on behalf of Napo which had been collecting signatures in the city centre.
The petition voiced concerns that privatisation proposals for the serv-ice could mean that there might be longer be a probation presence in St Albans.
