Yesterday marked the fifth anniversary of the fire that gutted Batchwood Golf and Tennis Centre in a suspected arson attack in the wake of the London riots.
Both the tennis centre and the bowls club were destroyed in the blaze, which broke out in the early hours of Wednesday, August 10, 2011.
Despite four men - aged 19, 23, and two aged 17, all of St Albans - being arrested on suspicion of arson around that time, they were released on bail, with no charges later laid.
Since then, a new £6.6 million sports centre has been built as a state-of-the-art replacement, yet Herts Police have taken no further action over the blaze.
A spokeswoman said yesterday: “The crime is finalised at this time; however should any further information be presented to police regarding this incident, this would be investigated.”
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