The winners of a talent competition to support the main stage acts at this year's St Albans Pub in the Park have been revealed. The Tom Kerridge-fronted food and music festival again teamed up with music media, events and management company Headliner to uncover some of the most exciting up-and-coming artists...
Whether central St Albans should have its own parish or town council is one of the issues which will be addressed as part of SADC’s Community Governance Review (CGR). The review follows the Government’s decision to restructure local government at district and county level to create more unitary authorities by May...
“That first week I kept getting lost, and my favourite thing was when I was with one of my colleagues and we confidently walked into a cupboard thinking it was the tearoom! Some in the corridor laughed at us and said, ‘It’s the next door down!’” It’s now a year since...
Campaigners have reflected on the devastating decision to approve development of 721 new houses on 30 hectares of Green Belt land to the west of Chiswell Green village. They fear the High Court’s decision sets a major precedent for future schemes across the district. Paul King, speaking on behalf of Greenbelt, the...
Harpenden Icons - a new photography exhibition reflecting on the town's many drinking establishments - is on display at the Eric Morecambe Centre. The project is the work of local photographer and regular St Albans Times contributor Steve Collins, and features images of all the pubs in Harpenden, double-exposed against their...
The Government’s announcement that the age UK residents can vote in elections will be reduced from 18 to 16 has been condemned as a vote-grabbing exercise by the local Reform party. The move, which could see an extra 1.5 million voters potentially having their say at the next General Election, was...
Shops in St Albans are being encouraged to sign up now to join a week-long awareness campaign for local mental health charity Youth Talk. In what’s believed to be a first for the city, shops are being urged to show their united support for Youth Talk, which provides free counselling services...
Environmental campaigner Dr Robert Wareing considers the challenges faced in trying to protect the Green Belt from being lost forever...
The Government has pulled the plug on a village’s blueprint for future development and growth, leaving unanswered questions about what it means for the future. London Colney Parish Council started work on its Neighbourhood Plan in late 2019, supported by the nationwide community organisation Locality, and funded by central government. Following wide...
Jason Manford has apologised to fans in St Albans from his hospital bed following an emergency operation. The comedian had a “scary” 24 hours, where he was struck down with appendicitis on the motorway, on his way to The Alban Arena. Now recovering with Vimto in a Manchester hospital, he has penned...
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