More than 1,500 people packed into St Albans Cathedral on Saturday to mark the formal installation of the Rt Revd Dr Andrew Rumsey as the 11th Bishop of St Albans, with a further 4,000 viewers joining the service via livestream online. Combining ancient legal traditions with a lively community welcome, the...
Laura Bill heads back to school as James B Partridge’s national phenomenon arrives at the Alban Arena...
Panto season has come round very fast and some of the cast of Evolution’s Beauty and the Beast are at the Alban Arena desperate to meet me, including former EastEnder Joe Swash and new pantomime dame Michael J Batchelor. Having barely finished my Gregg’s Vegan Roll, I find myself dazzled by...
Registration is now open for the annual St Albans Sleepout and organisers are inviting the whole community to come together for one very special night. On Friday November 13 hundreds of people from across St Albans will gather at Oaklands College to swap their beds for sleeping bags, raise vital funds...
The district council faces renewed financial pressures when it comes to setting its budget for 2027-2028. A new report by senior finance officers at SADC has identified the challenges for the next financial year, with all council committees encouraged to make further savings or identify additional income streams. The forecast for the...
County highways bosses are ploughing ahead with plans to chop down five mature sycamore trees as part of the Park Street roundabout works – despite earlier assurances that they would be saved. When preparations began last year for the roundabout redevelopment – part of the planning requirements for the controversial rail...
The future of the remaining butterfly meadows at the former Butterfly World tourist attraction have been secured, with the owners ordered to restore and maintain certain areas of the site. Due to sustained trading losses, the Butterfly World Project closed in December 2015, leaving the site in disuse before it was...
Dame Joanna Lumley - patron of St Albans-based professional theatre company OVO - has shared her excitement at the imminent opening of its new theatre The Barn. The acting legend said: “I’m absolutely delighted to see The Barn announce its opening season. This beautiful, atmospheric new space will be a worthy...
Two of St Albans’ much-loved businesses are at risk of closure after being landed with massive backdated rates bills. Both Smallford Farm Shop and the HATCH restaurant which shares the site are likely to cease trading next year unless something drastically changes, and their fight for survival has now been raised...
Homeware retailer Lakeland is opening a new store at The Maltings Shopping Centre this October. The store will officially open its doors at 9.30am on Friday October 2, creating six new jobs in the local area and bringing Lakeland's range of innovative kitchenware and household products to the district. Head of retail...
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