The sounds of bells ringing and hazel sticks beating echoed throughout St Albans city centre on Saturday. Members of St Albans Morris - together with representatives from seven other sides - were marking the end of this year's season with their annual day of dance, and saw displays outside the Alban...
Harpenden Town Council is considering commissioning a third party market research firm to survey local residents and retailers about the impact of on-street parking charges. Town clerk Carl Chivers has already written to SADC seeking a review the current policy ahead of the start of SADC's September budget-setting process given the...
From Vietnam with love - Matt Adams visits the city’s newest chain restaurant...
London Colney parish councillors have asked district council leader Paul de Kort not to impose parking restrictions in the village. SADC has been consulting on plans to charge motorists to use the car park at Haseldine Road, as well as the possible need for a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) in the...
Turning on the tap, flushing the toilet, taking a shower, filling the kids’ paddling pool – all things we might take for granted now, but which could be restricted or banned should water supplies run out in the future. With 15,000 new homes proposed to be built in the district in...
St Albans council leader Paul de Kort has called on fellow Lib Dems to consider an end to the pensions triple lock and introduce higher property taxes. Speaking at the party’s conference in Bournemouth in support of the Leading the Way policy paper on equitable economic growth, he said he was...
The Inn on the Green in Harpenden is set to reopen with an improved look and feel this autumn following a six-figure investment. Situated on Leyton Road overlooking the village green, the Greene King pub will temporarily close to the public from Monday whilst renovations take place, with the upgraded venue...
An off-peak lane closure between 9am-4pm will be in place on the A414 at Park Street roundabout to allow for survey work relating to the Radlett strategic rail freight interchange. Herts county council has approved the closure from Monday (September 29) to allow for a topological survey, which is expected to...
The St Albans Rotary Swimathon has donated £7,200 to the West Herts Hospitals Charity to kick-start a game-changing local community project at St Albans City Hospital.The money from the Swimathon event at Westminster Lodge in April will be used to kick-start the £12,000 fund needed to install a new child-friendly...
A lack of clear communication over major changes to local government which affect every resident living in the city and district of St Albans was at the forefront of a debate over the proposals. The recent meeting of SADC’s city neighbourhoods committee – made up of councillors and representatives of local...
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