Hundreds of Harpenden parents have signed a petition calling for a blanket ban on smartphones for Year 7s in the town’s secondary schools. The initiative is being driven by Harpenden Smartphone Free Childhood, the local group of what has swiftly become a national campaign. It asks parents and carers whether they are...
The battle lines have been drawn in the campaign for local government reorganisation, with all 11 Herts council leaders rejecting one unitary authority for the whole county. The Labour Government invited all councils in all two-tier areas to submit an interim plan for moving to a single tier of unitary councils. The...
Last week I had the pleasure of having dinner at restaurant Margaux (South Kensington) with Dan Farrell-Wright, founder of Wickhams Wine. Always keen to take the path slightly less travelled, Dan shared a dozen incredible wines, via a very informal, sometimes raucous self-pouring three-course meal. One of them was a wine...
London Colney Parish Council is proving that real climate action can be local, visible, and powered by pedals. With the introduction of an Estarli e-cargo bike into its operations, the council has reimagined how it delivers public services, from planting trees to cleaning up litter and engaging with schoolchildren on clean...
The packed-out opening reception of Firm Foundations: St Albans School of Art exhibition at St Albans Museum + Gallery was attended by local dignitaries, councillors and the new Mayor of St Albans, Cllr Teresa Heritage. Exhibiting artists, including Turner Prize nominee Simon Patterson, Jo Stockham, Jonathan McCree, Diane Maclean and many...
Over the past few months, volunteer members of community group The Friends of Jersey Lane (FoJL) have - in common with the lane’s flora and fauna – been busying themselves with a steady growth in activity. In liaison with Herts county council’s Countryside Management Service and highways department, FoJL continues to...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Alexandra Sandu, founder and head of creative at The Alternative Beauty in The Maltings Shopping Centre - thealternativebeauty.co.uk Where do you walk when you want to think? Whenever I need...
LeeAnna’s Wish, a Black-led community organisation based in the Cottonmill and Sopwell area of St Albans, has been awarded £207,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund. This major three-year grant will enable the community group to continue and expand its vital intergenerational programmes, which include the popular Monday Club, the Community...
The latest mural in Drovers Way is nearing completion. Sponsored by St Albans BID, it was commissioned by the owner of the row of shops between Toast and Panda Cards, and is being painted by artists Aisha Adi and Manasa SV. Aisha, who runs The Collective Gallery on Holywell Hill, said: “It’s...
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