Have the Liberal Democrats lost control over the council’s finances? A scathing report to SADC’s audit committee has highlighted “significant weaknesses in arrangements to make informed decisions using timely and accurate financial information”. Roopal Bakarania, audit manager for the external auditor BDO, said they had also found a “significant number of material...
No decision has been made on the future of St Peter's Street Post Office, despite rumours of its impending closure. The facility, one of the organisation's surviving Crown Post Offices, is on the list of branches at risk of being sold to a franchisee or closing permanently. But St Albans MP Daisy...
Recent regulatory scrutiny has led to more savers paying closer attention to the total costs of financial advice. Paying excessive or unwarranted fees can substantially hinder long-term wealth-building, as Lumin Wealth’s Managing Director Martin Cotter explains. Various studies have shown that those who receive financial advice are significantly better off financially...
Interior designer Emma Kosh - who writes a regular column for the St Albans Times - has won the first Rennie Grove Peace Strictly Come Hospice competition alongside her partner Jo Campbell-Kent. Emma and Jo were matched after signing up for the new hospice fundraising initiative last autumn. As part of...
A detailed planning application is due to be submitted shortly for the building of 95 houses on Green Belt land opposite the BP garage in Watling Street - but the campaign group fighting the development has been gagged by SADC. The outline application was submitted three years ago and eventually gained...
The head of drama at Harpenden's Aldwickbury School has been awarded the Drama Inspiration Award at the Music and Drama Education Awards 2025. Zelia Attzs was recognised for her exceptional dedication, leadership and passion for drama, which inspires pupils of all ages at the school. Aldwickbury was also shortlisted for the Outstanding...
Thames Water have failed to apologise for pumping raw sewage into the River Ver for weeks. According to water analysis website Top of the Poops, the Markyate wastewater treatment works has been releasing sewage continuously for more than 1,000 hours since December 12. The Ver is one of the world’s rare chalk...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Ewan Murray, events manager for The Wine Society and producer of Harpenden and Wheathampstead Gang Show for 32 years, having been involved in 48 shows since joining the...
TV's dynamic duo John Torode and Lisa Faulkner have been added to the bill of this year's St Albans Pub in the Park. They join fellow culinary champions Simon Rimmer, Snackhacker George Egg, Saturday Kitchen's Matt Tebbutt, and wine expert Helen McGinn. Meanwhile, Chiswell Green sensation Gracey's Pizza will be serving giant slices of their cult...
New Greens resident Myah Richards has cerebral palsy, is legally blind and wheelchair bound. She suffers from dystonic tremors and functional neurological disorders. last year she went to a festival for disabled people thanks to fundraising support from the St Albans community, but now she needs more help for her...
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