Roger Thomas, who has served Highfield Park Trust for nearly 30 years, has become the last of the original trustees to step down.. In the 1990s, Roger was head of land based industries at Oaklands College when thoughts of creating a new, charity-managed, rural park for St. Albans were first discussed. Hill...
The Bricket Wood community has been left shocked after the village's Menorah was vandalised ahead of its grand lighting for Chanukah. Rabbi Eliezer Tunk, director of Chabad Lubavitch Bricket Wood & Districts, was woken with the news yesterday morning, and immediately rushed to inspect the damage, which included blue paint being...
Despite hitting a milestone 100 issues, there was a reluctance at the St Albans Times to appear too self-congratulatory in marking the occasion. However, long-term supporter Rev Peter Crumpler, associate minister at St Paul’s Church in Fleetville, persuaded us otherwise when he offered a heartfelt testimonial on the achievement. He said: “The...
Making small, monthly pension or ISA contributions can give children a hugely valuable pot of money for later life. The powerful ‘snowball effect’ of compounding investment returns cannot be underestimated, as Lumin Wealth’s Managing Director Martin Cotter explains. Many parents opt to gift money to adult children, to help them with...
Guesswork and creativity in equal measures go into the mix to create gingerbread replicas of St Albans pubs which have been produced every Christmas for the past three years. They are the brainchild of American-born Nikki Willis, who immigrated to St Albans with her family in 2019 and wanted to give...
It’s time to blow the dust off the TARDIS console, set the coordinates for the start of 2024, and take a look back at some of the biggest news stories of the past 12 months… We began the year with then-district council leader Chris White promising to progress SADC’s draft Local...
St Peter’s Church in London Colney held their inaugural Carols on the Green on Thursday. This was a first for St Peter’s with their new vicar, Rev Tom Smith leading the proceedings and the local community singing along and shaking their tambourines. The rain and wind abated with the chilly air being...
With just days to go before this year’s festive postbox toppers are removed, organisers are still waiting to hear whether they’ve succeeded in breaking a record. This year's St Albans Postboxes campaign has been the busiest yet. Going for a world record involved a logistical challenge, displaying more than 100 of the...
You might recognise Christmas Day as Bucks Fizz and a croissant for breakfast, some opening of presents, dogs and cats excited by boxes and wrapping paper while the kids are shrieking. You may go to a service at your local church. Or be popping in and out of a hot kitchen...
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