A groundbreaking new exhibition promises to cast a light on the Romans’ approach to health and disability and how they compare to modern perceptions. Mapping an Uneven Path at Verulamium Museum explores what good health and healthcare meant to our ancient ancestors, how they understood their bodies and minds, and what...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Aline Bavister, who presents Mix 92.6FM’s weekly French language show 'Bouche a Oreille' every Sunday at 7pm with Elise Lines and has lived in St Albans since 2000. Where...
Changes to SADC’s planning process have been welcomed by another local campaigner. Gee Smedley, who runs the CLASH and Save North St Albans Greenbelt campaigns, said major alterations to a scheme for 150 houses on land off Harpenden Road were being dismissed as non-material amendments. “Anything to do with highways is material...
Liberal Democrat councillors in London Colney and Park Street have called for greater scrutiny of planning applications related to the Segro rail freight terminal after it was found significant changes to plans - including the felling of mature trees - were being pushed through planners as “non-material changes”. A chance discussion...
Matt Adams heads to Harpenden for the first pantomime of the season...
Campaigners against district Green Belt developments have reacted to the news that SADC has submitted its Local Plan for Government approval. SADC’s blueprint for planning development in the district for the period up to 2041 has been three years in the making. A public consultation was held recently to assess the Plan's...
St Albans MP Daisy Cooper took to the stage of iconic St Albans music venue The Horn for a show-stopping performance of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. The Liberal Democrats' deputy leader revealed a hidden talent for singing when she belted out the rock classic at Saturday's exclusive event marking The Horn's 50th...
Cottonmill Community and Cycling Centre could end up empty and unused – leaving a gaping hole in the lives of local residents – because managers Everyone Active are putting profit before people. As revealed in the St Albans Times, after taking control of the centre at the start of October, the...
Will the huge monstrosity currently being built in Park Street become a road or rail freight terminal? So far there is no confirmation as to what percentage of goods will be transported by train rather than HGV. Local opinion fears that the facility will end up as a road-to-road interchange, clogging...
The former Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Harpenden has questioned why a council officer who doesn’t live locally should have the final say on controversial plans for on-street parking charges in the town. Nigel Gardner, who ran for the constituency of Harpenden and Berkhamsted in July’s General Election, made the fight against...
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