A proactive initiative to tackle shoplifting in St Albans city centre and other shopping areas resulted in six arrests. The Safer Business Action Week saw a dedicated team of plain clothed and high-visibility officers working with security staff at shops in St Albans city centre, Colney Fields shopping centre in London...
Long-term eco-warrior and passionate cyclist Damian Gaskin reveals why he’s lost faith in the police...
With film crews becoming a regular feature on our streets, Alex Assadian attempts to compile a definitive guide to the St Albans district’s many appearances on film and television...
It might be said that dead men tell no tales, but that certainly doesn’t apply to many of the men – and women – whose final resting place is in Hatfield Road Cemetery. A walk around this tranquil green space one sunny autumn afternoon in the company of cemeteries superintendent Kate...
Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust is backing the Alban Film Week with a screening of family-friendly animation Migration. The wildlife charity will partner with the Cathedral and St Albans Film Festival for the screening on Friday November 1, in the hope it inspires a new generation of nature lovers. The film tells...
The long-awaited St Albans edition of perennial family favourite Monopoly was officially launched this week. Businesses, charities and other organisations featuring on the board were invited to a special launch event at The Odyssey Cinema on Monday. St Albans Cathedral replaces Mayfair from the classic London original, joined in the top set...
The rapid growth of film and TV production in Hertfordshire means there are now five major studios in the county - Elstree, Warner Brothers, Leavesden, Sky and BBC Studioworks – but just how easy is it to break into the industry? David Jenkins, owner of the new Brilliant Film Academy, wants...
St Albans needs a year-round weed management plan to avoid the use of glyphosate, says Green councillor Juliet Voisey. She was speaking up in the wake of a St Albans Times article which revealed SADC is still using the pesticide glyphosate to tackle pavement weeds across the district. Although it is also...
Tory candidate Sue Griffiths has claimed victory in yesterday's by-election in the ward of Harpenden North and Rural. She picked up 661 votes, with Lib Dem James Robertson in second place with 546 - an 18.7 per cent increase for the Conservatives. Green candidate Mario May received 82 votes, while Labour's Ross...
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