A smorgasbord of gins was on the menu, the sound of jazz music filled the air, and for once, the weather was kind to George Street's celebrated social occasion. Organised by St Albans City Centre BID and George Street Retail Association, the free event saw hospitality venues and retailers open their...
Best-selling children's writer and illustrator Cressida Cowell was the special guest at Fleetville Junior School today. Cressida is most famous for her How to Train Your Dragon series, which was adapted by Dreamworks Animation as an award-winning film franchise, but her other work includes The Treetop Twins, The Tiny Detectives series,...
Is it the end of the fight to prevent a strategic rail freight interchange being built on land south of St Albans? This week High Court judge Lord Justice Lewison rejected a further legal challenge to the way Herts county council sold the land, after campaigners claimed the sale should have...
Forget about catching a train to visit loved ones or heading into the capital for some festive fun this Christmas – essential work on the much-hated rail freight depot will throw a spanner in the works. A new bridge is being installed under the Midland Main Line at Park Street to...
Two St Albans PE teachers have been left homeless after the recent torrential rain flooded them out of their family home. Lizzie and Steve McDermott both work at St Albans High School for Girls, Lizzie at the Prep in Wheathampstead and Steve at the Senior School. Last week’s extraordinarily heavy downpour saw...
Things certainly aren’t standing still for OVO’s founder and artistic director Adam Nichols. No sooner has the curtain fallen on this year’s Roman Theatre Festival than he faces a more practical challenge in having to secure planning permission for their new theatre site. The company is bidding to transform the Grade...
After months of voting, and approximately 700 nominations, the shortlist of finalists for this year’s St Albans Retailer of the Year Awards can be revealed. Brought to you by The Maltings Shopping Centre, the St Albans Times and Mix 92.6FM, the awards are a celebration of all that is great about...
St Albans Times editor Matt Adams explains why he's taking part in this year's Herts 10K and helping raise funds for Rennie Grove Peace Hospice. I’d never describe myself as a runner. Even during the peak of my exercise regime, when I’d often manage a ridiculous 20K before work, it was...
Hundreds of parents across the district have signed a pledge promising not to buy their children a smartphone until they are in Year 9, as the Smartphone Free Childhood campaign moves into a new phase. Top of the list for the district, and second in the whole of Herts, is the...
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