The most popular images from Harpenden Photographic Society’s annual photography exhibition - as voted for by the public - have now been revealed. The hugely popular event, held at High Street Methodist Church Harpenden last weekend, welcomed over 250 attendees to the exhibition throughout the day. Chair of Harpenden Photographic Society (HPS)...
Fleetville parents are calling on motorists to avoid risking their children’s lives by parking dangerously in a narrow street outside their school and nursery. Delivery drivers, tradesmen and, ironically, other parents are flouting parking restrictions to wait and unload outside Fleetville Infant and Nursery School (FINS) in Woodstock Road South. One Ocado...
On March 22, the Secretary of State, Michael Gove, published his long-awaited decision on planning appeals by Cala Homes and Headlands Way (known locally as the Polo Field) and granted permission for 721 new houses to be built on the edge of Chiswell Green village. These developments will increase the size...
One of the more unusual candidates standing in the forthcoming district council elections is the Communist Party of Britain’s Mark Ewington, who is running in the Sopwell ward. Ahead of this week’s ballot, the St Albans Times caught up with Mark to discuss his campaign. Mark, 51, has worked as a...
A blue plaque commemorating the life of Thomas Kitchin has been installed at 7 Fishpool Street, St Albans, which was once his home and is now the house of St Albans School's headmaster. Tuesday;'s ceremony was followed by a reception in the school attended by the Mayor, Cllr Anthony Rowlands, and...
We all want the best for our city and district, but at present, we are stuck with a failing council which is in financial disarray. The council is £3M in the red, has failed to produce audited accounts since 2019, and even though there was no prosecution, has been the...
The district council has yet again faced a challenging year. In financial terms, it has, like all other councils, had to make budget cuts because of the Conservative Government policies of limiting general grants, subsidising developers’ fees and restricting council tax rises. Until recently the fact that developers’ fees were capped...
The Greens are growing in St Albans. We examine what they stand for, how they’re expanding on the council, and who some of the key candidates are in this year’s elections. The Green party has been around long enough for most people to have a sense of what they stand for. And...
There is now just a matter of hours to go before the district council elections take place on May 2. As is the case every year, a third of the council is up for election, with candidates standing in all wards apart from Redbourn and Colney Heath. In a bid to make...
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