No action is to be taken following an investigation into the allocation of St Albans district council building contracts and the misuse of public sector funds. In July 2021, three men were arrested as part of a National Investigation Service (NATIS) investigation into fraud, bribery and money laundering totalling £2.5m of...
Furious residents in Napsbury Park are demanding developers stop drilling at the site of the proposed rail-freight terminal on the former Radlett airfield after a weekend of what they say was unacceptable noise and disturbance. Some neighbours say the vibrations from the drilling were so bad it felt as though their...
District Tories have rebranded themselves as ‘Local Conservatives’ for the purpose of fighting the forthcoming council elections. Spokesperson Frances Leonard explained: “We had three choices for our description on the Electoral Commission website for our candidates' nomination papers. As we are so close to a General Election, we decided to highlight...
One of the city centre’s charity shop stalwarts is relocating to a new home. Oxfam, which is currently based at 11 Chequer Street, will be reopening at the site of the former Moss Bros in St Peter’s Street in July, offering a much larger premises for more stock. The Chequer Street shop...
Why not treat your car to an exceptional wash and valet at Spar Clean in Christopher Place? Like many people, the inside of my car is like an aide memoire to the journeys of the past year (yes, I really should get it cleaned more often)...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Heaven is a Cupcake founder Lucy Clark. Where do you walk when you like to think? Nothing beats a stroll around Verulamium Park on a sunny spring day. I love...
Picture the scene. In an elegant assembly room, lit by flickering candlelight, groups of dancers perform the precise steps of a lively quadrille. Watching them is the elite of society, including mothers and chaperones keeping a beady eye out for suitable husbands for their charges. They could have stepped out...
The long-term future of Abbey View Athletics Track in Verulamium Park should be secured by a new management deal. Facility owner St Albans district council has agreed a deal with St Albans Athletic Club's newly-formed charity Abbey View Community Athletics Track (AVCAT). They are now operating the track with the details of...
Six months after brunch and burgers diner Hatch relocated from Holywell Hill to a new home in Christopher Place Shopping Centre, its former premises has seen a new lease of life. Opening a couple of weeks ago, Marmalade offers a stripped back breakfast menu with some grown-up twists on much-loved dishes,...
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