How do you approach an interview with someone representing a political party as mired in controversy, divisiveness and extremism as Reform UK? The organisation once known as the Brexit Party has been steadily growing in popularity over the past year, attracting both disgruntled former Tories and other voters fed up...
Green Belt campaigners have dismissed suggestions that St Albans faces an onslaught of 64,000 new homes should the Local Plan not be approved. This week in response to calls for an emergency Full Council debate on the planning blueprint:, St Albans Liberal Democrats told the St Albans Times: “The Local Plan...
I can’t quite believe it’s been just a year since I wrote my first piece celebrating International Women’s Day. Twelve months on and it appears the wine industry hasn’t made anywhere near the progress it needs to when it comes to equality. According to a recent study conducted by Proof Insight...
The owner of the popular food van Dave’s Tasty Bites will be turning off his fryer for the last time this month due to the proposed hike in pitch costs for street traders. Dave Lawrence said although any decision on the changes has yet to be made - and is due...
The row over fee increases for street traders in St Albans city centre reached the council chamber last week ahead of a final decision on the plans. Under plans announced by SADC, mobile outlets could soon see their annual fees skyrocket from a few hundred pounds to well over £5,000 depending...
Rev Peter Crumpler, associate minister at St Paul’s Church in Fleetville, on why it’s good to talk...
A proposal for all district councillors to take part in a full and comprehensive debate over the draft Local Plan fell on deaf ears. Addressing last week’s Full Council meeting, Tory councillor Teresa Heritage put forward a motion calling for an Extraordinary Council Meeting to discuss and debate the Local Plan...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Richard Marrett, former general manager of St Michael’s Manor Hotel and now general manager of The Maltings Shopping Centre. Where do you walk when you want to think? The long...
When it comes to subjects we never thought we’d be writing about, varifocal lenses powered by artificial intelligence was fairly high on the list. Admittedly slightly below the idea that Jez will break all ties with rock and roll and ban all things yellow from the shop… but still high on...
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