The housing minister has blasted SADC for failings in its planning process and ordered that any applications for non-major development can now be made direct to the Planning Inspectorate. Lee Rowley MP, minister of state for housing, planning and building safety, told chief executive Amanda Foley that the district council was...
The potential introduction of new bus lanes on the A1081 London Road - a scheme first revealed in the St Albans Times - are now open for public consultation. As part of its Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP), which is fully funded by the Department for Transport, Herts county council is...
A couple of weeks ago I stepped inside the Wine Experience Room at the Savoy Grill and found myself in a spectacular golden cellar adorned with rare and exclusive wine bottles lining the walls. This extraordinary space is designed to impress, accommodating up to eight guests who seek an unparalleled wine...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, finds herself embarking on a new culinary adventure...
St Albans county councillors have furiously condemned HCC after it drastically reduced the boundaries for next year's intake of Year 7 pupils at Beaumont School. On instruction from County Hall, the hugely popular 'Outstanding' school has reduced its intake from eight back down to seven forms following a couple of years...
St Albans MP Daisy Cooper told a packed meeting of concerned residents that she fully backed a legal challenge which could stop the development of a huge freight terminal on the site of the old Radlett airfield. And in a further boost for the campaign, Deputy Prime Minister and MP for...
Ten years ago, nobody was talking about vintage clothing, sustainable fashion or the circular economy, but Caroline Jones was already ahead of the curve. If you suggested to someone today that they could get an outfit a day from their local charity shop it would barely raise an eyebrow. Yet what...
Much-loved birds have disappeared from the gardens of St Albans residents living alongside a major railway tree felling project. As previously highlighted in the St Albans Times, homeowners in Lancaster Road and Gurney Court Road are angry at a scheme to remove many of the trees behind their gardens – including...
Deborah Heath is at the Abbey Theatre for an all-women production by the Company of Ten...
A new exhibition at Verulamium Museum provides a unique opportunity to meet the women who uncovered the city's Roman history in the 1930s, as well as four significant Roman and Iron Age women linked to St Albans. ‘Women doing everything, everywhere, all at once…’ opens on Friday March 8, International Women’s...
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