Three years ago, future ‘Instagran’ Judith Leary-Joyce embarked on a home renovation at her Warwick Road property which was to change her life in a variety of ways. Not only did she end up with a luxurious new property built to exacting green standards, but she found herself embarking on...
Plans to cease locking city centre parks to save £14,475 a year have been met with a cautious response from police. The decision to leave Clarence Park, Vintry Gardens and the Municipal Gardens (Rose Garden) open overnight could increase anti-social behaviour, and is due to be ratified by full council at...
It was in March 2018 that Phil Corrigan finally left the sleeping village of Aston Abbotts in Buckinghamshire and moved to St Albans. He had already been manager of The Maltings Shopping Centre since September 12 1999, and was to remain in the role for almost 25 years. But this week...
Following the huge success of last year’s event the Hertfordshire Business Growth Show is back to support local business owners. The not-for-profit event will be taking place on March 21 2024 at Rothamsted Conference Centre in Harpenden and tickets are going fast with over 150 people having registered so far. The event...
A parents-driven grassroots campaign calling for tighter controls on children’s mobile phone access has reached St Albans. WhatsApp group Hertfordshire Smart Phone Free Childhood – itself a spin-off of a national group which now has more than 4,000 members – now includes local chats for St Albans schools including Beaumont, Beechwood...
Prospective developers have hacked down mature trees on the Verulam Estate as part of a bid to build on pockets of green space. Saturday’s destruction of trees in Windridge Close comes despite two years of calls for SADC to impose Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) on the trees, and has provoked fury...
Street traders in St Albans city centre are facing a massive increase in fees which could devastate their businesses. The mobile outlets could see their annual fees skyrocket from a few hundred pounds to well over £5,000 depending how many days a week they trade. To compound the problem, they have only...
As the world celebrates International Women’s Day in March, the Company of Ten is staging Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling. The story, best known for its 1989 film adaptation staring Dolly Parton and Julia Roberts, centres around the lives of six women across generations as their lives intersect in the town salon. Beautician...
If you’ve ever wanted to incorporate yoga into your daily life but can’t find the time for gym or classes, a St Albans author has come up with a new way of turning wellbeing into a habit as easily as brushing your teeth or boiling the kettle. Rob Hales’ new book,...
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