It’s been 20 years since award-winning entrepreneur and town centre investor Mark Robinson has visited St Albans, and he freely admits to being blown away by the changes wrought in that time. He has spent the last five of those chairing the High Streets Task Force, an alliance of experts working...
Singer and actress Paloma Faith has been revealed as the headline act closing out this year's Pub in the Park St Albans. She will be appearing in Verulamium Park on Sunday afternoon. Pre-sale tickets are apparently live on Thursday, but you can sign up to the presale here. https://www.pubintheparkuk.com/sign-up ...
A blue plaque commemorating the life of the first female town clerk in England and SADC's first chief executive officer will be unveiled at The Saint & Sinner pub later this month. Betty Entwistle was a hugely significant figure in local government, and will be recognised with the 11th plaque installed...
It's lambing season at Willows Activity Farm, and to mark what the venue calls the cutest time of the year, half-term will see a whole range of activities as part of their February Frolics event. Visitors will be able to see lamb bottle-feeding demonstrations, learn all about lambs from the livestock...
An ongoing bid to redevelop Harpenden's former M&Co fashion store as a pub with rooftop terrace has gone to appeal. Pub chain Oakman Inns bought 6 High Street in autumn 2021, and unveiled ambitious plans for its redevelopment as an 80-seater restaurant, bar and a rooftop terrace. The venue, in the heart...
Historic 100-year-old features have been ripped up from one of St Albans’ most prestigious roads – and will be re-used by Herts Highways elsewhere in the county. The stone setts – large heritage cobbles used to line roads and dropped kerbs in Park Avenue - have been dug up and either...
Plans to balance the books at SADC include charging under-fives to swim in the district’s pools, and drastically reducing opening times for the Verulamium splash park. Under proposals put forward by the council’s public realm committee, the splash park will only be open for eight weeks - six during the school...
The 10th annual Roman Theatre Open Air Festival promises an incredible line-up of theatre and music, presenting brand-new adaptations of English classics as well as the return of some iconic audience favourites OVO are marking the landmark year with a diverse roster of shows between May 31 and September 8, all...
Thursday February 2nd 2023 was a red-letter day for St Albans and district, when the first edition of the proudly independent – and locally produced – St Albans Times was published. Twelve months on, the St Albans Times is firmly established as an online community news magazine publishing up to 100...
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