Planning permission has been granted for a new look skatepark in Harpenden's Rothamsted Park. Designs accommodating the need for an inviting and inclusive space, with good wheelchair access, features for all abilities and ages, and suitability for different users including skateboards, BMX bikes, WCMX (adapted wheelchairs), scooters and roller skates, were...
A new initiative highlights a Harpenden nature reserve's national importance and sets out a vision for its future development. A management plan agreed by the town council for 2024 to 2027 aims to ensure Batford Springs Nature Reserve’s importance to biodiversity and wildlife is maintained and enhanced while conserving its historical...
The headteacher of Fleetville Junior School was praised for driving through "significant and positive changes with enthusiasm and energy" following their first Ofsted report in more than 12 years. Although it was awarded an 'Outstanding' rating back in 2011, this has now been changed to 'Good' following the inspection on November...
Campaigners are urging St Albans councillors to remove key Green Belt sites from the draft Local Plan before it’s too late. Members of Team CLASH, Keep Chiswell Green and Greenbelt are insisting changes to the National Planning Policy Framework provide the perfect opportunity to amend the plan. The revised NPPF, which was...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This time: Faye Penford, creative director of Lift Your Spirits (www.liftyourspirits.online) and presenter on Mix 92.6 FM. What’s your favourite hidden gem in the district? The Alban Way! I have had many...
This week, I’m exploring the world of online wine subscriptions, a great way to sample new and interesting wines from different regions and styles. One of the services that caught my eye is Good Pair Wines, a UK-based company that tailors your wine selection based on a simple palate quiz...
A St Albans businesswoman has been named one of the UK's most inspirational female entrepreneurs in the f:Entrepreneur ‘#ialso100' 2024 line up. The f:Entrepreneur ‘#ialso100' campaign is run by Small Business Britain and aims to showcase trailblazing female founders who lead purpose-driven businesses alongside a roster of other responsibilities, such as...
For the month of January, St Albans BID is highlighting health and wellbeing services in the city centre, including a free event to inspire residents, visitors and those that work in the area to get active and healthy. The New Year is a time when people start to focus on selfcare...
A local legend in the Cottonmill community has been immortalised in the name of a new road. Jenny Huggard-Sena lived with her family in Holyrood Crescent, St Albans before passing away from lung cancer in 2020, aged just 53. At the time her heartbroken husband Jose posted a tribute to his late...
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