We all want the best for our city and district, but at present, we are stuck with a failing council which is in financial disarray. The council is £3M in the red, has failed to produce audited accounts since 2019, and even though there was no prosecution, has been the...
The district council has yet again faced a challenging year. In financial terms, it has, like all other councils, had to make budget cuts because of the Conservative Government policies of limiting general grants, subsidising developers’ fees and restricting council tax rises. Until recently the fact that developers’ fees were capped...
The Greens are growing in St Albans. We examine what they stand for, how they’re expanding on the council, and who some of the key candidates are in this year’s elections. The Green party has been around long enough for most people to have a sense of what they stand for. And...
There is now just a matter of hours to go before the district council elections take place on May 2. As is the case every year, a third of the council is up for election, with candidates standing in all wards apart from Redbourn and Colney Heath. In a bid to make...
Febrile (adj): having or showing the symptoms of a fever; characterised by a great deal of nervous excitement or energy. A febrile world, a febrile General Election and febrile politics are how Daisy Cooper perceives the current state of affairs both in Westminster and closer to home, as she gears herself...
St Albans author Aaron Gransby is better known for writing dystopian fiction, much of it centred on our city, but his latest book release tells the true life story of an octogenarian racehorse trainer from Hertfordshire and his most famous horse. Here, Aaron explains how he came to take such...
St Nicholas’ Church has stood proudly in Harpenden for over 800 years and since 1862 the boys’ choir has been filling the building with music - but this historic assembly is at risk of folding unless they can recruit more members, writes Anna Shreeves. There are currently 12 boys in the...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, cannot resist the temptations of chocolate.. There is nothing more enticing, more evocative, than a bowl of slowly melting chocolate. Stirring it is equally thrilling. Inhaling its scent ensnares your senses and imagination alike: suddenly you’re in a Willy Wonka-esque dream,...
Celebrating Earth Day on April 22 gave us a chance to have a look (again) at how we, in a very plastic-driven industry, are doing our bit to look after the planet. It’s a tough one – we want light, versatile and sturdy frames for our glasses – and the thinnest,...
Campaigners have come away with more questions than answers following a meeting with developers hoping to build on St Albans’ Green Belt. Representatives of Team CLASH met with Cala Homes for a one-to-one discussion about their proposals to build 150 homes in north St Albans. Spokesperson Gee Smedley said: “In our one-to-one...
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