Is the district council’s cash crisis even worse than we previously imagined? New details surrounding SADC’s finances have emerged in the agenda notes for a meeting of the strategy and resources committee. According to these notes, SADC has a budget gap of £2.95m in 2024/25, caused by various factors including a loss...
Campaign group Save St Albans has welcomed the Chancellor of the Exchequer's commitment to extending the 75 per cent discount on business rates for 2024/25 in his autumn statement. Sean Hughes, landlord of The Boot and owner of Dylan's, said on behalf of the group: "This is a lifeline for many...
Local corporate supporters of Rennie Grove Peace Hospice have been thanked for their support of the charity over the past year at a Christmas reception. The event, at St Albans Museum + Gallery, was hosted by Alasdair McMillin, managing partner at Sherrards and Lawrence Levy, co-owner and chairman of St Albans...
There was plenty of Tinseltown glitz at Home-Start Herts’ latest gala fundraiser. The Hollywood Glamour event, at St Michael’s Manor Hotel, raised £28,340 to support local families who are vulnerable and struggling. This is the seventh themed fundraising event Home-Start Herts has hosted and guests were entertained with a magician, an auction,...
The planting of a commemorative rose and tree marked the end of the first phase in the restoration of previously-neglected city centre gardens. As revealed in the St Albans Times, an ongoing initiative aims to restore St Albans’ Civic Rose Garden with the aim of creating an open space which can...
Restaurant critic for the St Albans Times James Cameron has moved away from evaluating samosas and towards fiction as he releases his first collection of short stories. ‘The Dinner Party Playlist’, features a range of subjects including Charles II, carpentry, murder and the slightly awkward dinner party. We asked him why he...
Wheathampstead Business Group celebrated its 20th birthday with a cheese and wine evening in the village. The event, at the Wheathampstead Memorial Hall, was attended by 40 people, and eight members enhanced the hall with colourful displays of their products and services. Current and past members, six previous chairmen and parish councillors...
International campaigns White Ribbon Day and Orange the World are receiving the full support of St Albans district over the coming week. This includes an information stall at the Charter Market on White Ribbon Day, Saturday November 25, and lighting up the Museum + Gallery to support the UN's Orange the...
After hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons recently, there's some good news for Oaklands College with the result of their latest Ofsted inspection. The college - which has a campus at Smallford in St Albans - has been judged "Good" for education quality, student behaviour, personal development, leadership and...
Around 30 families from Cunningham Hill Schools spent their Sunday morning clearing paths of litter around the local area. They were supplied with litter picking equipment from Veolia, arranged by the deputy chair of St Albans Green Party, Cllr Matt Fisher. Jessica Pyne from Cunninham Infants said: “We met at school, got...
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