A proposed meeting between rail freight developers Segro and local residents has been pushed back until at least late spring or even early summer. When St Albans MP Daisy Cooper met with the company in November, she said they agreed to hold a community meeting to share information about their work...
Sweeping changes to parking regulations across the district – including scrapping free places in Harpenden, Redbourn and elsewhere – are being mooted as part of a major council review. Meanwhile, older residents face losing their senior citizen parking permits, with any renewals now subject to means-testing following a decision at the...
Speaker applications are now open for this year’s TEDx St Albans, which this year will focus on the theme of ‘curiosity.’ Curiosity is the desire to understand, explore and research new ideas and opinions which could be different from your own. Curiosity is also a thought process which involves going out...
With kind permission of the Eric Morecambe Centre, local charity the Harpenden & District Local History Society will be utilising the entire venue for Harpenden Local History Day, on Saturday April 20. The event marks both the society’s 50th anniversary and the official opening of the town’s new museum, and will...
Christopher Piggott, senior associate at Sherrards Solicitors in St Albans, takes a look ahead at what to expect from the property market. The general economic and political backdrop has sent investors and occupiers, landlords and tenants, on an inflationary rollercoaster ride during the past couple of years, but as we head...
World Glaucoma Week is a global initiative organised by the World Glaucoma Association taking place between March 10-16. They invite patients, eye care providers, health officials and the public to join forces in organising awareness activities worldwide. Glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness, and distinct challenges are present in different...
Campaigners challenging a proposed rail freight terminal on the former Radlett airfield in Park Street have been told their case will be heard in the Royal Courts of Justice on June 11. If the court rules that Herts county council did not follow the correct legal process when selling the land...
One of the city's amazing charities will be represented on the forthcoming St Albans edition of legendary boardgame Monopoly. The chosen charity will get to star on one of the game’s Community Chest spaces. "It's our way of thanking the public for getting behind the new and official Monopoly: St Albans Edition...
There is a packed programme of entertainment for families visiting Willows Activity Farm this Easter. The Easter Extravaganza takes place on March 23-24 and March 28-April 1, followed by Willows' Magical Adventure on April 2-14. The fun starts off with an Egg Hunt in Willow’ Easter Garden where eagle-eyed littles ones can...
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