Halloween provides the perfect excuse for our retailers to decorate their window displays with all manner of ghosts and goblins. We've been out and about photographing a selection to recognise their efforts. Which one is your favourite? ...
Iconic British psychedelic pop legends, The Zombies, will be in conversation and perform a live acoustic set at St Albans Museum + Gallery. The event, on Friday November 10, is 62 years after they first formed in St Albans in 1961. The Zombies Come Home event kicks off the Begin Here Festival...
What are your favourite developments and buildings from across Harpenden which have been completed in 2023? The Harpenden Society has been helping to maintain the town’s visual image for more than 40 years. This has been achieved by recognising building design and site developments of a high architectural standard and more recently...
The external auditor responsible for looking into SADC’s accounts has issued a damning progress report to councillors. A recent meeting of the council’s audit and governance committee heard a string of concerns about the accounts for the year ending March 31 2021. These included a £5.7 million overvaluation of the council's land...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, writes every fortnight for the St Albans Times...
Fighting against an incumbent MP is a challenge in itself, but when doing so as a representative of a political party which has all but been wiped out locally makes the battle even fiercer. Yet James Spencer, Conservative parliamentary hopeful for St Albans, is confident not only of defeating Liberal Democrat...
St Albans businesswoman Lisa Sinnott has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Solopreneur category of the national Everywoman Entrepreneur Awards. Running for 21 years, Everywoman Awards are designed to recognise the achievements of female entrepreneurs from various industries. Lisa started working with animals in her own business in 2016, with the...
A former district councillor has been cleared of any wrongdoing following an official investigation into allegations made by a group of Charter Market traders. Mandy McNeil was accused of making several false statements over changes in market management procedures introduced in 2020 because of Covid restrictions. The complaint claimed she gave a...
Smallford neighbours have once again found themselves having to fight against plans to convert what should be a country park into a massive quarry with a lifetime of 40 years.Members of Smallford Residents Association have joined forces with nearby Ellenbrook Area Residents Association to oppose Brett Aggregates’ quarry application at...
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