A bid to build a residential development to the rear of a former Indian restaurant has failed at appeal. KFH Property Ltd proposed a change of use for the disused Cherry Trees Indian restaurant in Lower Luton Road, Wheathampstead, to a veterinary practice. But it also called for outline planning permission for...
More than two years on and the St Albans Noke hotel remains a refuge for migrants from across the world. A far cry from its former glory days as four-star accommodation, the tired and unkempt-looking building is almost penning in its current residents; vulnerable people who fled to here as...
The largest development in Park Street after the proposed rail freight interchange could cast a further shadow over the lives of local residents. An application from Scott Properties to build 95 houses on 11 acres of arable land in has finally been listed after its submission one and a half years...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, explores the delights of the red fruit by taking a look back at her Italian roots...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This time: manager of Christopher Place Shopping Centre Catherine Morris. CD, vinyl, download or streaming? Streaming, however one of my biggest regrets is ditching the vinyls and record player when clearing...
We get it. The last thing you’re probably thinking about if you’re off on a holiday flight this month is looking after your eyes. However, there are a few things that you can do that should mean those dry, gritty eyes that you get after flying can be avoided which...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: owner of Leafy in Christopher Place, Oliver Zissman. What's the first thing you do after you've woken up in the morning? That’s normally my six year old coming in waking...
As I write this article I’m sitting at the dining table in a beautiful barn conversion in Devon, listening to the rain hammering off the windows, wishing we’d gone to Spain or somewhere warm and sunny for our summer holidays. Every cloud has a silver lining and this one has Sharpham...
It was a noble vision. A plan to build the world’s largest butterfly house, featuring 10,000 of the creatures fluttering beneath a 300ft dome, promoting an ecological message while also providing St Albans with a major tourist attraction. But despite the backing of conservationists Sir David Attenborough and David Bellamy, and...
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