Campaigners fighting the controversial Radlett rail freight depot face a crucial week in their ongoing battle. Members of Save St Albans: Fight the Freight will stage a protest outside County Hall in Hertford on Tuesday before Herts County Council holds its annual meeting. The campaign hopes the council will finally consider the...
Fifty-five years after its doors first opened, the Alban Arena remains the biggest entertainment venue in the St Albans district - but is it still able to deliver the goods? One of a selection of new civic buildings constructed in the 1950s and '60s, City Hall - as the Arena was...
On their first visit to St Albans, The London Ballet Company presents two new ballets at the Abbey Theatre. Their version of the classic Cinderella forms half of a double bill alongside a thrilling and entertaining spy spoof, 00 & His 7. Sophie Wright established TLBC in 2010 to provide performing opportunities...
Last month marked the 46th anniversary of the discovery of a woman’s body in a copse near Wheathampstead and the start of a 13 year murder hunt by police to bring her killer to justice - Ross Francis looks back on the case...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, questions her relationship with fine dining...
Five years after residents of a St Albans street decided to honour their forgotten fallen of the First World War a memorial has been unveiled to ensure the names of the 15 who perished will be remembered forever. Last Post by artist Renato Niemis, on the side of 1 King's Road,...
A handful of councillors have the power to halt the imminent sale of the former Radlett airfield for a strategic rail freight terminal - and force their peers to reconsider the proposals. Thanks to St Albans Lib Dem Cllr Sandy Walkington, HCC has been forced to refer its decision to agree...
Deborah Heath is at the Abbey Theatre for Terrence Rattigan's seaside classic...
Despite suggestions of a Conservative comeback from some quarters, the Liberal Democrats overwhelmingly confirmed the support of the voting public in this May's district council elections - with one anomaly. After narrowly missing out last year by just 21 votes, the Green Party's Matt Fisher turned that around to take a...
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