Five years after the closure of Harpenden police station's front desk, residents will be able to meet face-to-face with officers again. Harpenden’s neighbourhood policing team is moving to a new base at the Town Hall in Leyton Road, providing the opportunity for members of the public to easily meet with officers...
Remember September 2005? In the United States, emergency efforts continued to help those impacted by the devastating Hurricane Katrina and the California Senate passed the first bill to allow same-sex marriage, while in the UK the repercussions of the July London bombings continued to play out and England won The...
Time is running out to have your say on whether central St Albans should have its own parish council. As previously highlighted in the pages of the St Albans Times, the ongoing Community Governance Review (CGR) is looking at whether there is an appetite among residents for the creation of a...
Lambing season is set to return to Willows Activity Farm this half term as the London Colney leisure attraction gets ready for its annual February Frolics event. The nine-day celebration of fleecy fun starts on Saturday February 14 and runs until Sunday February 22. Director Andrew Wolfe said: “Lambing is our first...
There are just days to go before a team of St Albans business leaders embark on their biggest-ever challenge – climbing Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro to raise much-needed funds for local charity Youth Talk. The 24-strong group features a who’s who from the St Albans business community, including Amthal Fire and Security’s...
Bigger fines and the threat of prison sentences are needed to tackle the scourge of fly-tipping blighting farms across the district. That’s the demand of Harpenden farmer Will Dickinson in the wake of calls by the House of Lords for urgent changes in how police and councils respond to large-scale waste...
St Albans-based theatre company OVO has announced details of the 12th annual Roman Theatre Open Air Festival. The ancient Verulamium theatre will play host to what is promised to be a bold, imaginative and surprising programme of classic reimaginings alongside a curated line-up of live music and comedy between June 5...
Emma Matthews, early years practitioner in Woodlands Nursery at Beechwood Park School near Markyate, explains how early years children are taught to understand turn-taking...
Redbourn residents have launched a GoFundMe campaign to pay for vital legal advice to fight the overdevelopment of the village. As extensively covered by the St Albans Times, developers are bidding to add thousands of homes onto Green Belt land in the vicinity of Redbourn. Approximately 1,000 homes are planned for a...
Sometimes in life it’s just a case of doing what you can for other people using the tools and resources at your disposal. When Paul Lesnik, owner of 305 Barber Co on Holywell Hill, contacted the St Albans Times asking if there was anything we could do to help with his...
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