Hundreds of people have backed a campaign to prevent Redbourn from being lost amidst a tidal wave of urban sprawl. Despite the village’s current size of approximately 2,300 homes, it could see around one third of all new housing planned for the entire St Albans district built on its doorstep. Proposals by...
Mary Conneely, Chair of St Albans Civic Society, explains why we need a city parish council...
Light and love in the darkness of a bleak midwinter. Joy when everything can seem gloomy. Peace in a world where there is so much conflict. Christians believe that Christmas brings Love, Joy and Peace – and churches across St Albans and Harpenden will be celebrating Jesus Christ as saviour of...
A major £400,000 refurbishment of the Verulamium Spa at Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre is set to begin on January 19. Everyone Active, which manages the centre in partnership with SADC, is investing in a full modernisation of the spa, including a renewal of the heat and waterexperience - the suite of...
In a remarkable political U-turn, a London Colney Lib Dem councillor has unexpectedly announced a reversal of plans by SADC to charge motorists to use a village car park. Earlier this year, members of the council's public realm committee overwhelmingly voted in favour of introducing fees at the free Haseldine Road...
Wheathampstead’s popular country pub recently reopened after a major refurb - Matt Adams checks it out...
It’s Christmas Eve in medieval St Albans and the people are preparing, not just for the holy season, but also for a time of celebration. For those walking through the Market Place on the way to the great Abbey, the air is full of the smell of gingerbread and marzipan. People...
Deborah Heath is blown away by an exceptional production at the Abbey Theatre from Company of Ten...
A jewellers which already has a business in Harpenden is moving into the premises previously occupied by Graphics Plus. Loveweds & Co, which describes itself as a Hatton Garden jewellers, opened its Harpenden branch in 2011. Graphics Plus closed its doors in the spring after more than 40 years' trading at the...
District council elections scheduled to take place next May could be postponed as part of Local Government Reorganisation. Alison McGovern, Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness, has written to SADC leader Cllr Paul de Kort offering the opportunity to delay the elections for a year in order to focus...
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