The district council leader has dismissed suggestions that the administration is operating a culture of secrecy. Cllr Paul de Kort was responding to claims by Labour councillors that the Lib Dems are resisting the rights of members of the public and councillors to question and scrutinise its work. London Colney Labour Councillor...
Some people still go round to their folks’ house on Sundays for a roast, others rely on their mum or dad to help them make it through to payday, put up a shelf or advise them which lawnmower to buy. But what if you spent your childhood in care homes and...
A new collaboration between St Albans Postboxes and St Albans Museums will see just 25 hand-crafted Christmas tree postbox decorations go on sale for £25 each this November - and they are expected to sell out fast. Lovingly created by Just Trade, each keepsake is inspired by the city’s iconic winter...
There’s a silent threat creeping into the estates of more UK families than ever before – the looming 40% Inheritance Tax (IHT). Lumin Wealth’s Managing Director, Martin Cotter, explains more. The 40 per cent figure for inheritance tax is not an immediate pressure, which is why it’s often overlooked by many...
Deborah Heath is at St Albans Cathedral for some new interpretations of Bible classics. In case you missed Jane Fookes’ informative article about Mystery Plays a few months ago and are expecting a dose of Hercule Poirot, let me set the record straight! Mystery Plays are short dramatisations of biblical stories....
A newly formed parish council for central St Albans may not be eligible to automatically assume control over the Mayoralty or civic functions, council officers have warned. Their findings are included in reports published ahead of tonight's meeting of SADC’s strategy and resources committee looking at the outcome of the first...
Deborah Heath catches up with OVO’s artistic director and founder Adam Nichols to talk about future productions and the company’s ongoing campaign for a new theatre in the city. When I last saw Adam Nichols during the Roman Theatre Festival, it was impossible to catch a word. Having recently launched the...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: David Thorold, the curator of the new exhibition at St Albans Museum + Gallery, Inns & Alehouses in Victorian St Albans which invites people to step back in...
Report by Times sports correspondent Jess Unwin, photos by Jim Standen St Albans City’s new manager Gary McCann has suggested he’ll begin by working to get the best out of the existing playing squad rather than straightway moving to bring in a host of new faces. Of the players he’s inherited at...
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