The patchwork deterioration of St Albans city centre looks set to continue with the news that 100-year-old historic cobbles ripped up and replaced with Tarmac will not be restored - despite assurances from County Hall to the contrary. Back in June, contractors replaced a section of pavement between The Blacksmith’s Arms...
If you like a cheese pull, then you’ll love Japes, who are bringing their deep-dish London Style pizza concept to St Albans. Located on Chequer Street next to Megans at The Old Bell - in the premises formerly occupied by Benito's Hat - Japes is set to open its doors this...
St Albans Times columnists and local interior design studio Natalie Roukin Interiors has been named Silver Winner in the Customer Service category at the Best Businesswomen Awards 2025 - a national competition celebrating outstanding female entrepreneurs. The award recognises businesses that put clients at the heart of everything they do. For...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Gwendolen Bridge, founder and owner of Gwendolen Lingerie & Swim in Upper Dagnall Street, who has more than two decades’ experience in fitting and selling bras. Where do you...
One of the rarest animals in the British countryside has been spotted at a local wildlife meadow. The Glis glis – or “edible dormouse” – can only be found in the UK in a 200 sq mile triangle in south-east England near the Chiltern Hills. It is the descendant of Glis glis...
We are constantly reading and hearing that everything is broken – our schools, our hospitals, our police service… and, of course, we have a right to an insight into the systems we pay into and rely upon. But can we trust a national news narrative which generally hates the left wing?...
More than 60 local charities and community groups are set to come together in the Cathedral for the third annual St Albans Community Showcase. The event is a vibrant celebration of community spirit and commitment from organisations that contribute to making a strong and caring community, and offers an opportunity to...
In the dark shadows of St Albans’ alleyways and behind the brightly lit windows of our historic buildings lurk legends of ghostly murmurings and horrid hauntings. As the nights draw in, the St Albans & District Tour Guides are offering their popular Ghosts & Ghouls walks in St Albans and Harpenden,...
The achievements of Frank Soo - the first football player of Asian descent to play for England and a former manager of St Albans City FC - have been honoured in Parliament by local MP Daisy Cooper. Frank played for England and captained the RAF team during the Second World War,...
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