We all want the best for our city and district, but at present, we are stuck with a failing council which is in financial disarray. The council is £3M in the red, has failed to produce audited accounts since 2019, and even though there was no prosecution, has been the...
The district council has yet again faced a challenging year. In financial terms, it has, like all other councils, had to make budget cuts because of the Conservative Government policies of limiting general grants, subsidising developers’ fees and restricting council tax rises. Until recently the fact that developers’ fees were capped...
The Greens are growing in St Albans. We examine what they stand for, how they’re expanding on the council, and who some of the key candidates are in this year’s elections. The Green party has been around long enough for most people to have a sense of what they stand for. And...
There is now just a matter of hours to go before the district council elections take place on May 2. As is the case every year, a third of the council is up for election, with candidates standing in all wards apart from Redbourn and Colney Heath. In a bid to make...
A campaigning resident at the forefront of the fight to protect swathes of St Albans Green Belt from housing development has stepped into the political arena by standing as an independent candidate in next month’s district elections. Gee Smeadley, of Team CLASH and Save North St Albans Green Belt, has decided...
It’s arguably the most important position in local politics, but what is the process for selecting the next leader of St Albans district council? As exclusively revealed by the St Albans Times, Cllr Chris White will be stepping down not only from the role, but also as a district councillor, at...
No action is to be taken following an investigation into the allocation of St Albans district council building contracts and the misuse of public sector funds. In July 2021, three men were arrested as part of a National Investigation Service (NATIS) investigation into fraud, bribery and money laundering totalling £2.5m of...
District Tories have rebranded themselves as ‘Local Conservatives’ for the purpose of fighting the forthcoming council elections. Spokesperson Frances Leonard explained: “We had three choices for our description on the Electoral Commission website for our candidates' nomination papers. As we are so close to a General Election, we decided to highlight...
With less than a month to go before the district council elections on May 2, the full list of candidates has now been published. As is the case every year, a third of the council is up for election, with candidates standing in all wards apart from Redbourn and Colney Heath. Elections...
Desperate moves by St Albans council to use parking fees to prop up its budget black hole have exposed questions about the extent to which certain revenues can be used to fill the deficit. Speaking to the St Albans Times recently, council leader Cllr Chris White said SADC only had three...
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