With the impact of global warming all too evident in this week’s record heatwave, is St Albans going far enough to tackle the climate emergency? Opposition councillors across the political spectrum - prompted by comments from the Greens and Independents group - have criticised the Liberal Democrat administration after a new...
Local Plans seem to be like buses. You wait 30 years for one and two come along in quick succession. SADC is on track to adopt its long-awaited Local Plan next month after three years of work, with the last two having failed under previous Conservative administrations. But no sooner will this...
The outcome from the Community Governance Review is now out and a parish council for St Albans city centre is being proposed, but will it reflect the whole community? Mary Conneely, chair of St Albans Civic Society, considers the options… The creation of a new parish council for parts of St...
As the hearing date for Keep Chiswell Green's claim against SADC and developer Taylor Wimpey approaches, KCG has launched a fundraising initiative to raise the funds needed to take the case to court. Using CrowdJustice, a platform established to help individuals and campaign groups raise money for legal cases, KCG has...
St Albans MP Daisy Cooper says she is on the cusp of securing a change in the law which would end the scandal of St Albans district council taxpayers subsiding big developers to the tune of millions of pounds each year. Daisy exposed the scale of the scandal almost four years...
A team of nine councillors will be responsible for the overall direction of St Albans district council during the remainder of its existence. Subject to a vote of the whole council, the new leadership team is ready to drive forward the Lib Dem administration's planned delivery of major improvement projects throughout...
Green Party representative Cllr Matt Fisher, district councillor for Clarence ward, is set to become the next Mayor of St Albans City and District. Matt, who is also the county councillor for St Albans Central, is a Keep Britain Tidy ambassador who runs his own photography business and formerly served in...
Outspoken New Greens resident Damian Gaskin came second in the Batchwood ward after standing as an independent candidate. He reflected on the result: “The Liberal Democrats are an extremely effective political and marketing machine locally. They have strong branding, strong organisation and they are very skilled at linking local elections to...
Newly elected Harpenden West councillor Aaron Jacob has highlighted the issues which he believes led him to overturn a 1,327 Liberal Democrat majority to win the seat. The local solicitor explained: “I think there are two reasons why I overturned such a large Liberal Democrat majority. Firstly, and most obviously, many...
In the run-up to the elections, all eyes were firmly focused on the two St Albans seats being fiercely contested by the Liberal Democrats and the Greens - Clarence and St Peter’s. But despite their efforts, Green candidates Livvy Gibbs and Sally Leonard were unable to turnaround the Lib Dem majorities...
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