Time is running out to have your say on whether central St Albans should have its own parish council. As previously highlighted in the pages of the St Albans Times, the ongoing Community Governance Review (CGR) is looking at whether there is an appetite among residents for the creation of a...
The leader of St Albans district council has hit back at allegations by local Greens and Conservatives that the administration is failing to make progress towards its carbon emissions targets. Greenhouse gas emissions in the St Albans district have increased by three per cent since SADC declared a climate emergency in...
Greenhouse gas emissions in the St Albans district have increased by three per cent since SADC declared a climate emergency in 2019. Despite pledging to reach net zero by 2030, the latest corporate emissions report shows the council produced 3,981 tonnes of CO2 in 2024/25 - up from 3,881 tonnes when...
Mary Conneely, Chair of St Albans Civic Society, explains why we need a city parish council...
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...
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...
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...
A veteran district councillor has come out in support of the campaign fighting for a parish council representing the city of St Albans and surrounding areas. Cllr Robert Donald has spoken out ahead of a meeting of SADC’s strategy and resources committee next week, which will be considering the results of...
An east-west divide across Hertfordshire seems to be shaping the future look of the country following local government reorganisation.All 10 district councils, Herts county council and the police and crime commissioner have been working collaboratively to review the options following the Government’s decision to impose unitary authorities in place of...
Questions have been raised about a percieved lack of any real consultation with interested parties over the district council's £6m restoration of a New Greens sports pavilion . SADC this week announced proposals to restore the community facilities at the William Bird Pavilion following its closure three years ago, insisting it...
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