Tulips from Amsterdam will be in full bloom at Willows Activity Farm next month as one of the UK’s biggest floral visitor attractions returns for a second year. Tulleys Tulip Fields is scheduled to open on Friday April 3 and will be welcoming visitors until mid May. Stuart Beare, owner of Tulleys...
After years of uncertainty, it has finally been confirmed that city’s iconic Alban Arena is no longer under threat of demolition and is definitely here to stay. That was the top line takeaway from SADC leisure lead Cllr Helen Campbell at a catch-up looking at the district’s sports and theatre offering. The...
Lambing season is set to return to Willows Activity Farm this half term as the London Colney leisure attraction gets ready for its annual February Frolics event. The nine-day celebration of fleecy fun starts on Saturday February 14 and runs until Sunday February 22. Director Andrew Wolfe said: “Lambing is our first...
The de Havilland Aircraft Museum has now reopened following a £30,000 refurbishment of the café and Aeroshop. The café now includes fixtures and fittings from a BAe 146 and Trident, both built at the Hatfield factory, alongside new and enlarged shelving offering improved display of clothing, model kits, books and memorabilia. The...
St Albans Liberal Democrats have been accused of brazenly attempting to claim credit for a U-turn over charging at London Colney’s Haseldine Road car park. This week Cllr Tony Lillico, Lib Dem chair of London Colney Parish Council and district councillor for the village, announced overwhelming support for plans to transfer...
Police are appealing for information, witnesses and dash cam footage following a fatal collision between Shenley and London Colney. Two people died in the collision which occurred in Shenleybury at around 8.15pm on Sunday. Four vehicles were involved – a black Vauxhall Astra, a silver Mercedes Vito, a silver Toyota Yaris and...
With page after page of news and features every issue, is perhaps easy to forget everything that the St Albans Times has reported on across the district over the past 12 months, which is one of the many reasons why we take a look back over this period for our...
In a remarkable political U-turn, a London Colney Lib Dem councillor has unexpectedly announced a reversal of plans by SADC to charge motorists to use a village car park. Earlier this year, members of the council's public realm committee overwhelmingly voted in favour of introducing fees at the free Haseldine Road...
Hundreds of people flocked to hear tales of heroism and horror from a 104 year-old RAF fighter pilot at the UK's oldest aircraft museum. Real life super-hero, Colin Bell, left crowds spellbound at the de Havilland Museum, London Colney. Delivering his memories with the pre-requesite old boy RAF crystal-cut English accent -...
Our man on the ground, St Albans Times photographer John Andrews, was at Chester Gibbons Green on London Colney High Street for the switch-on of the village’s Christmas lights. Sunday’s free event included performances by NCD Dance School, Excel Dance School and Rock Choir, Santa’s grotto, a mini funfair, food...
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