A celebratory May fair was held in Park Street to recognise 60 years of the village residents’ association. Taking place at the recreation ground on Bank Holiday Monday, it featured a variety of stalls and entertainment throughout the afternoon. PSRA chairman Joy Mendelsohn said: “It was a lovely community event to celebrate...
Sprawling across more than 1,000 acres of what was once open countryside, with plans for a staggering 335,000 sq ft of logistics space, the SEGRO Logistics Park in Park Street is a construction project the likes of which has never been witnessed on such a scale in the St Albans...
Heartfelt tributes have been paid to a community champion who turned personal tragedy into a campaign for mental health. Park Street resident Leanda “Landy” Kelly passed away on Sunday following a short battle with cancer. She had lost her beloved children Tanya and Steve Kordek to suicide in 2018 and 2023, when...
An off-peak lane closure between 9am-4pm will be in place on the A414 at Park Street roundabout to allow for survey work relating to the Radlett strategic rail freight interchange. Herts county council has approved the closure from Monday (September 29) to allow for a topological survey, which is expected to...
Construction company STRABAG UK has been awarded the contract to deliver the next and final phase of infrastructure works at SEGRO Logistics Park in Park Street. Working in partnership with Enfield-based civil engineering firm, Galldris, and Huntingdon-based earthworks specialist Mick George Group, the contract covers the creation of the plots on...
A Park Street woman whose partner’s Kia was stolen from their driveway despite added security measures has warned other owners to be vigilant. Donna Myerthall woke up on a Sunday morning to realise the two-year-old EV6 was missing from their home in Tippendell Lane, and subsequent investigations revealed the tracker had...
A country park promised as mitigation for the impact of the controversial Park Street rail freight interchange seems a long way from happening, with just cursory efforts from the developer. Planning conditions for the scheme saw SEGRO commit to creating 600 acres of woodland and managed countryside, including 200 acres of...
County highways bosses have bungled the installation of long-awaited 20mph speed signs on a St Stephen’s and St Julian’s estate. Signage in the Tithe Barn estate have been put up on new posts despite there being ample suitable lamp posts, with many obscured by trees or other posts. They have also...
Plans for an intrusive bridge over the railway line at the site of the controversial rail freight development in Park Street have been scrapped. The project's developers Segro applied for a non-material amendment to their original planning permission, replacing the approved tunnel with a storey-high bridge overlooking neighbouring Napsbury Park. In a...
The controversy over the strategic rail freight development currently under construction south of St Albans has taken another turn with the revelation that a tunnel under the rail line could be replaced with an imposing bridge above. Developers Segro have applied for a non-material amendment to their original planning permission which...
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