Park Street

Rev Peter Crumpler Associate Minister St Paul’s Church, St Albans

18 Dec 2023 Why not celebrate Christmas at a church near you this year?

Posted at 11:17 in Colney Heath, Events, Harpenden, London Colney, Park Street, Redbourn, Sandridge, Smallford, St Albans, Wheathampstead

Churches across St Albans, Harpenden and the district around will be celebrating the birth of Jesus, the new-born king, in services on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Here the St Albans Times publishes a round-up of many of those services, showing the range of celebrations on offer – from midnight Mass...

Segro has erected hoardings around the rail freight site.

28 Nov 2023 Rail freight land judicial review decision expected in early 2024

Posted at 11:40 in Park Street, Planning

Campaigners fighting the proposed rail freight terminal on the former Radlett airfield to the south of St Albans now expect a judge to rule whether to grant their request for judicial review early in the New Year. If the review is successful the decision by Herts county council to sell the...

Fencing at Frogmore Lakes installed by Verulam Angling Club.

20 Nov 2023 Angling club told to remove controversial lakes fencing

Posted at 07:15 in Park Street

One of the top men in charge of rail freight development company Segro has said an angling club will have to remove unauthorised fencing at a country park. It’s just a few weeks since Verulam Angling Club fenced off sections of Frogmore Lakes surrounding Moor Hill Fisheries, prompting a huge outcry...

St Albans MP Daisy Cooper with resident Susie Taylor.

09 Nov 2023 ‘A5183 bypass will not reduce pollution’ says Frogmore resident

Posted at 10:22 in Park Street, Planning

The leader of Herts county council has washed his hands once and for all over the sale of the former Radlett Aerodrome for redevelopment as a rail freight terminal. Cllr Richard Roberts said: "Not withstanding the legal challenge brought through the Judicial review, the sale of this site was decided by...

Fences have been installed at Frogmore Lakes.

03 Nov 2023 Why has angling club fenced off parts of Frogmore country park and lakes?

Posted at 08:43 in Park Street

Controversy surrounds the installation of new fencing at a St Albans beauty spot on the doorstep of the rail freight terminal site. Residents living near Frogmore Lakes were shocked to see parts of the country park had been fenced off by Verulam Angling Club, which leases the Moor Hill Fisheries site. The...

St Albans MP Daisy Cooper visited Hampden Place in Park Street to see first hand the impact of the rail freight development on their lives.

12 Oct 2023 MP visits rail freight neighbours as hoarding goes up around site

Posted at 13:22 in Park Street, Planning

St Albans MP Daisy Cooper has met with Park Street residents to discuss the impact of the rail freight development on their lives and homes, and promised to take action to ensure planning conditions were enforced. Speaking to neighbours in Hampden Place, whose houses back onto the site, she told them:...

A 100-year-old oak tree has been chopped down by rail freight contractors.

11 Oct 2023 Mature oak tree chopped down by rail freight contractors

Posted at 07:50 in Park Street

Neighbours of the proposed rail freight site are furious after a 100-year-old oak tree was chopped down by contractors working at the former Radlett airfield. Frogmore residents say the tree, which shielded their view of the site, was cut down with no warning and no consultation. And they say contractors employed...

Founder of the Park Street Players and former councillor Dick Downs.

06 Oct 2023 Remembering Park Street Players founder and former councillor

Posted at 18:54 in Park Street

Friends, family and former colleagues have been paying tribute to former councillor Dick Downs, who has died aged 76. Dick, who for many years represented Park Street on St Albans District Council and St Stephen’s Parish Council was an important and influential figure in the local community. He founded the Park Street...

The Allan-Williams Turret in Park Street.

05 Oct 2023 Will rail freight depot impact rare newts and WWII heritage on site?

Posted at 13:04 in Park Street, Planning

Questions have been asked about the protection of great-crested newts believed to be living on the site of Park Street's proposed rail freight depot, and an historic gun turret in situ near the land. The Allan-Williams Turret, a Grade II listed gun turret, was originally constructed to defend Radlett Airfield and...

The site of the proposed rail freight depot at the back of Hampden Place in Park Street.

28 Aug 2023 Hert county council takes just £34m from £120m sale of rail freight site

Posted at 08:09 in Park Street, Planning

One of the biggest arguments put forwards by Herts county council for selling the former Radlett Aerodrome for a strategic rail freight interchange has been the huge financial benefit it will provide for local taxpayers. Campaigners argue that HCC has failed in its fiduciary duty, not only over the value of...