At 24, most people are still figuring out their next step. For Gemma George, it meant taking on a salon in Redbourn — a decision she describes as both a risk and a turning point. Ten years on, she is marking a decade of running Salon of Gems, reflecting on how...
Villagers from communities across the St Albans district were out in force on Saturday to protest over the Government’s plans to concrete over the Green Belt. The Community Planning Alliance – made up of local campaigners from across the UK – organised a national Day of Action highlighting the urgency of...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: David Mitchell, independent Redbourn district councillor and chair of Redbourn Parish Council. Do you ever Google yourself? I have done, out of curiosity, but what comes up is mostly stuff...
Villagers from two rural communities which face being blighted by Green Belt housing developments are joining an unprecedented National Day of Action just weeks before crucial district council elections. The Community Planning Alliance – made up of local campaigners from across the UK – is highlighting the need to protect nature,...
The older lady came across to me where I was sitting, drinking coffee. “Do you want this?” she said, offering me a copy of that day’s newspaper. “A friend just gave this to me,” she explained, “but I can’t bear to open it. The news is just so awful every...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Kerry O’Neill, singer with grassroots covers band The New Classics, performing the likes of Jamiroquai, Stevie Wonder, Phil Collins, Dolly Parton, Earth Wind and Fire, Simply Red and...
Villagers in Redbourn set to be affected by plans for thousands of homes on their doorstep will not have the chanced to quiz developers in person. Hemel Garden Communities is a strategic cross-boundary project, approximately half within St Albans City and District and half within Dacorum Borough, which will deliver approximately...
After months of speculation, long-awaited details on the controversial Hemel Garden Communities project are starting to emerge, while a crowdfunding campaign has been launched to protect Redbourn village from overdevelopment. HGC is a strategic cross-boundary project, approximately half within St Albans City and District and half within Dacorum Borough, which will...
Redbourn residents have launched a GoFundMe campaign to pay for vital legal advice to fight the overdevelopment of the village. As extensively covered by the St Albans Times, developers are bidding to add thousands of homes onto Green Belt land in the vicinity of Redbourn. Approximately 1,000 homes are planned for a...
Hundreds of Redbourn residents turned out in force to protest against plans for hundreds of homes on the village's doorstep. Approximately 1,000 homes are planned for a 104-acre open arable site on the northeast edge of the village, between Dunstable Road, Harpenden Lane and the Redbourn bypass. The proposals by the Lawes...
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