Proposals to expand the Chilterns National Landscape to incorporate parts of the St Albans district have been pulled by the Government. A National Landscape, formerly an ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)’ is a formal designation for an area of land that is of national importance for its natural beauty. National Landscapes...
Redbourn Primary School has been graded ‘Good’ in all areas in a recent inspection by Ofsted. The report, published this week, praises the school as a place where “pupils benefit from a broad and ambitious curriculum” and recognises that “pupils enjoy lessons and learning new facts”. The two-form entry in the heart...
It’s arguably fair to say that global politics have not been as precarious since the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union, when the threat of mutually-assured destruction hung over our heads like the sword of Damocles. But although the risk of direct conflict between the...
The editor and founder of the St Albans Times, Matt Adams, has praised the work of pupils at Redbourn Primary School who are producing their own newspaper. The Red Kite launched just before Christmas with two issues published so far. It is run by a group of Year 6 pupils alongside...
One of the district’s leading independent brewers has started production of its award-winning beers and ales in its new and expanded home. The team at Farr Brew have been busy transforming a disused barn at Great Revel End Farm, Gaddesden Lane, Redbourn, after having to vacate their previous home in Wheathampstead. Although...
A pig wandering along a Redbourn road was returned to safety after Herts Police saved his bacon.Police were called just before 9am on Sunday October 27 to reports of the loose pig at the side of the carriageway on St Albans Road. They managed to track down the owner of the...
One of the most controversial housing developments included in St Albans’ draft Local Plan is now open for community engagement. The Crown Estate is proposing to build up to 4,000 new homes on 975 acres of Green Belt between Redbourn Road and Hemel Hempstead Road, to the west of the M1. The...
The proposed introduction of charges for free car parks in Redbourn and London Colney has been quietly shelved by SADC – for now. Council leader Cllr Paul de Kort told the St Albans Times: “There is no current consultation planned for either of these two locations. They were referenced in the...
There will be no U-turn over controversial plans to eliminate free parking bays across the district, the new leader of SADC has confirmed. Free car parks in Redbourn, Park Street and London Colney, and one and two hour bays across Harpenden town centre will all incur charges later this year. Although the...
One of the most dangerous roads in the district is to see new speed limits introduce in a bid to improve safety. Following consultation with local residents, 40mph and 50mph limits are to be introduced on the notorious A5183 Redbourn Road. A three-mile section of the road between Batchwood Drive in St...
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