An over 60s social club in Sandridge is closing its doors at the end of the year due to a lack of volunteers. Sandridge Silver Threads Club has been running for 73 years and is a valuable resource for older adults. According to Age UK loneliness affects 1.4 million older people...
A major route linking St Albans with Sandridge and Wheathampstead is set to be closed for three weeks this summer - but it’s business as usual for local pubs and other establishments, who desperately need your support! The southern end of the B651 Sandridge Road will be completely closed between St...
Sandridge Lychgate has received a grant of £5,450 to enable the repair and conservation of the parish's war memorials. Work will be carried out on the wooden honour boards thanking the men of the parish who returned from the First World War, the metal plaques which commemorate those who died...
Matt Adams heads to Sandridge to experience the changes at one of the village’s three pubs...
The parish of Sandridge came together despite the weather for a spectacular free summer festival in Woodland Park on Saturday, supporting local bands, charities, businesses and organisations. The event, which is organised by Sandridge Parish Council, followed a previous festival to mark the Platinum Jubilee of the late Queen Elizabeth II. Cllr...
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...
The Liberal Democrats have overturned a 1,580 Conservative majority to win the Harpenden Rural seat in yesterday's county council by-election. Alison Wren received 1,474 votes, compared to 766 for the Conservatives, 168 for Labour and 119 for the Greens, taking the seat vacated following the resignation of Conservative Annie Brewster to...
The village of Sandridge has undergone something of a renaissance over the past month, and more positive developments are promised in the weeks ahead. Having closed its doors during the Covid pandemic, the much-loved Heartwood Tearooms reopened for business at the start of November following a major redesign internally, both to...
A resident of Tara's Retreat care home in Sandridge will be a staggering 107 years old next week. When Dorothy Mary Billington was born in Liverpool on October 18 1916, the globe was gripped by what came to be known as the 'war to end all wars', still two years away...
A public consultation is underway looking into road safety measures on a stretch of road which has seen various serious accidents in recent years. The scheme, for the St Albans Road in Sandridge around the junction with Sandringham Road, includes a plan to introduce two new split islands, an upgraded refuge...
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