A man has died at the scene of a house fire in central St Albans. Emergency services - including fire engines, ambulances and several police cars - were called to an address in Lower Paxton Road at around 5.05pm last night following reports of a fire. Four fire engines, from St Albans,...
Verulam councillors have said they are positive about plans for thousands of new homes on their doorstep.Proposals for the East Hemel development call for up to 4,000 new homes, health and community facilities, new schools, new transport links and green spaces including a country park.It covers a 975-acre area of...
“One of our challenges is that we are reasonably well-known but poorly understood. A lot of people will go into our shops and not realise they’ve been served by a formerly homeless companion.” Duncan Lewis has been the CEO of Emmaus Hertfordshire for the past four years, and is arguably the...
All three emergency services were in attendance after a man suffered a cardiac arrest in St Peter's Street this morning. Part of the pavement outside Barclays Bank was taped off by police and privacy screens erected by paramedics while they attended to the individual. He was subsequently stretchered to a waiting ambulance...
Disgruntled customers have called for a police investigation into missing money after the unexpected closure of a country pub. The Holly Bush, in Potters Crouch Lane, suddenly shut its doors in January, raising questions over what has happened to deposits paid for forthcoming events. Many customers have paid between £500 and £2,000...
One of the less-publicised remits of the St Albans Times is the preservation of artefacts reflecting the history of local journalism in the district. Apart from our vast photo archives, kindly donated by the widow of snapper Tony “Greg” Gregory, we’re also in position of various back issues of the Herts...
Something very special has been happening upon our holy hill in St Albans! As the sun rises and the city awakens, committed young individuals have been hurriedly making their way towards the open doors of the Cathedral, eager to start their pre-school day in a purposeful way. For five days a week,...
A massive children’s indoor play event proposed to take place in Clarence Park throughout the Easter holidays will not be happening. The project, by a company called Overplay, suggested they could occupy the grassed area between the bandstand and Verdi’s for 28 days, opening from 9am to 6pm in a 12m...
Flexible workspace operator Co-Space is set to occupy approximately 28,000 sq.ft. of new workspace in city centre showpiece development Jubilee Square, becoming the site's first major commercial tenant. The 20-year partnership agreement sees the flexible work operator join forces with landlord SADC, who spearheaded the development, and occupy Eleanor Ormerod House, one...
A small St Albans charity is bidding for a game-changing grant from the Pride of Britain fund. DS Achieve was formed in January 2018 by a group of five parents with the vision for every child with Down Syndrome in our community to have the opportunity to thrive and reach their...
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