Charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People is calling on St Albans dog lovers to open their homes – and their hearts – to some of its most extraordinary dogs: the charity’s ‘supermums’, who are responsible for bringing the next generation of hearing dogs into the world. Hearing Dog mums play a...
A one day music festival featuring 10 of the best emerging artists in the alternative music scene is returning to St Albans next week. Escape to the City is back by popular demand for its second year at The Pioneer Club on Saturday September 12, with a line-up of acts including...
A St Albans woman whose flat was deliberately set on fire on Christmas Day has spoken out about the impact it has had on her – after the man responsible was sentenced to four years imprisonment. St Albans Crown Court heard that the arson had caused the woman aged in her...
Plans to scrap Hertfordshire district, borough and county councils and replace them with new unitary authorities have been placed on hold pending a review by the Government - but the creation of a St Albans City Parish Council is ploughing ahead. Local Government Reorganisation would have seen Hertfordshire divided into four...
With just days to go before an emergency meeting of SADC’s Full Council is expected to approve the St Albans Local Plan, further reactions to the Planning Inspectors’ report have come in from campaigners and councillors. After a three-year preparation process and rigorous scrutiny by Inspectors Matthew Birkinshaw and Thomas Bristow,...
Residents from across the district who oppose the council’s proposed Local Plan are being urged to gather peacefully outside the Civic Centre. The gathering is scheduled for 6.15pm on Wednesday September 9, ahead of the Extraordinary Meeting of SADC’s Full Council at 7pm. An ePetition signed by 611 residents has called on...
Multiple fire engines were called to a suspected house fire in Lattimore Road, St Albans, supported by police who closed off the street while the incident was ongoing. Four appliances arrived on the scene at around 12.15pm to tackle the incident in flats down the busy city centre road. Neighbours said...
What do you think think about the buildings you live in, work from or enjoy walking past as you’re out and about in the city of St Albans? The bi-annual St Albans Civic Society Awards, taking place later this year at the Abbey Theatre, celebrate the creativity and skills that contribute...
Fresh questions are being asked about the company behind St Albans Sound Bites – the food and music festival cancelled earlier this year without any explanation. When time was called on Pub in the Park last year, the founders announced a new event on September 10 2025, with early bird tickets...
The final phase of a £277,000 transformation of the Alban Arena’s seating is now complete, with all 885 auditorium seats replaced. Following the first phase of the project in 2025, which saw 385 new seats installed in the circle, the second phase has now seen the remaining 500 seats in the...
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