The owners of an award-winning St Albans hair salon are fighting a fresh appeal to open up a blocked doorway and link their adjacent properties. Marc and Sophie Trinder, directors of Trinder Hair Salon in George Street, are desperate to restore the door which once connected numbers 21-22 so customers using...
A new scheme aimed at tackling the scourge of cigarette litter is providing a quirky solution in the form of a Ballot Bin. Working alongside SADC to maintain a clean and welcoming city centre, St Albans BID (Business Improvement District) has introduced this fun way to encourage behavioural change by encouraging...
Love is in the air at St Albans' historic Clock Tower, with a special Valentine's projection on the side of the Grade I listed belfry. The illuminations have been arranged by St Albans BID (Business Improvement District) as a boost to the city centre's nighttime economy, and also include Valentine-themed lights...
A new initiative aims to keep a close eye on how new housing developments adhere to planning conditions relating to biodiversity. SADC Green Cllrs Matt Fisher and Juliet Voisey visited Vickers Mews in London Road to see firsthand how it has provided homes for wildlife with the installation of swift bricks...
A St Albans mother and son have designed a new product to stop the lingering smell of football boots, and it's already taken social media by storm. BootProof, an airtight, smell-proof boot bag sold out within 24 hours of launching on TikTok, with 150 bags snapped up immediately. It was the brainchild...
A St Albans GP and her long-time friend are training to compete in a gruelling ultra marathon to raise funds in support of young people’s mental health. Dr Alison Cowan is the GP lead for the Thrive Young Person’s Clinic, which has provided comprehensive mental health, physical health, and sexual health...
A man who became fixated and obsessed with his ex-partner after she ended their relationship was sent to prison for relentlessly stalking her and petrol bombing her car. Michael Miller, 38, of Cottonmill Lane, who was already on a Stalking Protection Order from a previous relationship, was sentenced to 27 months...
The run-up to Valentine’s Day is hard to miss. The world becomes full of hearts, flowers and chocolates, but no number of flowers or chocolates can make up for domestic abuse. People say and do all sorts of things ‘in the name of love’. But if those things include violence, bullying,...
Several hundred pupils from six different local schools gathered in the nave of St Albans Cathedral to hear from survivors of the European Holocaust. The event took place on January 30-31, commemorating 80 years since the end of the Second World War and three days after a ceremony to mark the...
Traffic restrictions introduced in St Albans’ historic George Street during the pandemic have become permanent - but do they go far enough to protect pedestrians? A one-way system operates between Monday to Saturday morning, and is then restricted to pedestrians and cyclists from 11am on Saturday through to 7am Monday. A project...
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