St Albans' Abbey Line Community Rail Partnership will be joining national celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway, one of Britain’s greatcontributions to the world. Railway 200 commemorates the opening of the world’s first permanent steam locomotive railway – The Stockton and Darlington Railway in North-East...
Daisy Cooper has been named as one of the 100 leading women in politics and public service for the second year in a row. She joins fellow Parliamentarians like Deputy PM Angela Rayner and leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch, alongside leading figures in the civil service, public affairs, and political...
St Albans news presenter Martine Croxall has settled a claim of age and sex discrimination against the BBC ahead of an employment tribunal which was due to go ahead this week. Martine joined the BBC in October 1991, and has been a chief presenter with the BBC News Channel and BBC...
One of the district’s fly-tipping hotspots is the surroundings of Fleetville Recreation Ground, where piles of rubbish can frequently be found dumped next to the bins in Hatfield Road. But last week one of the perpetrators made the unusual decision to dump waste that included named coursework books from their child’s...
Cyclists appear to be steering away from a new lane through the heart of the city centre designed to promote active travel. The southbound cycle lane runs down Marlborough Road between the junctions of Victoria Street and New Kent Road, with the aim of ensuring safer, more convenient journeys by connecting...
Take a close look at this photograph. Do you see what’s missing? Now try and imagine St Albans without the Cathedral at the heart of the city, and ask yourself whether you take this amazing building for granted? A staggering 115,000 people visited the recent Museum of the Moon installation at...
Pedestrians trying to navigate the pavement at a dangerous Fleetville junction have been taking their lives into their hands. Roadworks outside Morrisons - where Hatfield Road meets Sutton Road - have resulted in one pavement shut off for digging, while the other side is strewn with signs and traffic lights. The zebra...
St Albans associate minister Rev Peter Crumpler has called on churches across the UK to support the nation’s growing industry of independent news providers. Writing for Church Times, Peter highlighted the crisis facing mainstream news providers as the migration of advertising to big-tech companies such as Facebook and Google, rising costs,...
Popular booze and trainers running event The St Albans Sixer is upping the stakes for its next challenge. The Backyard Ultra will be an ultra-endurance race where runners must complete a 4.167-mile (6.706 km) loop every hour, on the hour, until only one runner remains. But as this is The Sixer,...
Special guests were invited to a Spring Beauty Soiree to mark the opening of The Alternative Beauty’s first bricks and mortar store in St Albans’ Maltings Shopping Centre. Founder Alexandra Sandu and business partner Alexandra Burston hosted product demonstrations by professional make-up artist Georgiana Alina, showcasing Erre Due – the internationally...
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