A St Albans schoolboy has been announced as the winner of a competition to design a jersey for The British & Irish Lions. Seven-year-old Fionn Toolan’s design was chosen from all entries into the competition run by Howden, a principal partner of the rugby team. A budding rugby star himself, Fionn plays...
Oaklands College is gearing up to open the jewel in the crown of its extensive redevelopment project, which will completely transform its campus in St Albans, The ambitious Construction Centre project is a 3,000m² new build that will provide state-of-the-art teaching facilities for the construction skills curriculum areas. It includes workshops for practical learning for...
St Albans city centre was packed with thousands of people keen to mark the start of the festive season. Sunday's Christmas Cracker street festival included live music, fairground rides, Santa’s grotto, street entertainers and around 100 market stalls selling hot food, drinks and seasonal gifts. Festive decorations and installations were illuminated throughout...
The inaugural winners of the revived St Albans Retailer of the Year competition have been officially announced. A packed audience at the Maltings Arts Theatre waited with baited breath as hosts Richard Marrett and David Jenkins revealed who the judges had selected as their award winners for 2024. The St Albans Retailer...
If you’ve thought St Peter’s Street was a bit on the dark side for the past year, you’re probably not alone. Approximately a third of the street lights have been out of order for months, according to local resident David Kaloczi. He told the St Albans Times: “I’m fed up with so...
Bringing together heritage and history was at the heart of a school’s Remembrance Day project commemorating students’ ancestors who had died in conflicts since the First World War. Marlborough Science Academy wanted to emphasise the school’s core values of dignity, compassion and kindness while reflecting on the sacrifices made by service...
Just weeks after their much-heralded takeover of Cottonmill Community and Cycling Centre, SADC contractors have slashed opening hours without warning or consultation. Everyone Active, who took over management of the centre from the Cycling Hub on October 1, have reduced weekday openings from 10am-3pm, Saturdays from 10am-2pm, and will be closing...
A team from SADC's refuse contractors Veolia became local heroes after their quick-thinking actions saved a colleague's life. Former nurse and driver, Matko Spondreht and co-worker Scott Franklin were recognised as the Employees of the Quarter following their actions on September 2.The Veolia St Albans refuse crew had been out...
St Albans' two museums are contributing more than £4m to the local visitor economy each year, a new report has revealed. The total economic impact of visitors to the district economy in 2023/24 was £3,567,225 for St Albans Museum + Gallery and £898,221 for Verulamium Museum. The figures have been published by...
Three years after losing his dad after a short battle with depression, a St Albans runner is aiming to complete a gruelling seven marathons in seven days in support of Mind, a mental health charity. Tom Toyer, 29, a quantity surveyor for a local construction company, is marking the anniversary by...
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