There’s a new weapon in the fight against retail crime in St Albans city centre – an information-sharing app to improve safety and security for traders. Known as Disc, the facility includes photo galleries of known offenders alongside instant messages and alerts on recent incidents, keeping shop and hospitality staff up-to-date...
A crackdown on shoplifting by a St Albans police taskforce continues to yield results. A team of officers dedicated to tackling the offence made six arrests in one week. Sophia James, 22, of no fixed-abode in Stevenage, was stopped on Tuesday October 22 and arrested on suspicion of stealing alcohol from Marks...
One of our most familiar butterfly species is rapidly vanishing from the St Albans countryside, experts have warned. In just three years, the small tortoiseshell, (Aglais Urticae, pictured ), has declined by 90 per cent in Hertfordshire and Middlesex, fuelling fears of a national butterfly emergency. St Albans resident Malcolm Hull, chair...
A local group of walking and hiking enthusiasts have announced their upcoming series of nature walks. Founded more than 30 years ago, the St Albans Rambler group aims to bring people together to explore the scenic routes of Hertfordshire and further afield. Their walks cater to various levels of fitness and experience,...
Could Victoria Street be closed to all vehicles apart from buses? That sounds like one of the outcomes being mooted as part of a consultation about the major route into St Albans city centre. Herts county council is working with St Albans district council on a community-led initiative to create a...
The latest Blue Plaque to be installed in St Albans remembers Frederic Kitton, the man who saved one of the city's most recognisable landmarks from demolition. It features on 13-15 Market Place, the building known as The Gables which is now used by Anthropologie but on several occasions was occupied by...
Developers in north St Albans have destroyed the biodiversity of a site ahead of securing planning permission for a proposed 1,000 new homes. Contractors for Cala Homes have cleared a section of land between the A1081 Harpenden Road and the B651 St Albans Road.of flora and fauna, causing large scale damage to an...
Is St Albans falling behind other Herts councils in failing to introduce an electric bike hire scheme? SADC is the only district or borough in the county not actively doing anything to promote e-bikes despite a motion being passed at Full Council in support of the idea. Public hire schemes operating elsewhere...
A proactive initiative to tackle shoplifting in St Albans city centre and other shopping areas resulted in six arrests. The Safer Business Action Week saw a dedicated team of plain clothed and high-visibility officers working with security staff at shops in St Albans city centre, Colney Fields shopping centre in London...
It might be said that dead men tell no tales, but that certainly doesn’t apply to many of the men – and women – whose final resting place is in Hatfield Road Cemetery. A walk around this tranquil green space one sunny autumn afternoon in the company of cemeteries superintendent Kate...
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