St Albans

05 Jun 2026 Royal guest to join St Albans Cathedral milestone anniversary celebrations

Posted at 09:14 in Events, St Albans

A royal guest of honour will join the celebrations as 30 years of inspiring musicians are marked at a special cathedral event. The Duchess of Gloucester, a long-standing supporter of music and the arts, will attend a St Albans Cathedral Music Trust celebratory choristers’ recital in the Lady Chapel, alongside trustees, supporters, choristers and members of the wider community. The event on Wednesday June 24 will celebrate three decades of...

05 Jun 2026 Maltings Summer Sounds returns for a night of music, food, shopping and community

Posted at 08:07 in Events, St Albans

Following the huge success of last year's debut event, Summer Sounds is returning to The Maltings, St Albans, on Friday July 3, bringing together live music, delicious food, refreshing drinks and late-night shopping for a vibrant summer celebration in the heart of the city. Running from 6pm until 10pm, the free...

Contractors working near the bund at the Park Street rail freight site.

05 Jun 2026 The Park Street dust bowl: will SEGRO or MP take any action?

Posted at 05:59 in Frogmore, Park Street, St Albans

Beleagured residents of Park Street and Frogmore are urging St Albans MP Daisy Cooper to take urgent action to tackle the billowing clouds of dust from the nearby rail freight development. During the recent heatwave, most residents found themselves sealed indoors — windows shut against constant clay dust and structural noise...

05 Jun 2026 Restaurant review: Through the Decades at Sopwell House

Posted at 05:48 in Review, St Albans

James Cameron steps back in time for a nostalgic food and drink journey across the hotel’s past 40 years… Sopwell House has a long and distinguished history, first mentioned in records in 1603 and with notable residents including Prince Philip’s grandfather Prince Louis of Battenberg (surely a prime contender for a...

Woodland at risk from the Centurion Club expansion

04 Jun 2026 Proposed golf course woodland expansion will result in the loss of a thousand mature trees

Posted at 11:52 in Planning, St Albans

D-Day looms for a bid by a St Albans golf club to create 10 additional holes on its site – but at a cost of more than 1,000 mature trees. The Centurion Club on Hemel Hempstead Road said the expansion will enhance the facility for its members, neighbours, the community, and...

04 Jun 2026 Faster tests for thousands of patients at St Albans City Hospital

Posted at 11:17 in St Albans

A new state-of-the-art Community Diagnostics Centre (CDC) will act as a 'one-stop shop' for thousands of patients needing tests and diagnosis at St Albans City Hospital. The new facilities form part of a major £100m investment which will also include new operating theatres, endoscopy and urology units. The CDC has been designed...

The CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) centre at Oaklands College has been funded by SEGRO.

03 Jun 2026 Oaklands College’s new facility provides a gateway into construction

Posted at 17:19 in Smallford, St Albans

Rail freight developers SEGRO have funded a new facility at Oaklands College aimed at improving access into the construction industry. The CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) centre, located on the Smallford campus, provides access to the CITB Health, Safety and Environment (HS&E) test. This is a mandatory requirement for obtaining a CSCS...

The First Give programme at St Albans Girls' School

03 Jun 2026 Students confront tough issues head-on as part of charity initiative

Posted at 17:08 in St Albans

Students from St Albans Girls’ School tackled a host of challenging subjects ranging from knife crime and domestic abuse to human trafficking and the challenges faced by young carers as part of a new initiative aimed at helping local charities. Eight groups of Year 9 pupils delivered powerful presentations which impressed...

OVO's Sherlock Holmes. Photo: Hannah Couzens

03 Jun 2026 OVO’s 12th annual Roman Theatre Open Air Festival opens this week with Sherlock Holmes

Posted at 08:04 in Events, St Albans

A brand-new adaptation of Sherlock Holmes will be opening this summer’s 12th annual Roman Theatre Open Air Festival on Friday. OVO is presenting a gripping new reimagining of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic novel, adapted and directed by Royal Television Society award-winner, Mark O’Sullivan. Audiences will step into Sherlock’s world, as they...

02 Jun 2026 Petition demands early opening of Verulamium splash park

Posted at 16:04 in St Albans

A grassroots campaign has been launched calling for the council-run splash park in Verulamium Park to open earlier than planned. Despite the hottest May half term on record, many residents were disappointed to see that the splash park remained closed, with its opening hours restricted to the school summer holidays. As part...