Beaumont parents have welcomed the news that County Hall has agreed to permanently increase the school’s intake. Back in March the St Albans Times exclusively revealed how families who had moved into the catchment area for Beaumont School were shocked to find the boundaries drastically reduced for next year’s intake of...
They’re back! The biggest and best celebration of our incredible retail champions, proving why St Albans has a high street to be proud of. The St Albans Retailer of the Year Awards 2025 are brought to you by The Maltings Shopping Centre, the St Albans Times and Mix 92.6FM – showcasing...
How does a science teacher from St Albans end up featuring on the new album from award-winning composer James West? ‘Fire’ is the new release from the muscian and producer whose soundtrack for the short film ‘Reverie’ won multiple awards in 2023 including at Cannes. On the opening track, ‘Fire’ features local...
A St Albans dad who was tired of his daughters destroying expensive trainers by standing on the backs to take them off has launched the world’s first lace-free performance slipper - engineered specifically for women’s feet. Fourth-generation shoemaker and Nash Mills village resident Martin Dean, 46, spent five years perfecting the...
The metal fencing is finally down at St Albans' centrepiece development of Jubilee Square, allowing public access to the site for the first time. The development once known as CCOS (City Centre Opportunity Site) South should have been completed in October 2022, but saw various delays which kept pushing the handover...
A St Albans man who was attacked in the street by three assailants - one wielding a machete - says he feels massively let down by the police. The victim, who we have chosen not to identify, said he was assaulted by three men and one woman in St Albans city...
A different kind of quiz night is coming to St Albans in September.Instead of the usual general knowledge or music based quizzes The Pioneer Club is putting on Book Club Battle! - a quiz night dedicated to all things literary, with the idea that each quiz team is a book...
More than a year since enforcement action was ordered to restore the former Butterfly World site in Chiswell Green, the land remains tarnished by industrial use. Visiting the site reveals diggers, recovery trucks and hundreds of cars parked up alongside semi-permanent structures, but the vegetation around the perimeter has grown wild,...
Council bosses have revealed plans to charge motorists to park in previously free spaces across St Albans. Consultation is now underway on proposals to replace the current arrangement with up to 20 minutes free (two free sessions per vehicle per day) and then charge £2.50 for one hour and £5 for...
A hit for Jeff Beck in 1967. Yes, welcome to the sixties. These arrived in a blaze of full, glorious technicolour and things began to change. Young men were finally free from conscription. Women’s long struggle for a strong political voice and equal pay started to bring results. More available jobs...
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