The environment took centre stage earlier this month as the Alban Arena hosted the district’s first ever Sustainability Festival Expo. The event, which was organised by Sustainable St Albans, hosted more than 40 different sessions in five dedicated ‘zones’, and initial comments are that it lived up to the promise of...
A St Albans pub has been exonerated of allegations that two women had their drinks spiked while out on a Friday night early in January. The victims, who we are not identifying, had been watching a friend’s band in The Horn when they apparently collapsed, and needed to be collected by...
A St Albans junior school has pledged improvements to pupils’ toilets following complaints from parents. The Year 3 facilities at Fleetville Junior School in Hatfield Road are said to be in a state of disrepair, with 90 pupils having to share just two cubicles. Parents say they are generally in an appalling...
Residents and workers trying to access the city centre face weeks of disruption over the summer months as dramatic changes are implemented as part of a walking and cycling improvements schme. From next Monday, June 24, until the start of September, work will commence on the county council project, which is...
Residents have contacted the St Albans Times this morning after noticing a large police presence in the city centre and Verulamium Park. A spokesperson for Herts Constabulary has now reassured readers that there is no cause for alarm. "We were called at 11.37am today after a member of the public spotted a...
Environmentalists were surprised to discover a remarkable find amidst an unmowed stretch of grassland in Camlet Way, St Michael’s Village. Green councillor and campaigner Juliet Voisey explained: “As I was walking past the grassy bank by the Memorial Hall on Branch Road, I noticed an unusual plant hiding in the long...
The St Albans District Chamber of Commerce Community Business Awards are back for 2024 - and nominations are now open. This year’s categories have been amended to include the following: Rising Star Award Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Award Excellence in Customer Service Award New Business Award Small to Medium Business of the Year Award Large Business...
Visitors to Verulamium Park have watched another year pass by with no signs of activity to tackle the flooded lakes or improve the beleaguered River Ver. The long-awaited Revitalising the RiVer project aims to return 2.5km of the River Ver to its natural state, helping to clean out the lakes, which...
Neighbours in St Albans city centre say they face draconian new parking restrictions which will prevent them from having family or tradespeople visit at any time of the week. Proposed parking changes include removing the single yellow lines and scrapping most of the one-hour waiting bays in Lattimore Road, eliminating the...
A St Albans secondary school could become one of the first in the district to introduce an outright ban on smartphones. Beaumont School is proposing to update its policy to ensure there is absolutely no use of smartphones on site, including teachers not being allowed to request children to use them...
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