It was the culmination of two years' hard work, a fashion show "full of confidence, sass and style" which saw Oaklands College highlight the talents of its fashion, art and design students to an audience of more than 300 people. Students had produced collections inspired by sustainability and ethical and social...
The issue of on-street parking around the city centre continues to fuel controversy as a public consultation exercise enters its last week. As previously reported in the St Albans Times, residents living in Victoria Street (pictured) and Lattimore Road fear the replacement of single yellow lines with doubles will prevent them...
Our very own River Ver took part in the Restore Nature Now demonstration in London on Saturday. The banner, to represent our local chalk streams, was made by St Albans Extinction Rebellion, who joined with other environmental groups from the district, including the River Ver Society and Herts and Middlesex Wildlife...
A district council drive to create a seven-day market operation in St Albans city centre has met with bitter condemnation over its limited consultation. In a bid to increase much-needed revenue and balance its budget, SADC is proposing to provide pitches for up to 10 traders throughout the week, operating under...
A new social networking app and portable office booking platform has been launched by a St Albans entrepreneur for women who work from home. Flockhere is the brainchild of Danielle Wallington, and aims to shake up the local business scene by providing a supportive community alongside flexible workspaces for female founders. She...
More than 500 people personally and a further 1,000 registered online to take part in a Swabbing Day in aid of a sick St Albans man. As first revealed in the St Albans Times, Ben Collins' family and friends organised a Swab Day at Old Verulamiums Rugby Club to help find...
The biggest community event of the year - a huge celebration of the city's patron saint - took place in St Albans on Saturday. For the first time, the Alban Pilgrimage and the Alban Street Festival were held on the same day, providing the perfect opportunity for the whole city to...
New Greens’ litter picking success story, the Saturday Pickers has celebrated its first birthday - that’s 52 Saturdays of consecutive rubbish collecting in AL3, and what a difference it has made! The group started when the father and daughter team of Damian and Grace Gaskin embarked on a litter-picking walk, and...
No sooner have they finished their A-levels, but a group of five Sandringham School students are heading off to tackle the Three Peaks Challenge. Oliver Philpot, Harry Cooke, Jack Lambe, Jack Barnett and Jason Tsangari want to bring attention to the fight against prostate cancer. They will start off by climbing Ben...
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...
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