St Albans High School for Girls (STAHS) marked the rich diversity of its community in style earlier this month with a week-long celebration of language and culture. Organised by the Modern Foreign Languages Department, the Senior School's Festival of Language and Culture included Spanish and French plays performed by native actors,...
Parents who moved into the catchment area for Beaumont School have been shocked to find the boundaries drastically reduced for next year's intake of secondary school pupils. On instruction from Herts county council, the hugely popular 'Outstanding' school has reduced its intake from eight back down to seven forms following a...
The winter winds blow through the narrow walkways and around the edifices of a deserted Jubilee Square. The familiar security barriers still surround the Victoria Street site, but now the sound of workmen has faded, and the landmark city centre development remains empty, weeks after it was handed over by contractors...
At the heart of the ethos of Fleetville Greek restaurant Souvlaki City is a desire for customers to feel they have not only been welcomed into the owners’ home, but are enjoying a meal at their table whilst feeling part of the extended family. In fact family is another driver for...
You may be able to purchase the iconic Clock Tower for less than £200, or pick up the Cathedral for a few pounds more when the official St Albans edition of classic board game Monopoly hits stores later this year. The city has been chosen after beating Hertford, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage,...
The awestruck faces of children Priest and Jamaica stared up at a huge map of the Caribbean while their grandad Naran McCallum talked about the 8,000-mile journey he made at just eight years of age. It was too much for me not to take the opportunity to have an impromptu...
Plans to cease locking city centre parks to save £14,475 a year have been met with a cautious response from police. The decision to leave Clarence Park, Vintry Gardens and the Municipal Gardens (Rose Garden) open overnight could increase anti-social behaviour, and is due to be ratified by full council at...
It was in March 2018 that Phil Corrigan finally left the sleeping village of Aston Abbotts in Buckinghamshire and moved to St Albans. He had already been manager of The Maltings Shopping Centre since September 12 1999, and was to remain in the role for almost 25 years. But this week...
Prospective developers have hacked down mature trees on the Verulam Estate as part of a bid to build on pockets of green space. Saturday’s destruction of trees in Windridge Close comes despite two years of calls for SADC to impose Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) on the trees, and has provoked fury...
Street traders in St Albans city centre are facing a massive increase in fees which could devastate their businesses. The mobile outlets could see their annual fees skyrocket from a few hundred pounds to well over £5,000 depending how many days a week they trade. To compound the problem, they have only...
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