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...
Much-loved home and garden retailer Wilko will be reopening its St Albans store on March 29 at 9am. The national roll-out of new Wilko stores has been continuing across the UK since it was bought out by CDS Superstores, who also operate The Range. The Wilko store in The Maltings Shopping Centre...
Just weeks after the St Albans Times highlighted the ongoing problems surrounding restricted footpath access at Oaklands College’s Smallford campus, it seems they will soon be reopened for public use. Routes between between Sandpit Lane and Hatfield Road providing a vital link from the Alban Way to Jersey Farm have been...
Just when you thought it was safe to drive in St Albans city centre… Only a few months after the controversial closures of High Street and Verulam Road were lifted, Herts county council has fresh ideas for shutting routes through the city. Their latest idea is the installation of bus gates...
The wood panelled walls of St Albans’ only fine dining Indian restaurant - the critically acclaimed Chez Mumtaj - are broken up by glass display cabinets heaving with the awards lavished on the venue over the 16 years since its inception. They were initially designed to showcase bottles of wine and...
Just over 12 months since it was launched, the St Albans Times has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Community-Orientated Business category in this year's Mayor's Pride Awards. The news magazine was selected by a panel of judges after being nominated in the category, which recognises businesses in the district...
Internationally-renowned artist Rana Begum was a special guest as part of Bernards Heath Junior School's annual Arts Week. The week was organised and put together by the school’s art lead, Katherine Taylor and her teaching assistant Anne Naisbitt. The theme for this year’s Arts Week was the work of Rana Begum, who...
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