It’s been 20 years since award-winning entrepreneur and town centre investor Mark Robinson has visited St Albans, and he freely admits to being blown away by the changes wrought in that time. He has spent the last five of those chairing the High Streets Task Force, an alliance of experts working...
A blue plaque commemorating the life of the first female town clerk in England and SADC's first chief executive officer will be unveiled at The Saint & Sinner pub later this month. Betty Entwistle was a hugely significant figure in local government, and will be recognised with the 11th plaque installed...
It's lambing season at Willows Activity Farm, and to mark what the venue calls the cutest time of the year, half-term will see a whole range of activities as part of their February Frolics event. Visitors will be able to see lamb bottle-feeding demonstrations, learn all about lambs from the livestock...
Historic 100-year-old features have been ripped up from one of St Albans’ most prestigious roads – and will be re-used by Herts Highways elsewhere in the county. The stone setts – large heritage cobbles used to line roads and dropped kerbs in Park Avenue - have been dug up and either...
Thursday February 2nd 2023 was a red-letter day for St Albans and district, when the first edition of the proudly independent – and locally produced – St Albans Times was published. Twelve months on, the St Albans Times is firmly established as an online community news magazine publishing up to 100...
One of the city centre’s biggest eyesores could soon be redeveloped as flats. Plans have been submitted for the boarded-up shell which is all that remains of the former Bucko's sandwich shop and bakery at 52 Victoria Street. The proposals call for part demolition, part retention and the erection of buildings for...
Rana Begum’s new exhibition, Ordered Form, curated by University of Hertfordshire Arts + Culture, is currently on display at St Albans Museum + Gallery. Following the unveiling of her vast and vibrant No. 670 Mesh installation in the venue’s historic Assembly Room last week, we can’t help but wonder: what...
Drum and bass legends Rudimental have been secretly rehearsing for their upcoming world tour in St Albans’ very own Pioneer Club. The band, whose hits include Feel the Love and These Days, have been performing in the main auditorium for most of the day, having spent more than a week at...
The headteacher of Fleetville Junior School was praised for driving through "significant and positive changes with enthusiasm and energy" following their first Ofsted report in more than 12 years. Although it was awarded an 'Outstanding' rating back in 2011, this has now been changed to 'Good' following the inspection on November...
Campaigners are urging St Albans councillors to remove key Green Belt sites from the draft Local Plan before it’s too late. Members of Team CLASH, Keep Chiswell Green and Greenbelt are insisting changes to the National Planning Policy Framework provide the perfect opportunity to amend the plan. The revised NPPF, which was...
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