Saturday morning youth sport doesn't just involve kicking balls around a pitch! St Albans Cycle Hub hosts Verulam Cycle Club's youth training sessions every Saturday morning. Professionally qualified instructors Davinder and Rachael train youth members in the bike skills involved in cyclocross, an off-road circuit racing event involving riding on grass,...
Just over 10 years since Ofsted inspectors placed Nicholas Breakspear School into special measures, the school has completed a remarkable turnaround to receive an ‘Outstanding’ rating. The inspectors scrutinised the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management and sixth form provision at NBS and found all of...
A woman who believes her drink was spiked when she was out on Friday night is urging people to be alert in the city’s pubs and bars. The victim, who we are not identifying, was watching a friend’s band in a local pub when the incident occurred. She explained: “We had a...
St Albans writer Becky Alexander is probably best known as an expert on the local foodie scene, but she is now hoping to break new ground as a novelist, with her first book exploring the dark side of the highly-competitive theatre world. “Two years ago, I went to a literary festival...
St Albans MP Daisy Cooper has accused the Government of using the Post Office Horizon scandal as a "political football" in the run-up to a General Election. She was speaking exclusively to the St Albans Times following days of damning attacks on Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey for his perceived role...
Thousands of paper doves - each carrying messages of peace from our community - are now hanging under Britain's oldest Cathedral tower. The installation is the brainchild of Peter Walker Sculptor, and can be seen from now until Tuesday February 13, with events taking place under the doves' wings including yoga,...
SADC leader Cllr Chris White is realistic about the highs and lows of 2023, and despite the challenges the council has faced, there remain plenty of things that he is proud of achieving over the last 12 months. “Actually getting a Regulation 18 consultation out, in other words, the consultation on...
With this year’s festive postbox toppers campaign having come to a close - raising over £23,600 for charity - we find out a little about just some of the makers behind these woolly masterpieces! Are you surprised to hear the makers range in age from three to 85?! Candy Stuart and...
These brazen thieves were spotted on doorbell camera stealing the contents of a resident's milk and beverage delivery. The crime occurred in Cavendish Road this morning at 7.50am, after the thieves scoped out their potential loot at 7.35am. Video footage of suspected milk thieves in Cavendish Road, Fleetville. If you recognise the people...
Major errors in a Heritage Statement which accompanied a planning application for work in the city’s Conservation Area have not prevented its approval at appeal. The owner of 6 Ashwell Street applied for permission for the partial demolition of an existing rear structure, resulting in the loss of a workshop previously...
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