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...
St Albans' newest Thai restaurant and takeaway opens for business in Market Place today. Sukawatee, which also serves Malay food, occupies the former premises of Turkish takeaway Picky. It is the sister to another Sukawatee restaurant in Hitchin, and prides itself on genuine Asian food. ...
Torrential rain and bitterly cold temperatures failed to put a dampener on the flipping action at this year's St Albans Pancake Race. Teams from a host of different businesses and organisations took part in the charity fundraiser, including Lumin Wealth, Wagada Digital, ADS, St Albans Cathedral, Mercer and Hole, STANTA, St...
As a young man growing up in a crime-ridden West London council estate, Simon Totten realised he had two choices: to follow other people of his age into a life of law-breaking, or to get away and start afresh somewhere new. “At that turning point in my life I knew I...
The unexpected installation of marquees and footpaths to accommodate an extra round of Herts University graduation ceremonies has raised eyebrows at the Cathedral this week. The trial event in the Abbey Orchard over February half-term is on top of the usual ceremonies in September, and requires several weeks either side for...
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