More than 800 people attended the inaugural Cottonmill Gathering community festival in Sopwell ward last weekend. The festival, which was organised by Sopwell Residents Association, featured live music all afternoon, fairground games for children to play, and the popular welly-wanging for both youngsters and grown-ups. There were cake stalls run by the...
A grassroots campaign has been launched to save mature trees in St Albans threatened with destruction by Network Rail. Wilderhood Watch is made up of residents from Lancaster Road and Gurney Court Road, who are angry at plans to remove many of the trees behind their gardens - including sycamore and...
A family-friendly, community-based festival returned for its fifth year to the atmospheric surroundings of St Saviour’s Church. The Beer and Fizz Festival featured live music from the likes of Kick Pistol, Tom Wackett, Henry Nurse, Catherine Ashby, The Big Choir and Billy Patrick, complete with street food and a selection of...
In the words of the legendary James Taylor: "I've seen fire and I've seen rain." Both were in good supply at the inaugural Fighting Cocks Fest on Saturday. Even the free ponchos supplied by the pub were not enough to protect punters from the deluge which battered them shortly after the event...
A leading Conservative county councillor has dismissed concerns over the proposed Park Street rail freight depot as being limited to only local interest. Cllr Richard Thake, who represents Knebworth and Codicote, is a former HCC planning portfolio holder. He was part of the overview and scrutiny committee that rejected the call-in of...
A new initiative has paired local artists with 20 businesses around the city to provide them with an opportunity to showcase their work. The artists, who form part of the Collective Gallery artistic hub on Holywell Hill, will be taking part in the inaugural St Albans Art Trail from July 15-29. This...
There were tears and there was laughter. Residents of a St Albans community were overcome with emotion when they wished a fond farewell to retiring milkman Michael Tutton MBE, better known as 'Mick the Milk'. A special event marking his retirement was hosted by the Portland Arms on Saturday afternoon, where...
A group of campaigners, who fought to get the Cottonmill Community and Cycling Centre built in the heart of Sopwell, have come together again to organise a summer community festival at the centre. The Cottonmill Gathering on Sunday July 16 is a family friendly festival with donkey rides, fairground games, cycling...
Members of St Albans Park Run were joined by volunteers and runners from local GP surgeries to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NHS. The event took place in Verulamium Park on Saturday morning, and saw hundreds of participants run, jog or walk the free 5K course. More photos from the event...
Anyone driving into St Albans city centre after taking Junction 22 off the M25 will probably proceed down London Road, using what should essentially be a showcase for the heritage and culture they will later experience. Unfortunately this major route is littered with various derelict homes and rundown businesses which only...
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