A parade of giant puppets celebrated the story of Saint Alban, Britain’s first Christian martyr, in a procession of Roman chariots, centurions, lions and executioners. The annual event, which is organised by St Albans Cathedral, took place in the city centre on Saturday as part of the wider Alban Weekend. It was...
Quaint coaching routes and cute cobbled streets might be a charming characteristic of our city but what is it like to navigate one’s way through as a wheelchair user? St Albans mum Liz Boulter and her son Ben Jones explained some of the challenges faced by wheelchair users and the work...
An anonymous campaign has been launched to thwart what it perceives to be a drive by SADC to take away our basic freedom to travel. It is another attack on the concept of the 15-minute city, or in this case, the '20-minute neighbourhood', and calls on residents to have their say...
St Albans church leaders have refused to be drawn into a row over the safeguarding of local youngsters. The controversy follows the investigation into Mike Pilavachi of Soul Survivor Watford over allegations made about his past conduct towards young people. He was suspended on May 20, six weeks into the launch of...
A major city centre road is going to be cut in half as part of a new county council trial into introducing a new cycling lane. Under the latest proposal, a new carriageway layout will be introduced on Marlborough Road between New Kent Road and Victoria Street from Monday. Marlborough Road will...
The 2023 St Albans & District Sustainability Festival (SustFest23) has surpassed the expectations of the volunteer festival team, delivering over 65 sustainably-focussed events during a nine day period. Events were hosted by local businesses, community organisations, faith groups, individuals and 19 local schools with hundreds of children taking part. Trustee Jill Watson...
Harpenden Paralympic legend David Clarke has been made an OBE in the King's Birthday Honours. David, 52, who is chief executive of the British Paralympic Association, was recognised for his contribution to Paralympic sport. Between 1998-2012 he scored 128 goals for England as part of Great Britain's blind football team, and was...
Pubs across St Albans welcomed 45 mobility scooters and 60 motorbikes as part of a fundraising convoy in aid of Shopmobility St Albans. Sponsored by Skechers, Choppers 4 Shoppers was raising funds for Shopmobility St Albans, which is now self-funded after losing the support of SADC. The event, which kicked off in...
Campaigners battling to prevent the blight of a rail freight terminal south of St Albans have called on local landowners to explain their decision to support the scheme. Lord and Lady Verulam are being challenged to explain their decision to sell their parcel of land to developers Segro. Save St Albans: Fight...
A revised date for the completion of Jubilee Square - the development formerly known as CCOS (City Centre Opportunity Site) South has been confirmed by SADC. Despite previous assurances that the work would be complete at the end of March, after missing a previous deadline of October, the current date has...
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