St Albans

Have ambulance crews been unable to easily reach patients due to accessibility issues caused by St Albans' controversial city centre road closures? That is the suggestion made by St Albans residents following two medical emergencies around the city's pedestrianised zone. The latest incident was on Saturday afternoon at around 3.15pm, when an...

It was the stench which hit you first. Like stagnant water in a disused quarry, putrid and cloying. What visitors to St Albans must have thought of the condition of the jewel in the crown of Verulamium Park is anyone's guess, but locals have certainly been outspoken about it: the...

Clare De Silva, who was planning on going head-to-head with Daisy Cooper in the fight for the St Albans constituency at the next General Election, has resigned for "personal reasons". Her agent Jane West told the St Albans Times: "Clare made the difficult decision to step back from being spokesperson in...

Green Party campaigner Juliet Voisey has won the St Peter's ward by-election. She becomes the third Green councillor on St Albans district council, joining Cllr Simon Grover and Cllr Matt Fisher. The result of the by-election was: Greens 628, Liberal Democrats 537, Conservative Party 156, Labour 84. Juliet said: “I’m overwhelmed - thank...

P.G Wodehouse's iconic duo visit the Abbey Theatre for a dose of hilarious family fun. Deborah Heath was in the audience. If you are after madcap comedy, which is clean, clever and suitable for the whole family then look no further than Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense, presented by Company...

The official installation of a blue plaque commemorating the life of Orchid King Frederick Sander took place at 21 George Street on Saturday. The event, organised by Blue Plaques St Albans, was attended by Mayor Cllr Anthony Rowlands and Mayoress Annie Stevenson, Dylan Steel - the son of artist Ant who...

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