Does St Albans city centre face permanent traffic chaos when the experimental road closure extends to seven days a week? That worrying scenario was very much a possibility under Herts county council's outline plans for the scheme. High Street, George Street and part of Verulam Road were originally closed by HCC...
Two years after starting work in a leading city stockbrokers, I jacked it all in for a career in journalism which has lasted almost 30 years. I was looking for a vocation which I felt could make a difference, instead of padding out the bank accounts of super-rich investors, and haven’t...
As the battle against a controversial rail freight terminal on Green Belt land south of St Albans continues to rage, campaigners are calling for further public support before it is too late. A series of public meetings have been organised to highlight the impact the scheme for the former Radlett airfield...
Laura Bill meets entrepreneur and therapist Nadya Giffen ahead of the opening of her latest venture...
A cadet from St Columba's College will have a special role to play at tomorrow's Coronation of King Charles III. RSM Josh Watson has been selected to carry the Combined Cadet Force national banner during the ceremony. The prestigious honour is in recognition of his success at the Champion Cadet competition. Josh...
Although the acronym is mentioned in connection with various activities within St Albans city centre, there are still some people none the wiser about the remit of St Albans BID (a nationwide abbreviation for Business Improvement District, whether there is a need for improvement or not!), and its relationship with...
Motorists are being warned to stay away from Elm Drive in St Albans after an unexpected sink hole opened in the street. An engineer from Herts county council's highways team is investigating the hole, which is approximately one metre square, to assess the extent of the damage to the road and...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, is looking for foodstuffs in the wild...
It's been a busy few weeks at St Columba's College in St Albans, with staff and pupils alike celebrating some remarkable achievements. Teachers Barry O'Sullivan, Cedy Pinto, and Damian McGinnity completed a gruelling cycling challenge over the Easter break to raise funds for the Iconhope Foundation, a project that supports homeless...
In a belt of trees ten metres south of the A414 near Hedges Farm, Napsbury is a very rare Grade II listed gun turret originally constructed to defend Radlett Airfield and particularly the Handley Page construction hangars during the Second World War. It is called an Allan-Williams turret of which only...
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