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...
The sun is shining, mums pushing fancy buggies are clutching their Starbucks skinny iced lattes and there is a topless teenage boy doing a wheelie on his BMX through the pedestrianised walkway… Or maybe it’s the sound of revving engines waiting at the Lattimore Road junction on the London Road, an...
It ain't over 'til it's over. The county council may have finalised the sale of the former Radlett airfield to rail freight developers Segro, but there is still hope the final scheme can be thwarted. Campaign group Save St Albans: Fight the Freight is still intending to push for a Judicial...
The new owners of Ye Olde Fighting Cocks are set to host their first all-day free festival at the pub they took over in April 2022. Co-owners Martin Robinson, Ian Baulsh and Sam Walker will be turning the pub into a mini-Glastonbury for The Fighting Cocks Fest on July 15 with...
South Africa came to Hatfield Park last Saturday as Cellar Door Wines enjoyed an unforgettable afternoon at their Wines of South Africa summer tasting event. Owner Penny Edwards said: "It was fantastic to see so many people enjoying all the different wines on offer from every region and style in the...
Liberal Democrat Daisy Cooper writes exclusively for the St Albans Times on the decision to sell the former Radlett airfield for a rail freight depot. Residents and campaigners have fought against these plans for a monstrous terminal on their doorstep from start to finish for more than 20 years so this...
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