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...
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...
Matt Adams inflicts his brood on the city's newest pub and restaurant...
Elena Hogg, founder of St Albans culinary company FOOD by Elena, is firing up the barbie...
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