In the centre of St Albans, where the Museum + Gallery now stands, once stood the Moot Hall. Within its timber framed walls and under its thatched roof, the Abbey of St Albans – that great Benedictine Monastery which stood on the site of today’s Cathedral – controlled every aspect...
Laura Bill looks at whether our customer service expectations have changed, and what retailers in St Albans city centre are doing about it. My first job, circa 1996, was in Next Boys & Girls – a children’s only brand of Next in Christopher Place where Whistles currently stands. My training was basically...
A last-ditch attempt to stop Hertfordshire County Council from proceeding to sell its land for the giant SEGRO freight terminal south of St Albans lost by two votes today. Conservative county councillors on HCC's overview and scrutiny committee ignored a series of arguments presented by Lib Dem Cllr Sandy Walkington about...
Left over middle, right over middle, left over middle… There’s something almost mesmeric about plaiting hair, as your conscious mind relaxes control over your fingers and lets instinct take over. In fact, the very process of learning to braid rewires the brain in the same way that learning to drive does,...
The city centre's controversial road closures experiment may have lost the hearts and minds of people living in the vicinty of the scheme. Several of the local residents associations have come out against the current scheme by submitting formal objections ahead of the deadline, including Abbey Precincts Residents Association (APRA), which...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This time: St Albans Civic Society President Professor Tim Boatswain. Tim said: "When I was approached by the St Albans Times to answer a choice of 10 questions, I blithely thought...
Do you know an amazing school eco-councillor who is helping their class with green initiatives? Or maybe a faith group going above and beyond to help rewild the local area. Maybe someone in your street is helping biodiversity or arranging regular community litter picks? Local company Ember Designs have launched their...
Campaigners fighting the controversial Radlett rail freight depot face a crucial week in their ongoing battle. Members of Save St Albans: Fight the Freight will stage a protest outside County Hall in Hertford on Tuesday before Herts County Council holds its annual meeting. The campaign hopes the council will finally consider the...
Fifty-five years after its doors first opened, the Alban Arena remains the biggest entertainment venue in the St Albans district - but is it still able to deliver the goods? One of a selection of new civic buildings constructed in the 1950s and '60s, City Hall - as the Arena was...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, questions her relationship with fine dining...
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