A rainbow of runners have done their bit to raise funds for new play equipment at a St Albans primary school. How Wood school organised a Well-Being Sponsored Fun Day and Colour Run to kickstart a campaign by the PTA to hit a £15,000 target for new school apparatus in the...
Thousands of people enjoyed the long-awaited return of the Alban Street Festival on Sunday. Cancelled by the pandemic and postponed due to the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the event has not taken place since 2019. It featured a programme of free entertainment including live music, fun activities and street performers, plus...
A parade of giant puppets celebrated the story of Saint Alban, Britain’s first Christian martyr, in a procession of Roman chariots, centurions, lions and executioners. The annual event, which is organised by St Albans Cathedral, took place in the city centre on Saturday as part of the wider Alban Weekend. It was...
Quaint coaching routes and cute cobbled streets might be a charming characteristic of our city but what is it like to navigate one’s way through as a wheelchair user? St Albans mum Liz Boulter and her son Ben Jones explained some of the challenges faced by wheelchair users and the work...
An anonymous campaign has been launched to thwart what it perceives to be a drive by SADC to take away our basic freedom to travel. It is another attack on the concept of the 15-minute city, or in this case, the '20-minute neighbourhood', and calls on residents to have their say...
St Albans church leaders have refused to be drawn into a row over the safeguarding of local youngsters. The controversy follows the investigation into Mike Pilavachi of Soul Survivor Watford over allegations made about his past conduct towards young people. He was suspended on May 20, six weeks into the launch of...
A major city centre road is going to be cut in half as part of a new county council trial into introducing a new cycling lane. Under the latest proposal, a new carriageway layout will be introduced on Marlborough Road between New Kent Road and Victoria Street from Monday. Marlborough Road will...
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...
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