The outcome from the Community Governance Review is now out and a parish council for St Albans city centre is being proposed, but will it reflect the whole community? Mary Conneely, chair of St Albans Civic Society, considers the options… The creation of a new parish council for parts of St...
Rev Peter Crumpler, associate minister of St Paul’s Church in Fleetville, talks to St Albans Times editor Matt Adams… This month sees a celebration across the UK of the growing role of independent community publications such as the St Albans Times. ‘Indie News Week’ runs from June 15 to 21, and is...
The streets of St Albans received a little bit of TLC from a pair of dedicated local figures this morning, both determined to carry out a spring spruce-up ahead of this weekend's Alban Day. Professor Tim Boatswain, chair of Conservation 50 and a regular contributor to the city's heritage scene, was...
Father’s Day is just around the corner, and if you’re still searching for the perfect gift, The Maltings has plenty of inspiration to help you celebrate the father figure in your life. Whether he’s an adventurer, sports fanatic, style-conscious dresser or simply enjoys the finer things in life, there’s something...
The Company of Ten present a gripping adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ best-seller, and Lesley Cowland was there to watch… The Girl on the Train has been adapted as a play by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Able from the book by Paula Hawkins. Rachel Watson, the girl on the train, has had...
Two more players have put pen to paper to sign up for the cause of taking St Albans City FC to promotion in season 2026-27, writes Jess Unwin. The sixth new face to join the squad at Clarence Park is striker Mikey Faulkner, who was one of the Isthmian League North...
Becky Alexander, author of bestselling thrillers Someone Like You and The Other Mrs Eden, both available from Waterstones and Amazon, ponders how to adapt a book for theatre. Paula Hawkins’ brilliant novel, The Girl on the Train, sold over 23 million copies worldwide. There is a very good chance you read...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Helen Whittington, co-owner of DJ’s Play and Play Putt, member of the Association of Indoor Play, and event coordinator for St Albans Community Pantry. Where do you walk when...
Beechwood Park School in Markyate is celebrating an exceptional achievement in this term's LAMDA acting examinations, with all 56 pupils who took their Course B Acting exam achieving a Distinction – the highest grade possible. It is the first time in the school's history that 100 per cent of candidates have...
When you think of romance you might imagine high-end restaurants, beautiful heritage buildings, cobbled streets or Champagne over candlelit tables with diamonds… so it’s not surprising then that St Albans has been revealed as one of the top romantic hotspots in Hertfordshire. A new study has highlighted the city as one...
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