St Albans City 2 Billericay Town 0 (Isthmian League Premier Division)Report by Jess Unwin, photos by Jim Standen Second-half goals from City’s top scorer Leo Sery and club skipper Zane Banton clinched an impressive home win for St Albans against a Billericay team that had won all of their previous seven...
A mobile phone repair and vape shop in the heart of St Albans' Conservation Area is being investigated for its jarring new signage. The bright red signs were installed at I Repair, 28 Market Place, on Monday, replacing the previous black frontage, provoking an outpouring of complaints on social media. St Albans...
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is holding its annual National Members Meeting in St Albans this year, offering visitors the chance to experience lively pubs and clubs hosting festivals, tastings, live talks and music events. But residents are also invited to enjoy the City of Ale weekend on April 17-19, which...
Amendments to the district council's annual budget put forward by St Albans Conservative group are "fantasy finance", says SADC leader Cllr Paul de Kort. Opposition groups are given the opportunity to cost out their own budget as part of the review process, which sets out the council's finances for 2026/2027, and...
A grassroots campaign has been launched for greater community consultation and transparency surrounding plans for a £6.5million community hub in New Greens. In November, SADC announced it had identified available capital funding to redevelop the William Bird Pavilion, the derelict changing rooms at the Toulmin Playing Fields. No details have been agreed...
After years of uncertainty, it has finally been confirmed that city’s iconic Alban Arena is no longer under threat of demolition and is definitely here to stay. That was the top line takeaway from SADC leisure lead Cllr Helen Campbell at a catch-up looking at the district’s sports and theatre offering. The...
What could be better to liven up the fag end of winter than an hilarious evening’s entertainment from the pen of comedy genius Richard Bean, writer of the smash hit One Man, Two Guvnors? His play To Have and to Hold is the Company of Ten’s February offering and promises to...
There’s never been such a sense of anticipation as that surrounding the city’s new Chicken George restaurant. When the St Albans Times broke the news of the eatery coming to The Maltings Shopping Centre back in November, more than 180,000 people engaged with our social media posts. The now-legendary fried chicken brand...
A close-knit St Albans family has launched a determined crowdfunding campaign in a bid to bring home their beloved dad after months in hospital. Adam Tobias, who turns 54 in May, has lived with multiple sclerosis for most of his adult life, and uses a wheelchair for mobility. Last December he was...
Whether SADC will proceed with long-delayed capital development projects three years after they were placed on hiatus has now been revealed. In 2023, St Albans district council carried out a strategic review of its major development projects in light of difficult economic conditions facing the authority at the time. A report on...
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