County highways bosses are ploughing ahead with plans to chop down five mature sycamore trees as part of the Park Street roundabout works – despite earlier assurances that they would be saved. When preparations began last year for the roundabout redevelopment – part of the planning requirements for the controversial rail...
The future of the remaining butterfly meadows at the former Butterfly World tourist attraction have been secured, with the owners ordered to restore and maintain certain areas of the site. Due to sustained trading losses, the Butterfly World Project closed in December 2015, leaving the site in disuse before it was...
Dame Joanna Lumley - patron of St Albans-based professional theatre company OVO - has shared her excitement at the imminent opening of its new theatre The Barn. The acting legend said: “I’m absolutely delighted to see The Barn announce its opening season. This beautiful, atmospheric new space will be a worthy...
Homeware retailer Lakeland is opening a new store at The Maltings Shopping Centre this October. The store will officially open its doors at 9.30am on Friday October 2, creating six new jobs in the local area and bringing Lakeland's range of innovative kitchenware and household products to the district. Head of retail...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: St Albans dad Ben Whitehead, founder of children’s snack brand Scrapples, whose Plain Apple Crisps recently received a two-star Great Taste Award. Ben started Scrapples in his kitchen...
Samuel Ryder Academy has again been recognised with an international designation awarded to schools that demonstrate continuous innovation in teaching and learning through the effective use of Apple technology. The Apple Distinguished School accolade celebrates schools that create engaging and innovative learning environments where technology enhances creativity, collaboration, critical thinking and...
Let’s face it, the Seventies were nothing if not eventful. It was a period of strikes, power cuts and economic upheaval. Even the Beatles shocked the nation with their break-up. But despite industrial action, power cuts causing three-day weeks, high inflation and trouble kicking off in various parts of the world,...
The president of St Albans’ leading archaeological organisation has expressed his concern over the lack of a proper investigation at the site of a major Roman road. Professor Mark Freeman of St Albans & Hertfordshire Architectural & Archaeological Society (SAHAAS) is widely regarded as the city’s leading living historian. His book,...
Residents and allotment users have questioned whether a footpath providing access to a new country park actually puts them at risk from crime and anti-social behaviour. The path links Sopwell Mill and Cottonmill Cycling and Community Centre, and is being built by rail freight developers SEGRO as part of their planning...
A 19-year-old St Albans climber is embarking on an extraordinary journey to China’s rugged Sichuan region this month to tackle the remote Mount Wukuchu. If successful, Andrew Fairclough could become the first recorded British climber to reach the peak, all while managing a rare and potentially life-threatening condition called exercise-induced anaphylaxis. Andrew...
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