A St Albans business leader has been named Local Entrepreneur of the Year by Entrepreneurs Circle (EC), in recognition of his leadership, experience and contribution to the local business community. David Egerton, founder of business development company Systemise2Scale, received the award at the St Albans EC Local Event for the role...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: interior design guru and former presenter of CBBC’s The Dengineers, Emma Kosh, who was also one of the first regular contributors to the St Albans Times...
Ruth Newman begins a monthly column exploring life in the year before forty, set in St Albans and rooted in the everyday questions of adulthood, choice and freedom. It’s a bright January morning in St Albans and I’m walking home from Nkora with my Americano, passing a steady procession of prams,...
Billericay Town 3 St Albans City 2 (Isthmian League Premier Division) Report by Jess Unwin Gary McCann made an unhappy return to the club he left just four months ago as St Albans City slipped to a third defeat in their last four games. Appointed as the new Saints boss in November, McCann...
A year after the grounds of Oaklands College’s Smallford campus became the third parkrun location in St Albans, organisers, volunteers and participants celebrated the anniversary. More than 250 runners, walkers and volunteers took park in the first 5K parkrun at the start of 2025, and the free community event has continued...
Greenhouse gas emissions in the St Albans district have increased by three per cent since SADC declared a climate emergency in 2019. Despite pledging to reach net zero by 2030, the latest corporate emissions report shows the council produced 3,981 tonnes of CO2 in 2024/25 - up from 3,881 tonnes when...
A large quantity of weight loss drugs could have entered the black market following a burglary at a pharmacy in St Albans. The break-in took place shortly before 6.40pm at premises on Handley Page Way. Police are now urging the public to only buy pharmaceutical drugs from reputable companies due to the...
This year should be very exciting for Tick Tock Music St Albans - weekly interactive music and drama shows for children under five at St Michael’s Church hall - as the group celebrates its 20th anniversary. However, leaders Abi Giles and Debbie Heath, who both grew up in the area, are...
Following the highly successful world premiere of The St Albans Mystery Plays in November last year, The Friends of St Albans Cathedral are offering audiences another chance to catch this charming show in February. Augmented with three further brand-new playlets telling the stories of Jonah and the Whale, the Third Shepherd’s...
Times columnist James Cameron has come up with a new concept for the first month of the year...
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