City centre restaurant Lussmanns celebrated its 20th anniversary by serving dishes with 2005 prizes - with each item sold helping charity St Albans Community First Responders. The promotion, which ran throughout November, raised £500 towards supporting the charity respond to emergency calls and provide urgent and potentially life-saving care. St Albans Community...
The expansion of London Luton Airport is flying ahead after the High Court rejected a legal challenge which argued development consent had been unlawfully granted – but what does that mean for local residents affected by the decision? Campaign group Luton and District Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise (LADACAN)...
Every three years, the aisles, chancel and vestibule of St Saviour’s Church is packed to bursting with dozens of festooned firs for the ever-popular Christmas Tree Festival. This year’s event – which is based around the theme of Past, Present and Yet to Come – has seen more than 90 local...
St Albans City 1 Chichester City 2 (Isthmian League Premier Division) From Jess Unwin at Clarence Park, photos by Jim Standen Saints were once again the architects of their own downfall as another game with too many defensive errors and missed chances saw them slip to their third home defeat in a...
There are fly-tips, and then there are fly-tips. It’s been a while since we’ve reported on anything on this scale - various cables, tubes and cylinders seen dumped close to Earthworks’ eco-gardens in Hixberry Lane on Saturday morning. Fortunately SADC’s contractor Veolia sped into action and had it removed shortly after it...
A poignant ceremony has taken place to unveil a new heritage plaque in the tranquility of the Glossop Memorial Garden - near the Abbey Gatehouse in St Albans. The plaque explains the dedication of the garden to Canon George Henry Pownall Glossop (1858-1925), a respected priest and civic figure who served the...
Emmaus Hertfordshire is returning to St Albans city centre and opening a new charity shop.Opening soon in the former Virgin Money bank in Lockey House, St Peter's Street, the charity’s latest shop will stock an eclectic mix of restored and upcycled furniture from the Emmaus workshop, as well as clothing,...
The team behind the St Albans Postboxes charity project are celebrating after learning one of their handmade crochet creations will be appearing in a nationally broadcast UK television programme this Christmas. The festive topper was created by local maker Candy Stuart and features a detailed, woolly depiction of a much‑loved fictional...
Instability and uncertainty surrounds the Government’s proposed Local Government Reorganisation plans, with the district council in a state of limbo until at least the spring, says SADC leader Cllr Paul de Kort. The replacement of the current two-tier system of local government with new unitary authorities has prompted heated debate since...
More than 1,300 stockings and booties are being given to residents of care homes across St Albans and district, following a marathon knitting effort by members of local churches and other community groups. The Christmas ‘Sending Love to Care Homes’ project was devised and co-ordinated by lead ‘Anna Chaplain’ Maggie Dodd,...
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