Has the district council’s flagship Jubilee Square development lost nearly £25m in value? The development officially opened in July last year, six years after work first began on the site of the old police station and NHS facility on Victoria Street. The council sold all 93 residential properties to Watford Community Housing,...
The sounds of bells ringing and hazel sticks beating echoed throughout St Albans city centre on Saturday. Members of St Albans Morris - together with representatives from seven other sides - were marking the end of this year's season with their annual day of dance, and saw displays outside the Alban...
From Vietnam with love - Matt Adams visits the city’s newest chain restaurant...
Turning on the tap, flushing the toilet, taking a shower, filling the kids’ paddling pool – all things we might take for granted now, but which could be restricted or banned should water supplies run out in the future. With 15,000 new homes proposed to be built in the district in...
St Albans council leader Paul de Kort has called on fellow Lib Dems to consider an end to the pensions triple lock and introduce higher property taxes. Speaking at the party’s conference in Bournemouth in support of the Leading the Way policy paper on equitable economic growth, he said he was...
An off-peak lane closure between 9am-4pm will be in place on the A414 at Park Street roundabout to allow for survey work relating to the Radlett strategic rail freight interchange. Herts county council has approved the closure from Monday (September 29) to allow for a topological survey, which is expected to...
The St Albans Rotary Swimathon has donated £7,200 to the West Herts Hospitals Charity to kick-start a game-changing local community project at St Albans City Hospital.The money from the Swimathon event at Westminster Lodge in April will be used to kick-start the £12,000 fund needed to install a new child-friendly...
A lack of clear communication over major changes to local government which affect every resident living in the city and district of St Albans was at the forefront of a debate over the proposals. The recent meeting of SADC’s city neighbourhoods committee – made up of councillors and representatives of local...
Battling back against soaring council car parking charges, St Albans city centre's independent businesses are offering their customers a discount if they park for at least four hours. The Shop & Park idea is being promoted as an incentive to shop in St Albans and a thank you for continued support...
Award-winning St Albans-based rock, concert and music photographer Neil Lupin brought his talents to the stages of the Pioneer Club to capture these powerful images of last Saturday’s Escape to the City all-dayer. Neil’s portfolio is an A-Z of music icons including the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Take That,...
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