The three Peregrine falcon chicks at St Albans Cathedral have now been ringed at the age of three weeks - and they're all males. The ringing was carried out by Barry Trevis, a licensed bird-ringer and nest recorder, who holds a Government license to visit the nests of this specially protected...
From clubfloor classics, through sausages, cider and noughties pop, and ending up with country and western, there was a diverse mix of entertainment at the Smallford campus of Oaklands College this weekend. Kicking off with the Ibiza Orchestra Experience on the Friday night, there were plenty of white isle anthems alongside...
Whether St Albans' historic Mayoralty continues in the wake of local government reorganisation will be determined in the coming weeks. The role, which dates back to 1553, has its long-standing civic and ceremonial duties protected by statute, with a district councillor holding the position since SADC was created in 1974. The...
Has the change in administration at County Hall resulted in any major improvements to HCC’s SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) provision, or are the previous problems continuing in the wake of May’s elections? The extent of the SEND crisis in Herts was identified following an inspection in July 2023 which...
Whether it’s being part of the COVID generation, the impact of computer gaming and obsession with social media, the hike in university fees or the lack of funding for decent youth work, but our young people certainly seem to be going through it. Those organisations working with young people in St...
Enlightenment, by BAFTA-winning playwright Shelagh Stephenson, opens at the Abbey Theatre Studio in July with a chilling exploration of truth, trauma, and the search for a missing child in a world fractured by conflict while probing the emotional cost of living in a fearful, surveillance-driven, society. In a society obsessed with...
Plans to demolish Marlborough House and replace it with two five storey residential buildings have gone to appeal after they were rejected by SADC. The vacant 1960s office building has been the subject of previous planning applications for redevelopment, with the latest proposing 76 sites on the flat, together with associated...
St Paul’s Church in Fleetville is holding a special service for anyone who has been bereaved, either recently or at any time in the past. The Blandford Road church has organised a ‘Remembering Service’ at 4pm on Sunday June 29, open to anyone who would like time and space to recall...
A St Albans primary school will be prohibiting the use of mobile phones by parents and carers anywhere on the school site from the start of the autumn term. Fleetville Junior School in Hatfield Road has introduced the ban for drop-offs and pick-ups, but also events like sports day and plays. They...
St Albans mum Lisa Stanley shares – in her own voice - the story of her battle fighting for her child’s education, and why she feels let down by the organisations which should have supported her through this traumatic time...
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