The Government’s proposed ban on social media for under-16s has been met with cautious responses locally. The UK will be one of the first countries in the world to put sweeping limits on social media for children by introducing age restrictions on platforms including X, Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok. Media regulator...
A free festival is promising local residents the chance to enjoy a community celebration right on their doorsteps. Porters Hill Park in Harpenden is to host a new event celebrating all things Batford, with local charities, community groups, schools and entertainers joining together on Sunday July 5. The Batford Community Festival is...
Local Plans seem to be like buses. You wait 30 years for one and two come along in quick succession. SADC is on track to adopt its long-awaited Local Plan next month after three years of work, with the last two having failed under previous Conservative administrations. But no sooner will this...
The outcome from the Community Governance Review is now out and a parish council for St Albans city centre is being proposed, but will it reflect the whole community? Mary Conneely, chair of St Albans Civic Society, considers the options… The creation of a new parish council for parts of St...
Rev Peter Crumpler, associate minister of St Paul’s Church in Fleetville, talks to St Albans Times editor Matt Adams… This month sees a celebration across the UK of the growing role of independent community publications such as the St Albans Times. ‘Indie News Week’ runs from June 15 to 21, and is...
Across the UK, independent news publishers like the St Albans Times are celebrating Indie News Week and highlighting the importance of quality local journalism. Independent news is going through a period of huge change, whether that be debates around public notices in Parliament and the BBC Charter renewal process, to growing...
The streets of St Albans received a little bit of TLC from a pair of dedicated local figures this morning, both determined to carry out a spring spruce-up ahead of this weekend's Alban Day. Professor Tim Boatswain, chair of Conservation 50 and a regular contributor to the city's heritage scene, was...
Father’s Day is just around the corner, and if you’re still searching for the perfect gift, The Maltings has plenty of inspiration to help you celebrate the father figure in your life. Whether he’s an adventurer, sports fanatic, style-conscious dresser or simply enjoys the finer things in life, there’s something...
The Company of Ten present a gripping adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ best-seller, and Lesley Cowland was there to watch… The Girl on the Train has been adapted as a play by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Able from the book by Paula Hawkins. Rachel Watson, the girl on the train, has had...
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