Up to 40 new homes in the heart of the Green Belt will be built on heavily contaminated land, councillors have been warned. Anderson Design and Build Ltd have been awarded conditional planning permission to construct up to 40 dwellings - including three self-build homes - with car and cycle parking,...
Sparrowhawks and red kites soar through the silent skies; meadow pipets, magpies, wrens and robins are frequent visitors to imposing oak trees; and come twilight you can hear the barking of foxes and catch a glimpse of hedgehogs snuffling in local gardens. At night you don’t hear anything at all. The fields...
Darren McCabe offers his weekly wine recommendations (@dmc_uncorked) Welcome to this week’s Wine Times! I’m still away on holiday, moving from Devon into Cornwall, where I’ve had time to reflect. As part of these reflections, I decided to it was time for a refreshed identity for my Instagram haven, re-branding and changing...
Local audiences can enjoy a preview of OVO Theatre Company's rollicking new production of The Threepenny Opera before it heads to the Minack Theatre in Cornwall and London's West End. Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s show, which is part of the Roman Theatre Open Door Festival, runs from August 31 to...
Gail Jackson from Sustainable St Albans looks at a new project linking local concerns about the environment within a wider global context. Former Mayor of St Albans and honorary alderman Mohammad Iqbal Zia, together with former Mayoress Farhat Zia, have kickstarted a project to tackle a growing plastic pollution problem by...
St Albans' Gabby Read may not have lifted silverware this week on the manicured lawns of Wimbledon – but she still enjoyed an unforgettable experience at SW19. Gabby, 14, who attends Queenswood School, featured in the national finals at the Play Your Way to Wimbledon event, powered by Vodafone – the...
St Albans is renowned for its dog-lovers, and now a new initiative aims to promote its dog-friendly status with a day of activities and treats for the city's canines. St Albans regularly appears as one of the UK’s top dog-friendly cities with lots of attractions, cafés, pubs, shops, and restaurants offering...
A grassroots campaign of more than 70 households is fighting plans for up to 40 new homes in the heart of the Green Belt. The Boissy Park Action Group was formed to oppose a scheme by Anderson Design and Build Ltd to construct up to 40 dwellings - including three self-build...
England fans rubbed shoulders with former Lionesses and stars from TV's Love Island at a special screening of Saturday's World Cup quarter final match outside the Alban Arena. The clash between the England Women and Colombia ended in a 2-1 victory for the European champions, who can now look forward to...
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