We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Kerry O’Neill, singer with grassroots covers band The New Classics, performing the likes of Jamiroquai, Stevie Wonder, Phil Collins, Dolly Parton, Earth Wind and Fire, Simply Red and...
A George Street jewellers which bravely opened between two of the pandemic’s lockdowns has closed its doors. Alison Lloyd set up Amalily in 2020 after eight years trading at St Albans Charter Market, but now she has decided to take her business purely online. She said: “When the renewal of the lease...
Four years since St Albans District Fixers held their first Repair Fair at All Saints' Church, Harpenden, they returned to the same venue to launch into their fifth year. Busier than ever, 11 skilled amateur fixers tackled a wide range of dead and defective electrical items while three nimble-fingered seamstresses stitched...
St Albans City 2 Billericay Town 0 (Isthmian League Premier Division)Report by Jess Unwin, photos by Jim Standen Second-half goals from City’s top scorer Leo Sery and club skipper Zane Banton clinched an impressive home win for St Albans against a Billericay team that had won all of their previous seven...
A mobile phone repair and vape shop in the heart of St Albans' Conservation Area is being investigated for its jarring new signage. The bright red signs were installed at I Repair, 28 Market Place, on Monday, replacing the previous black frontage, provoking an outpouring of complaints on social media. St Albans...
The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is holding its annual National Members Meeting in St Albans this year, offering visitors the chance to experience lively pubs and clubs hosting festivals, tastings, live talks and music events. But residents are also invited to enjoy the City of Ale weekend on April 17-19, which...
Amendments to the district council's annual budget put forward by St Albans Conservative group are "fantasy finance", says SADC leader Cllr Paul de Kort. Opposition groups are given the opportunity to cost out their own budget as part of the review process, which sets out the council's finances for 2026/2027, and...
A grassroots campaign has been launched for greater community consultation and transparency surrounding plans for a £6.5million community hub in New Greens. In November, SADC announced it had identified available capital funding to redevelop the William Bird Pavilion, the derelict changing rooms at the Toulmin Playing Fields. No details have been agreed...
Developers are again pushing to build on Green Belt land in Colney Heath and proposing a scheme which could transform the look and feel of the village. The relevant site is land between Grade II-listed The White Barn and 42 Tollgate Road, adjacent to fields at the rear of 42-100 Tollgate...
After years of uncertainty, it has finally been confirmed that city’s iconic Alban Arena is no longer under threat of demolition and is definitely here to stay. That was the top line takeaway from SADC leisure lead Cllr Helen Campbell at a catch-up looking at the district’s sports and theatre offering. The...
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