St. Albans Students Protest Against Academy Schools Bill
July 24, 2010 – 11:56 | No Comment

A group of local students have held a protest in St. Albans against plans by several local schools to apply for Academy School status. They’ve produced a video that provides clear insight into their concerns …

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St. Albans Students Protest Against Academy Schools Bill
July 24, 2010 – 11:56 | No Comment
St. Albans Students Protest Against Academy Schools Bill

A group of local students have held a protest in St. Albans against plans by several local schools to apply for Academy School status. They’ve produced a video that provides clear insight into their concerns …

Watercress Wildlife Association Fundraiser Today
July 10, 2010 – 15:41 | No Comment
Watercress Wildlife Association Fundraiser Today

If you’re not familiar with Watercress, it is a wonderful wildlife preserve hidden away at the bottom of Cornwall Road and Riverside Road. Today is their family day, with storytelling, duck races, bug hunting and …

Future of St. Albans Toy Shop Uncertain
June 27, 2010 – 14:22 | No Comment
Future of St. Albans Toy Shop Uncertain

Owners and staff at Little Wonders, a much loved Independent toy retailer, have been given just 30 days notice that the lease on their shop will not be renewed by the Maltings Shopping Centre. There’s …

Parking Wardens Find Rich Pickings
June 15, 2010 – 20:28 | No Comment
Parking Wardens Find Rich Pickings

Tomorrow my street is scheduled to be “deep cleaned” by the Council, which put a leaflet through our door a few days ago, telling us that the success of the cleaning depended largely upon residents …

Great Value Garden Plants
June 12, 2010 – 16:59 | No Comment
Great Value Garden Plants

At the corner of Sandridge Road and Boundary Road you’ll find a good variety of garden plants – particularly foxgloves – at a good price…

St. Albans Festival Starts Friday 11 June
June 10, 2010 – 19:47 | No Comment
St. Albans Festival Starts Friday 11 June

The St. Albans Festival, an annual celebration of the role of St. Albans in the authoring of the Magna Carta, begins on Friday 11 June 2010.
There are dozens, if not hundreds, of events between the …

Bonsai Show at Kingsbury Barn
June 6, 2010 – 14:21 | No Comment
Bonsai Show at Kingsbury Barn

The Mid Herts Bondai Club is staging an exhibition (free) at Kingsbury Barn, St. Michael’s, today until 17.00.
We popped in yesterday and saw trees of a range of sizes and ages – some as …

Splash Pool in the Park
June 4, 2010 – 16:30 | No Comment
Splash Pool in the Park

The splash pool in the park – good fun for kids but be prepared for total overcrowding on a beautiful day like today…

Get Shedworking the Book – by St. Albans Blogger Alex Johnson
June 1, 2010 – 12:21 | No Comment
Get Shedworking the Book – by St. Albans Blogger Alex Johnson

ocal journalist, blogger and author, Alex Johnson, who writes from his garden shed in central St. Albans has published a book about “Shedworking”.
For more information about the book, including a synapses and link to purchase …