Are you involved in a charity already, or maybe interested in becoming involved? Small Charity Week is all about celebrating the work of the small charity sector and making sure everyone knows all about it. Each day has a different theme: 20 June – I ? Small Charities Day 21 June – Big Advice Day 22 June […]

Foster Care fortnight might be ending on the 29 May, but the need for Foster parents sadly hasn’t ended. Councillor Allan Witherick said “At 11 my mother passed away and the scary thing was realising I was just one accident or incident away from being an orphan.  Thankfully I had a supportive family around me […]

The Reference library is set to move from New Barnfield, south of Hatfield to the Campus West library in WGC. But lack of space means not all the other collections will continue to be available for the public to browse and borrow. Malcolm Cowan, Lib Dem county councillor for Handside and Peartree said: ‘While it makes sense not to lavish huge […]

Work towards implementing a 20mph zone around the Cathedral area has started with a consultation to residents.  Although small in scope it is a clear move forward towards a wider roll out. Liberal Democrat County Councillor Allan Siao Ming Witherick said: “Whilst this won’t directly benefit all residents in Marshalswick South, we will be watching […]

After a record breaking Spring, forest and heath fires, summer could be a danger… Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging residents to take care with fire after a record-breaking spring heatwave.  The warmest April on record has seen firefighters receive more calls to small fires in rural areas and to deliberate fires started in […]

A free service for people with physical and/or mental health problems is providing care and support to more and more people. From this month, ‘Hertfordshire Enablement – helping you to keep your independence’, a partnership between Hertfordshire County Council and Goldsborough Home Care, is delivering benefits in Hertsmere and St Albans. Any adult who has […]

As local councillors we are proud to present an exciting and varied Festival programme covering theatre and dance, music, comedy, outdoor events and guided walks. We have a new event to mark the start of this year’s Festival – our FREE One Day ‘Festival for All’. Join us on Saturday 18th June from 1pm in […]

Digital UK have announced that television viewers across our area will be switched to digital-only television on 4 and 18 April 2012. Analogue signals will be turned off and Freeview coverage boosted to reach virtually all homes, including over 244,000 households served by local relay transmitters who will be able to receive digital TV free via […]

As you will have probably seen St Albans Clock Tower has reopened its doors to visitors, following conservation work carried out by St Albans City and District Council, which owns the building. The wooden louvre slats covering some of the windows have been replaced and repointing of brickwork has been carried as part of the […]

The Bishop of St Albans, the Rt Revd Dr Alan Smith, has welcomed those Budget changes which provide support for churches charities. Some of the measures will benefit all, such as the provision of tax relief from inheritance tax for people leaving 10% of their estate in their wills to churches or charities from 2012. […]