Green-fingered residents and flower fanciers are invited to enter the District in Bloom Awards 2011 and help make St Albans City and District greener and more attractive. It is the second year that the awards, which provide a great opportunity to showcase your front garden or retail premises, have been organised by St Albans City […]

Two new community resource centres and training for community leaders are among a number of new initiatives that are being developed by St Albans City and District Council and its partners to enable residents to contribute to local community life. They form part of a new Inclusion Strategy that provides residents in the District with […]

Come along to the adiZone Fun Day being held in Verulamium Park on Saturday 9th April and try your hand at circus skills, tai chi and Zumba dancing. Organised by St Albans City and District Council, the adiZone Fun Day offers residents the opportunity to have a go at a variety of sports and other […]

Time is running out if you want to lodge an application for a street party for the Royal Wedding.  If you want to get together with your neighbours for a historic celebration you’ve got until April 4 to tell the County Council and let them have the details. They’ve made it as easy as possible […]

We’re relatively lucky in St Albans and Hertfordshire as a whole, but it sometimes means we don’t give enough attention to those who really need it. Children in Need grants are available for UK charities and not for profit organisations working with disadvantaged children and young people, including small grants of £10,000 or less per […]

Ever wondered how you could prepare yourself or your staff for future career development, meet some interesting people and do something worthwhile for the community all at once? After the success of last year’s charity trustee recruitment campaign, local charities from across the district are again seeking to recruit charity trustees with a range of […]

Ignore the fact that legally you have to fill in your census or pay a fine for a second- actually what are the reasons for completing it? Liberal Democrat Councillor Melvyn Teare, Portfolio Holder for Environment and Sustainability at St Albans City and District Council, said: “It is important that every household completes the questionnaire […]

For those who heard about the Dragon’s Apprentice- the local group from St Albans Girls School (STAGS) walked off with two of the top prizes at the awards ceremony this week. The project, which was sponsored by Cllr Allan Siao Ming Witherick from his locality budget, brought together young people from local schools and business […]

With the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games on Hertfordshire’s doorstep, now is the ideal time to take part in the inaugural Herts is Ready for Winners Corporate Games. The event aims to help promote the importance of staying healthy at work and will take place on July 18 2011 from 9am until 3.30pm at […]

Liberal Democrat Councillors demand changes to the way the county handles developers payments for community benefit following almost £500,000 being repaid to developers. Senior county councillors have demanded massive changes in the way the county council handles monies it received from developers to help mitigate the effect of developments and to fund such things as […]