It’s that time of year again… The nights are getting longer, the clocks are going back. The washing just isn’t really drying out side any more and if you’re a driver you’re starting to get out to the car a few minutes earlier just in case it needs defrosting. After the debacle that we saw […]

Whenever there’s a new development the “Public Notice” policy requires the Planning Department to write to all the immediate neighbours of a property.  Usually, for private houses building extensions this makes sense.  It’s mainly the immediate neighbours who will feel the effects. Unfortunately this principle doesn’t work so well when it’s applied to commercial properties […]

Much needed resurfacing and patching work to Harpenden Road (the A1081) is due to be done as part of Hertfordshire Highways’ programme for improvement of the road network. The works are planned to start on the 9th September, and are programmed to take two nights, although as usual they are warning that bad weather could […]

Thanks to the sterling efforts of a number of local residents we met today with Highways and County Council officers at Stone Cross Junction (outside the Cricketers) to discuss safety of pedestrians and parents on the school run. As a result of traffic/people counts the County Council has agreed to fund, initially for one term, […]

As we watch predictions of sleet, snow and rain alternating on the weather forecast the Tory County Council is still operating a reduced salting route which neglects the majority of Marshalswick South. Some of this could have been avoided if they’d stocked up properly and PLOUGHED the roads instead of just relying on grit when […]

Despite protests by the Tories that they’re salting routes will maintain links to essential services local residents face a circular battle to get to St Albans City Hospital. The main route, Normandy Road, is left off of salting routes resulting in residents being forced to go via Batchwood Drive if coming from St Albans Centre.  […]

The few salt bins in St Albans are finally being refilled, however with the cold snap not so much a snap of the fingers as a sustained round of applause it may not last long. We are also asking residents to be vigilant for theft of salt.  In a few cases people have been witnessed […]

The last few weeks have certainly been a case of needing good grit/salt- and still shaking from the cold! Tory run Herts County Council have once again run out of salt with them slowly reducing the amount they are doing- so now they aren’t filling salt bins and are limiting what they give to Districts […]

We’ve been reporting some of the problems to Herts Highways where gritting was either done too little, or too late. In particular last night we reached the point where Sandpit Lane for example was almost impassable with cars having to be pushed up the slope towards St Saviour’s Church, despite being one of the main […]

With the Kids  enjoying the snow what’s the situation? Schools Most of the schools in St Albans are currently closed. You can check on this website for a list.  Do check local radio etc as well. The school bus services will do their best, but buses aren’t the easiest things to drive in these conditions […]