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St Albans Food & Drink Festival logo The Food & Drink Festival is coming soon: 1 - 10 Oct

The annual St Albans District Food and Drink Festival will take place 1 – 10 October, and promises a variety of special offers and events designed to appeal to a wide range of food and drink enthusiasts. Showcasing the fantastic range of food, drink and produce available in the District, the festival begins during the same weekend as the annual St Albans Beer and Cider Festival, organised by CAMRA, and ends with a finale event on St Peter’s Street.

Abbey Gateway Heritage Open Days 9 – 12 September

Heritage Open Days will run from Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th September. It is a national scheme which celebrates England's architecture and culture by allowing access, FREE of charge, for a few days of the year to interesting properties that are not normally open to the public, or would usually charge an entrance fee. New attractions for this year include: St Albans Odeon, the Abbey Gateway and Wheathampstead Old Railway Station.

Recycling targets, St Albans City and District Council Landfill waste for St Albans City and District is the lowest in the County

Residents in St Albans City and District are recycling more than ever and are now sending the least amount of waste per household in the County to landfill, according to new figures.

Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans Let us know how the Malting Arts Theatre can be improved

The stage is set for a refurbishment of the Maltings Arts Theatre and St Albans City and District Council is asking residents to give their views on how the venue and its programme can be improved by completing a questionnaire under the 'Engage with us' section of the Council's website at http://www.stalbans.gov.uk.

Book cover Peter Fry will be signing copies of his book “Samuel Ryder The Man Behind The Ryder Cup”

Peter Fry will be signing copies of his book “Samuel Ryder, The Man Behind The Ryder Cup” at the District Council’s Tourist and Information Centre in Market Place, St Albans, on Thursday 2 September between 12pm and 2pm.

2010-05-18 Westminster Lodge Night View Homepage Cabinet confirms plans for new Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre

St Albans City and District Council’s Cabinet has reaffirmed its decision to proceed with the existing plans for the re-development of the Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre.

Important information about our planning service

We are currently receiving an extremely high number of planning applications. Officers are doing their utmost to process these within the statutory timescales but we would appreciate your patience during this difficult period.