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In the latest St Albans News the bookshop/postshop/bank in Edgeware Village is closing (or will it reappear somewhere else in the village). There’s also a couple of profiles of St Albans residents: swimmer Sophie Pascoe and heritage specialist Dave Hinman feature because they won New Year’s honours: Sophie as a Dame Companion and Dave as a QSM. We take a look at a couple of activities that happened at the centre and now staff are back at work the city council is gearing up for a busy year.

Another thing the city council has no plans to fix is the flooding after heavy rain that hits Edgeware Village shopping area on average once a year, entering shops uninvited. Cost would be too much and of limited benefit they say. The December 2021 flood also caused problems around Champion St where it meets Edgeware Rd, prompting residents to ask for an investigation into what could be done. The area was part of the post-quake investigation into Dudley Creek but Flockton Basin was the only flood work to get the green light. We also say goodbye to Jan MacKenzie, legendary gardener and preserver, who died on New Year’s Day. Click on the image to the right to access February’s News.

The Christchurch City Council says it has no plans to replace the fence alongside the toddlers’ play equipment in St Albans Park, which was removed during drainage work at the park. Are they doing enough to make things safe for toddlers and their caregivers at the St Albans Park playground – removal of the fence leaves it open for kids to do a runner and the fence removal has left behind some metal plates that could be tripped over. Meanwhile a shared pathway in Cranford St near Placemakers has been linked to some recent collisions between cyclists and car drivers and residents fear it could be involved in more accidents. All this and more in a bumper 20 page Christmas edition. Click on the image to the right to download and read.

Mass rapid transit in the form of double decker buses or trams could come down Cranford St and Sherborne St, but not for a few decades (and only if population increases and that option is chosen). A new service has started at the community centre for situations where you just don’t know where to start dealing with them. Neighbours of the residential, anti-violence programme for men proposed for Bristol St have not been appeased by concessions offered by Corrections. All this and more in the August issue of St Albans News. Click on the image to the right to download.

The new St Albans Community Centre is finally open. Ten and a half years ago the first big quake made the 90 year old brick building a no go area. Corrections plans for a prison rehab centre in Bristol St are causing anxiety amongst nearby residents who are fearful of the consequences of 16 violent men living in a built-up urban area. Meanwhile residents of Flockton St want street traffic plans reviewed as, following the northern arterial opening, rat-running traffic has shifted to streets parallel with Cranford St that have not been graced with a cul de sac. Click on the image to the right to download.