St Albans Cinema News Stories

2011-06-14
St Albans council cinema scheme shelved - A plan to create a new cinema in the centre of St Albans has been shelved, as the city

2011-06-07
Open day at the former Odeon in St Albans, now known as The Odyssey - THE former St Albans Odeon cinema which is set to rise from the ashes will open to the public next weekend.

2011-05-24
New St Albans council reveals plans for the future - PROBLEMS with the planning service and a fresh look at the Westminster Lodge leisure centre scheme are top priorities for the new Conservative administration of St Albans council which took the reins last night.

2011-01-18
St Albans cinema plans welcomed by council leader Robert Donald - The decision to convert a St Albans theatre into a cinema will help to safeguard the venue

2011-01-11
Councillors to rule on St Albans theatre cinema plans - Councillors could agree major changes to a St Albans theatre when they meet tonight. Cabinet members at St Albans District Council are likely to approve a ?405,000 plan to cut live performances at The Maltings Arts Theatre and run the venue predominantly as a cinema.

2010-09-28
2012: A St Albans Odyssey - Suggestions included The Phoenix, The Kubrick and even Big Shiny Jesus. However after more than 600 names were considered, the new cinema planned for St Albans will now be called The Odyssey.

2010-06-07
Former Odeon cinema opens its doors to the public for the first time in 15 years - CHILDHOOD memories came flooding back for many residents of St Albans who took a step back in time as they entered the dark and dusty Odeon cinema.

2010-04-05
Contracts Exchanged on St Albans Odeon - THE sale of the former St Albans Odeon to cinema entrepreneur James Hannaway went through today. Contracts have been exchanged between Mr Hannaway and the owners of the Odeon, Wattsdown Developments, following a campaign to raise

2010-03-22
St Albans residents thanked again for supporting Odeon cinema restoration - THE residents of St Albans have again been thanked by cinema entrepreneur James Hannaway for answering his plea for cash to restore the dilapidated Odeon in the city centre.

2010-03-09
St Albans cinema purchase appeal enters final days of fundraising - CINEMA entrepreneur James Hannaway has admitted he has just days now to find the remaining £75,000 he needs to buy the old Odeon building in St Albans.

2010-03-09
Cinema dream in St Albans inches to go - LESS than £30,000 is needed to make the cinema dream in St Albans a reality.

2010-03-05
Labour activist: We still need a multiplex cinema in St Albans - The restoration of the Odeon in London Road, which is teetering on the edge of reality, should not blur ambitions for a multiplex cinema in St Albans, a Labour activist has insisted.

2010-03-05
St Albans cinema dream tantalisingly close to realisation - THE cinema dream in St Albans is tantalisingly close to realisation, with a grand total of nearly £800,000 in the kitty.

2010-03-03
St Albans Cinema £79,000 off target - CINEMA entrepreneur James Hannaway was this afternoon just £79,000 short of the money needed to buy the old Odeon building in St Albans.

2010-02-25
Sale Agreed Sign Taken Down As Plans To Secure St Albans Cinema Dream Runs Into Borrowed Time - ITS not yet curtains for the citys cinema dream but the Sale Agreed sign has now been taken down from the former Odeon in London Road, St Albans.

2010-02-16
St Albans Civic Society loan - St Albans Civic Society has pledged

2010-01-19
St Albans Cinema Dream A Step Closer - THE BIG screen dream for St Albans came a step closer this week as the cheques started to roll in.

2009-12-09
£1 million needed to secure new St Albans cinema - FILM fans supporting a scheme to restore the old St Albans Odeon as a cinema have to raise less money initially than was originally feared.

2009-12-01
St Albans cinema plans - dream is in your hands - THE man trying to make a big screen dream come true for St Albans is urging people to put their money where their mouths are.

2009-12-01
£1m needed to buy former Odeon and start plans to open a new cinema in London Road, St Albans - FILM fans must help raise £1 million if their dream of a cinema in St Albans city centre is to become a reality.

2009-12-01
St Albans MP Anne Main backs London Road cinema project - AN AMBITIOUS project to transform the dilapidated Odeon in London Road into an art deco cinema has won the backing of St Albans MP Anne Main.

2009-11-17
St Albans cinema set to rise from the ashes - CINEMA entrepreneur James Hannaway has launched a £3 million bid to restore the fortunes of the Odeon in St Albans in the same way as he has done at The Rex in Berkhamsted.

2009-11-17
Opinion - St Albans Civic Society welcomes cinema announcement - St Albans Civic Society welcomes the news that the former Odeon may well arise from grievous dereliction and become a cinema again – thanks to James Hannaway of The Rex, Berkhamsted.

2009-11-17
Special_advanced_showing_of_St_Albans_Odeon - St Albans and Harpenden Review reporter Adam Binnie visits The Rex to see whats in store for the London Road cinema.;Cinema-goers in St Albans can soon look forward to the Odeon reopening thanks to Rex owner James Hannaway. St Albans and Harpenden Review reporter Adam Binnie visited The Rex, in Berkhamsted to see whats in store for the London Road cinema.

2009-09-22
Cinema lifeline for cash-strapped St Albans theatre - FILM could become the lifesaver of a St Albans theatre which is currently costing people in the district two per cent of their council tax to run.

2009-04-10
Clean Up Could Be Ordered At St Albans Cinema Site - AFTER years of decay, the owner of the dilapidated former Odeon Cinema in St Albans may be ordered to clean up its facade.

2009-03-08
Secret St Albans cinema talks next week - THE ambitious project for a cinema in St Albans city centre is to be discused by the district council cabinet in secret again on Tuesday.

2009-01-04
Old Odeon building is sound, says cinema man - THE FINAL reel in the future of the former Odeon cinema in St Albans has yet to be run as a would-be "saviour" waits in the wings.

2008-12-31
Odeon site goes up for sale - A GLIMMER of hope has emerged for residents who have battled to save the Odeon cinema in St Albans from being turned into a block of flats.

2008-09-17
'Guardian angel' disappears from former Odeon Cinema - A GUARDIAN angel painted on the former Odeon Cinema building in St Albans has been covered up by the district council.

2008-04-16
New bid to turn former Odeon into flats - ANOTHER bid to demolish the former Odeon cinema in St Albans and replace it with a block of flats has been launched by developers Wattsdown.

2007-04-01
Curtains rise on new cinema talks - FRESH talks are about to start on plans to build a cinema in St Albans city centre.

2007-03-16
Cinema project is dumped again - A RADICAL approach to creating a new cinema for St Albans is being promised after an eleventh-hour decision to dump the latest scheme.

2007-02-02
Cinema's second show - A SECOND public exhibition on the latest plans for a new cinema in St Albans is due to take place at the Town Hall tomorrow (Friday).

2007-02-01
Alternative cinema plans unveiled - ALTERNATIVE plans for the development of the contested Bricket Road cinema site were revealed last night (Wednesday, January 31) by St Albans Civic Society.

2007-01-16
Why cinema had to reach for the sky - CINEMA developers maintain they have had no option other than to raise the roof on the new scheme proposed for St Albans city centre.

2006-11-20
Towering ambition for new cinema - A TALLER building than the one which has already been rejected is included in new ideas being put forward as part of the St Albans cinema project.

2006-09-22
New cinema design has been drawn up - NEW-look designs for the St Albans cinema complex are to be revealed within the next three weeks.

2006-09-21
Cinema talk should ring true - A BUSINESSMAN who has restored a disused Hertfordshire cinema into operation will be talking tonight about how he wants to do the same in St Albans.

2006-09-13
Council: 'We will listen' on cinema - WE will listen to the public this time was the message from St Albans District Council, discussing progess on city centre cinema plans this week.

2006-09-04
Fresh plans for cinema - THE troubled project to bring a cinema to St Albans will move forward next month with a public consultation on a new design.

2006-07-23
Curtain up again on cinema project - THE troubled St Albans city centre cinema project took a step forward last week, with the district council cabinet agreeing a plan to scale down the proposed building.

2006-07-17
Curtain up again on cinema scheme - A PROGRESS report on the revised plans for a cinema in St Albans should be available when councillors meet to discuss the project on Wednesday.

2006-07-17
Rejection leads to complete rethink on cinema - A MAJOR rethink is on the cards for the proposed new cinema in St Albans.

2006-05-16
10 reasons given to reject cinema - DAMNING objections from planners could sink the proposed new St Albans city centre cinema.

In a report due to be considered at a district council planning committee meeting on Monday, they have given 10 reasons why councillors should reject the scheme proposed by Henry Davidson Developments for the Bricket Road site.

2006-04-28
Cinema protest - PROTESTERS gathering signatures of people opposed to the current plans for a new cinema in St Albans will be out again on Saturday.

2006-03-31
Call to action over cinema development - A CAMPAIGN against proposals for a new cinema complex in the city centre is being launched by St Albans Civic Society on Saturday.

2006-03-10
Short cinema viewing - TWO years after a developer was selected for the new St Albans city-centre cinema and housing scheme a contract has finally been signed.

2006-03-03
Cinema complex could open within three years - A NEW cinema complex should open in St Albans by Christmas 2008 if developers get planning permission for their giant city-centre scheme.

2006-02-21
New cinema unveiled - COMPUTER-generated images of the proposed new St Albans city-centre cinema scheme have been released by developers Henry Davidson.

2006-02-10
New cinema fails to win many fans - WORK on a new cinema in St Albans city centre could begin this year.

2005-10-28
Cinema squabble drags on - SQUABBLING continues over the collapse of cinema company Curzon's bid to operate in St Albans.

2005-10-14
Cinema row in the spotlight - THE project for a cinema in the centre of St Albans is riven with problems and disputes, critics are warning.