Something very special is afoot at the Cathedral, where preparations are being made for the world premiere of The St Albans Mystery Plays this autumn. The presentation in verse is scripted by local playwright Imogen de la Bere and reflects its St Albans setting, which of course is the location of...
Richard Smitheman, a much-loved figurative artist and teacher from St Albans, is facing a recurrence of stage 4 colon cancer, just six months after completing a year-long course of surgery and chemotherapy. Treatment has resumed and is already intense, with 10 rounds of chemo completed and radiation plus major surgery to...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, continues her journey through the summer fruit season...
How you change the focus of the NHS from reactive medicine to proactive wellbeing is at the heart of a new initiative running from a St Albans surgery. The Living Well Course is run by team of GPs with expertise in lifestyle medicine, supporting people so they can enjoy the best...
An environmental group has issued a stern objection against plans for more than 1,000 new homes in north St Albans - the Woollam Park development. The Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust has criticised the planning application due to its impact on the Long Spring and Soothouse Wood local wildlife site and...
Progress is being made on major improvements to the River Ver, but the scheme no longer includes work to tackle the state of Verulamium Lakes. The Environment Agency is now leading on the restoration of the rare chalk stream which runs through the park, but SADC has created a Verulamium Park...
Matt Adams follows the Yellow Brick Road to the Alban Arena for Brilliant Theatre’s youth version of the MGM musical...
OVO’s acclaimed youth ensemble returns to the Roman Theatre of Verulamium to close the 2025 Roman Theatre Festival with a bold, new staging of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. Adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams and directed by long-time OVO associate artist, Faith Turner, this gripping production explores leadership,...
The 80th anniversary of VJ Day - marking Victory over Japan and the end of the Second World War - was commemorated at St Albans war memorial today. The ceremony was led by the Mayor, Cllr Teresa Heritage, and saw Town Crier, Stephen Potter, read a proclamation to honour the courage...
Samuel Ryder Academy celebrated their best-ever set of Sixth Form results, with students achieving exceptional outcomes and securing an impressive range of university and apprenticeship destinations across the country and beyond. This year, SRA students achieved the highest number of A and A* grades, leading to destinations spanning the top Russell...
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