It’s not quite the house that crochet built, but you’d be hard pressed to find another home where wool is one of the dominant decorating materials. From the Halloween wreath on the front door, to knitted pot plants and a mounted deer head, there are a lot of handcrafted crochet accoutrements,...
A celebration of one of the greatest radio comedies of all time is coming to Harpenden’s Eric Morecambe Centre next week. The Round the Horne 60th anniversary tour is being presented by Apollo Theatre with the blessing and support of the estates of the show’s writers, Barry Took and Marty Feldman,...
Since it began in 2018, the St Albans Postboxes campaign has raised more than £165,000 for good causes - with this year’s beneficiaries Comfort Cases UK and the Herts Domestic Abuse Helpline. As always, the team are on the lookout for sponsors – whether that’s organisations, individuals, families, pubs, streets or...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, finds new uses for her garden’s excessive bounty of fruit...
The challenges faced by local retailers have unquestionably been compounded by SADC’s addition of on-street parking charges at many locations, but is that the whole picture? How are businesses actually faring in a location where parking remains free? In a bid to provide a broader perspective on how traders are coping...
The countdown has started for the opening of St Albans' new Cosy Club in the heart of Christopher Place Shopping Centre. The former French Connection store and snooker club has been completely transformed since the St Albans Times first took a look behind the scenes earlier this year. Ahead of its opening...
Council staff swooped in to investigate after a tip-off from the St Albans Times about counterfeit goods again being sold at the Charter Market. Back in May we highlighted how market stalls were selling poorly packaged, unlabelled toys at the inaugural St Albans Spring Festival. The three stalls had been offering a...
Saints face League One outfit Burton Albion in the 1st round of the FA Cup on Saturday November 1 and ticket details have now been confirmed. The fixture will be segregated and Saints’ allocation will be a mix of seating and standing tickets. All tickets will be priced at £10 for...
St Albans City 2 Welling United 1 (Isthmian League Premier) Match report from Jess Unwin at Clarence Park, photos by Jim Standen A man-of-the-match performance from veteran defender Michael Bostwick, including what proved to be the winning goal, helped St Albans City hang on to a narrow home victory against Welling United...
Cray Wanderers 1 St Albans 1 (Isthmian League Premier) A last-gasp goal from substitute George Sippetts earned St Albans a creditable 1-1 draw away at one of the Isthmian League Premier’s early pacesetters. The 93-minute strike from the 20-year-old, a former Colney Heath player before signing for City from Hayes & Yeading...
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