The organiser of London Colney’s first-ever Pride event has praised the village community for rallying around and making it a success despite earlier security concerns about hate speech and the removal of banners. Hundreds of people came together at Shirley’s Roadhouse on Shenley Lane, London Colney for Loud & Proud —...
Jazzy, sassy, and sparkling in the open air, OVO is bringing a 1920s-styled version of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest to the Roman Theatre Festival this week. The new production, which is adapted and directed by OVO founder and artistic director Adam Nichols, transports Wilde’s comic masterpiece to the...
Festival season is officially here. Which means somewhere across the country somebody is currently packing sequins, dry shampoo, emergency cereal bars and at least one outfit that seemed like a brilliant idea at 1am. But while everyone remembers sun cream and portable chargers, there’s one thing people almost never think about...
Harpenden Photographic Society (HPS) has revealed the winners of its annual awards, including the overall Photographer of the Year for the 2025/2026 season. The society, currently celebrating its 90th year, held five internal competitions throughout the season, where HPS members enter monochrome prints, colour prints, or digital projected images. The top scoring...
A Redbourn resident has formally served SADC with legal papers challenging planning decisionsaffecting both the parish of Redbourn and the River Ver catchment area. The legal challenge centres on the council's approval of residential development in the Redbourn area at a time when Markyate wastewater treatment works - the facility which...
Retailers and residents alike have condemned the decision by supermarket giant Morrisons to close The Quadrant’s much-used Post Office services. The loss-making Morrisons Daily store, which includes the Post Office, is set to permanently close on August 15. Jim Watson, chairman of Marshalswick North Residents’ Association (MNRA), said members of the community...
Paul Davis Fencing Academy has again been recognised on the national stage after being named British Fencing Club of the Year at the 2024–25 British Fencing Community Awards. The award marks the fourth time the Academy has received the prestigious title, including three consecutive years which is a remarkable achievement among...
Campaigners have welcomed the decision by district councillors to open up plans for the £6.5m redevelopment of the William Bird Pavilion in New Greens to wider consultation. SADC has announced a huge investment in a new community hub at the site on Toulmin Drive, which supports multiple football and rugby pitches...
If you are looking for two hours of unadulterated laughs, then The Company of Ten in St Albans are standing by to deliver. They will be staging the contemporary dark comedy Sheila’s Island next month in the Abbey Theatre Studio. Scripted by Calendar Girls playwright Tim Firth, it tells of the...
If you’ve never been to the Harpenden backstreet boozer that is the Red Cow, now is the time, as James Cameron found out… You are not likely to come across the Red Cow by accident. It sits on the outskirts of Harpenden, down a residential street near the river, so you’re...
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