We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Gail Jackson, environmental and community-based activist, chair of Sopwell Residents Association and former trustee of Sustainable St Albans. What’s the first thing you do after you’ve woken up in...
James Cameron discovers a hidden oasis of culinary delights tucked away behind an unassuming Hatfield Road exterior...
Sandy Walkington examines the origins of Asian cuisine in St Albans, and how it reflected the city’s changing culture and ethnic make-up...
St Albans performing arts school SASA celebrated its 10th anniversary with students and their families sharing an intimate evening of food, fun and dancing in a marquee at Katherine Warrington School in Harpenden. Making the event even more special was news that this year’s summer showcase would be providing a record...
Matt Adams questions whether 15 years is the longest gap between reviews of the same restaurant after visiting the Harpenden eatery...
The biggest event in Redbourn’s annual calendar returned last weekend - as the village hosted two days of family fun. This year’s Redbourn Festival included live music, food and drink, entertainment and children’s activities plus a pedal-powered celebration of cycling culture in all its forms. Chris Emmel, chairman of the festival committee,...
A fresh wave of parking restrictions are being proposed for back streets around the city centre – which councillors say are to help residents who struggle to find spaces. A consultation is currently underway for changes in Zone N, which covers Bardwell Road, Belmont Hill, Grove Road, De Tany Court, Pondwicks...
A blaze which ripped through Redbourn's Ver Meadows Travellers site has destroyed almost all of the caravans, leaving dozens of families without homes. The fire broke out just after 3pm Saturday, and saw eight fire engines on the scene to bring it under control. The A5183 was temporarily closed in both directions...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Steve Clarke, education officer at St Albans Cathedral, who can often be found dressing up as a medieval monk or King Offa, much to the delight of visiting...
County highways bosses have bungled the installation of long-awaited 20mph speed signs on a St Stephen’s and St Julian’s estate. Signage in the Tithe Barn estate have been put up on new posts despite there being ample suitable lamp posts, with many obscured by trees or other posts. They have also...
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