16 Sep 2026 Back to school part one: let’s take the pressure off
It’s OK To Say founder and CEO Stacey Turner, looks ahead at the challenges of the new academic year...
It’s OK To Say founder and CEO Stacey Turner, looks ahead at the challenges of the new academic year...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, has plans for her garden grapes...
There was a time when choosing glasses meant asking one simple question: “Do they make me look sensible?” Thankfully, those days seem to be disappearing. Instead, people are asking a much more interesting question: “Do these make me happy?” It’s part of a growing fashion movement known as dopamine dressing - the idea...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: St Albans dad Ben Whitehead, founder of children’s snack brand Scrapples, whose Plain Apple Crisps recently received a two-star Great Taste Award. Ben started Scrapples in his kitchen...
Samuel Ryder Academy has again been recognised with an international designation awarded to schools that demonstrate continuous innovation in teaching and learning through the effective use of Apple technology. The Apple Distinguished School accolade celebrates schools that create engaging and innovative learning environments where technology enhances creativity, collaboration, critical thinking and...
Let’s face it, the Seventies were nothing if not eventful. It was a period of strikes, power cuts and economic upheaval. Even the Beatles shocked the nation with their break-up. But despite industrial action, power cuts causing three-day weeks, high inflation and trouble kicking off in various parts of the world,...
Award-winning photographer David Jenner will be giving a talk on creative landscape photography at the next meeting of the Harpenden Photographic Society. David, who specialises in landscapes, commercial, interiors and products, is the creator of the panoramic Night and Day images, and has exhibited work at galleries, exhibitions and international art...
If you’re considering your next renovation or looking for inspiration for a new home project, make St Albans your destination this September. From September 14-20, St Albans Homes & Interiors Week brings together an impressive collection of specialist interiors businesses in the city centre, creating a week-long celebration of style, design...
The president of St Albans’ leading archaeological organisation has expressed his concern over the lack of a proper investigation at the site of a major Roman road. Professor Mark Freeman of St Albans & Hertfordshire Architectural & Archaeological Society (SAHAAS) is widely regarded as the city’s leading living historian. His book,...
Residents and allotment users have questioned whether a footpath providing access to a new country park actually puts them at risk from crime and anti-social behaviour. The path links Sopwell Mill and Cottonmill Cycling and Community Centre, and is being built by rail freight developers SEGRO as part of their planning...
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