A soft launch for St Albans’ new branch of Vietnamese restaurant Pho saw a queue of customers snaking through Christopher Place Shopping Centre and into St Peter’s Street. The restaurant, which officially opens this weekend, was giving away samples of soup free of charge until it runs out of supplies.It is...
A landmark performance of Verdi’s Requiem will take place at St Albans Cathedral on Saturday October 18, as the Royal Choral Society marks 150 years since it gave the first UK performance of the work at the Royal Albert Hall, conducted by Verdi himself. Verdi is best known for operatic masterpieces...
Councillors refused to debate a petition on unpopular car parking charges because it had not received the required 500 signatories. A protest against charges for on-street parking in Victoria Street, Lattimore Road and London Road was set up by retailer Jean Dennis, who runs Gallery 105, earlier this year. Under the current...
A vast swathe of St Albans city centre could be left without direct representation by a local elected councillor under Labour’s plans for local government reorganisation. The abolition of SADC and HCC and their replacement with new unitary authorities by 2028 will completely change the way services are provided locally. The new...
Herts Open Studios 2025, celebrating 35 years of bringing together artists and communities across the county, continues for the rest of the month. This year's event features 148 artists and makers opening their doors, studios, and creative spaces to the public until September 28. Since its beginnings in 1990, Herts Open Studios...
The owners of an award-winning St Albans hair salon are celebrating winning their appeal to open up a blocked doorway and link their adjacent properties.Marc and Sophie Trinder, directors of Trinder Hair Studios in George Street, wanted to restore the door which once connected numbers 21-22 so customers using their...
A burst water main in Watling Street has resulted in the closure of The Marlborough Science Academy for today. Parents and students were informed this morning that the school had no option but to close due to a lack of water for sanitation or cooking facilities. The situation is unlikely to be...
It was last orders for Tom Kerridge’s popular Pub in the Park last weekend, as the food and music festival held its final event in St Albans’ Verulamium Park. Launched in 2019, the festival has seen music from the likes of Kaiser Chiefs, Mel C, Will Young, All Saints, Paloma Faith,...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Adriana Dujkova, supervisor at Waffle Wands in The Maltings Shopping Centre. What’s the first thing you do after waking up in the morning? Unfortunately, go on my phone. It’s a...
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