A St Albans-based personal trainer, nutritionist and life coach has made the national media in recognition of his 10-stone weight loss journey. Mark Ludlow went from weighing more than 23 stone and wearing 3XL clothes to building a career helping local people achieve life-changing results through a truly personalised and holistic...
It’s a Wednesday evening at Gaucho, Tower Bridge and I’m sat down for dinner with Edy Del Popolo, the terroir whisperer who uprooted two thousand 80-year-old Malbec vines and successfully replanted them. This effort is part of Edy’s broader mission to explore and tap into the hidden potential of Argentina’s diverse...
At EYES on St Albans, we take glasses seriously. Well, our kind of seriously. But we also know that style matters, comfort counts, and exclusivity? Well, that’s the cherry on top of the specs.So when we got our hands on the new Brett collection – a striking line of men’s...
Award-winning Harpenden Musical Theatre Company is bringing the classic musical ‘Guys and Dolls’ to the Eric Morecambe Centre in October. Set in bustling 1950s New York City, and based on Damon Runyon’s short stories, Guys and Dolls is a musical romantic comedy involving the unlikeliest of Manhattan pairings: a high-rolling gambler...
Deborah Heath is castaway on OVO's makeshift desert island to review the latest production by the Youth Ensemble...
Once referred to as a nation of shopkeepers, it’s perhaps fair to say that today’s Britain is more of a nation of hospitality businesses – but for how long? Recent months have seen the Government’s new tax burdens take their toll on businesses across the district, with the hospitality industry in...
The Abbey Line Community Rail Partnership (CRP) is celebrating its 20th anniverary with a unique collaboration that brings together rail heritage, wildlife, and local craft brewing. The CRP has teamed up with Pope’s Yard Brewery in North Watford to commission a special guest beer, inspired by the Abbey Flyer - the...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Tim Abbott, chair of Highfield Park Trust, the charity which funds Highfield Park through a variety of events throughout the year - see https://www.highfieldparktrust.co.uk/ Where do you walk when...
James Cameron samples a very different sort of pub to those he has been frequenting lately...
A new job can be a life-changing opportunity. But it’s also a great chance for many savers to evaluate their workplace/personal pension planning. Lumin Wealth’s Managing Director, Martin Cotter, explains more. Starting a new job is a natural time to reassess your pension planning. Your pensions are the bedrock of retirement...
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