A 19-year-old St Albans climber is embarking on an extraordinary journey to China’s rugged Sichuan region this month to tackle the remote Mount Wukuchu. If successful, Andrew Fairclough could become the first recorded British climber to reach the peak, all while managing a rare and potentially life-threatening condition called exercise-induced anaphylaxis. Andrew...
The Company of Ten brings acclaimed Olivier Award-winning comedy Home, I’m Darling by Laura Wade to the Abbey Theatre this September. What happens when the perfect 1950s fantasy of married couple Judy and Johnny collides with the reality of life? Judy has transformed her home and herself into an idealised vision...
An extraordinary meeting of St Albans council has adopted the district's first Local Plan for 34 years. The Plan replaces the District Local Plan Review 1994, and follows four years of work by SADC officers and the Liberal Democrat administration. It allows for the building of 15,000 new homes in the district,...
St Albans salon Trinder Hair Studios has officially been crowned The Professional Salon of the Year 2026 at The Pro Hair Awards. More than 400 guests came together at STEREO in the heart of London’s Covent Garden on Monday for The Pro Hair Awards - a night dedicated to recognising talent,...
Sophie Unitt heads onto Harpenden’s new padel courts for a trial session...
Tributes have been paid to Noel Cantillon – the 12th editor of the Herts Advertiser – who has died at the age of 83. Over a period of 22 years running the newspaper he oversaw it make the move from a paid-for title to free distribution, and the days of hot...
Hashtag United 0 St Albans City 2 (FA Cup first qualifying round, replay) Report by Jess Unwin, photos by Jim Standen It may have looked on paper like the proverbial banana skin, but Saints made sure they didn’t slip up against a previously unbeaten Hashtag side with match-winning contributions from keeper Sam...
Newcomers to Harpenden might be surprised to hear that the town once sustained its own thriving free newspaper, providing grassroots journalism which challenged the dominance of the Herts Advertiser and other paid-for titles like the Luton News. Based on Church Green, The Harpenden Free Press provided vital social commentary, and detailed...
Charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People is calling on St Albans dog lovers to open their homes – and their hearts – to some of its most extraordinary dogs: the charity’s ‘supermums’, who are responsible for bringing the next generation of hearing dogs into the world. Hearing Dog mums play a...
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