St George’s School is celebrating an "outstanding set of GCSE results" today. The school has seen more than half of all grades between grade 7 to 9. Among the many individual successes, 13 pupils achieved a clean sweep of grades 8 and 9. Headteacher Andy Ford said: “We are...
Verulam School students have also been celebrating their GCSE and Level 2 BTEC exam results and are now looking forward to the next stage of their education.An outstanding group of students averaged Grade 9 across all of their GCSE subjects: Alex Pattison, Evan Thrift, Jake Rafferty, Hudson Nickolds and Tony...
Sir John Lawes School has announced their best-ever GCSE results, marking a historic achievement for the students and the school. They said this year's cohort has demonstrated "extraordinary dedication, resilience, and academic excellence, setting a new benchmark for future generations." Headteacher Philip Newbery said: "We are so proud...
Deborah Heath is transported back to the Roaring Twenties for OVO's take on the Fitzgerald classic...
In 1914, the popular music hall song, It’s a Long Way to Tipperary, had provided the steady beat to young men marching off to war. Just a few years later, young men and women were dancing exuberantly to the beat of the Charleston and an exciting new sound called jazz....
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Mark Anthony, owner of St Albans’ Studio 35 since 2018. As one half of pop, electro, hip-hop, funk and rock band Lyrical Strangers, he has recorded both of...
Created by Steven Moffat, BAFTA-winning writer of Doctor Who and Sherlock, 'The Unfriend' brings a hilarious but unwelcome American guest to the stage of the Abbey Theatre to open the new season in style. Described as “a rip-roaring success” by London Theatre, Moffat’s comedy explores the polite awkwardness of British middle-class manners pushed to...
The breakthrough acts at this year's St Albans Pub in the Park are receiving local backing from The Maltings Shopping Centre. The retail hub will be the main sponsor of the Headliner Stage at this year’s festival, taking place in Verulamium Park from 5–7 September 2025. The state will showcase 23 emerging...
James Cameron heads off down the Alban Way for an unforgettable Sunday lunch...
There’s a growing community of enthusiastic St Albans adults who want to share their love of a popular children’s toy - in case you discover it helps you too. Adults across the city are spending money, time and energy on Britain’s best-loved toy for fun, to unwind and purely for pleasure,...
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