Photographer John Andrews captured these scenes from this year’s County Show, Hertfordshire’s flagship celebration of country living, food and farming, which attracts more than 35,000 visitors every year. From pizza making to vintage tractors, Foxtrotting Forklifts to sheepdog demonstrations, the event offers a weekend of family fun which helps to support...
There are still more questions than answers hanging over plans to build more than 1,000 new homes on Green Belt land to the north of the city. The St Albans Times has extensively covered the proposed Woollam and Cala developments for the past few years, but despite countless stories on the...
Parents, teachers and fashionistas packed out a school hall for the first Fleetville Fashion Extravaganza - a celebration of style, creativity and body positivity. Hosted by Hatfield Road boutique I’m Fine Wellbeing and taking place at Fleetville Junior School, it featured an all-star line-up of models and speakers. The show was organised...
The St Albans Times has teamed up with the Foodies Festival for a fantastic giveaway ahead of this weekend’s event. We’re giving away 10 passes for the whole weekend to one lucky reader. The three-day event will feature live cooking demonstrations from TV celebrities and chefs drawn from the ranks of MasterChef,...
Charles Dickens' timeless tale of love, ambition and the search for belonging comes to the Abbey Theatre next month. Company of Ten brings Jo Clifford's fresh adaptation to the Main Stage. The story introduces us to Pip, an orphan living with his sister and her husband in rural Kent. When Pip...
A band made up of former students at Marlborough Science Academy, which featured ex-S Club 7 star Paul Cattermole who tragically died in 2023, will be performing at this year’s M Festival, which is taking place at the school on July 5. Paul was a pupil at the school in the...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Jamie Day, district councillor for Hill End and Mayor of St Albans City and District 2024-2025. What’s your favourite restaurant in St Albans? Has to be Lussman’s – the menus...
Around 350 people visited the Lower Red Lion for the sixth annual Summerton Whisky Festival. Organiser Daniel Humphrey said: “As well as a great day for locals, we had attendees from across the UK, with some flying in from Scotland, Ireland and Germany just for the event, who were also taking...
Journalist and former teacher Laura Bill asks local heads whether there is still a place for the traditional uniform in our schools - but is surprised by the lack of response...
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