27 May 2025 We all scream for ice cream!
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, is whipping up some of her favourite desserts...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, is whipping up some of her favourite desserts...
I was first introduced to Château Galoupet in April 2024, during lunch with estate director, Mathieu Meyer. I’d never tried a premium rosé before then, certainly not one that demanded a £50 a bottle price tag and claimed to be the wine that could accompany every course on the lunch...
Survivors of abuse at St Albans' former Hill End Hospital Adolescent Unit have been coming forward to claim compensation for traumatic events which occured during their treatment. Hill End was in operation from 1969 until 1995 when it was convered into a housing estate. It was intended to treat teenagers under...
Imagine a device, small enough to hold in the palm of your hand, with no internal power source, yet capable of broadcasting half-way around the globe. Then consider how such a gizmo might have been used during the dark days of the Cold War to reveal international secrets which shaped...
With unused pension funds set to form part of the estate, savers with large pension pots will be considering their options. With the right planning you can negate or reduce an IHT liability. Lumin Wealth’s Managing Director, Martin Cotter, explains more. From 6 April 2027, unused pension funds and death benefits...
A team from a St Albans solicitors took on a huge 22-mile walking challenge in the South Downs National Park to raise over £3,200 for St Albans charity Youth Talk. Taylor Walton Solicitors support a local charity each year and carry out several initiatives to help promote their work, raise funds...
Local snapper Stephanie Belton is used to seeing her work in print, but never on such as scale as this huge billboard poster. The image was a commission from St Albans High School for Girls to highlight their renewed focus on single sex education in the wake of several local establishments...
Market stalls selling poorly packaged, unlabelled toys at last Sunday’s St Albans Spring Festival have raised fears that they were dangerous counterfeit items which could pose a risk to children. The three stalls were offering a range of products based on recognisable brands such as Hello Kitty, LOL Surprise, Spider-Man, Minecraft...
Harpenden’s premier outdoor art fair returns on the weekend of June 7-8 with more than 60 local artists exhibiting to raise money for Cancer Research. Art on the Common has been promoting local artists for over 30 years, and this year features even more stalls exhibiting and selling jewellery, ceramics,...
Proposals to expand the Chilterns National Landscape to incorporate parts of the St Albans district have been pulled by the Government. A National Landscape, formerly an ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)’ is a formal designation for an area of land that is of national importance for its natural beauty. National Landscapes...
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