Walkers using the River Ver trail between Cottonmill Lane and Sopwell Mill open space cannot fail to have noticed how it had eroded away and collapsed into the river. Using funding from the Government's UK Shared Prosperity Fund, SADC launched a £18,000 project to restore the crumbling path, including removing the...
Electric Umbrella’s Tommy Waterhart is hoping to turn St Albans yellow in support of their semi-finals appearance on Britain’s Got Talent. The rock group – which actively welcomes people with neurodivergence or disabilities – performed an original song called ‘Acceptance’ in the heats, and received an unprecedented extra Golden Buzzer from...
As the Clock Tower struck nine o'clock this morning, St Albans Town Crier Stephen Potter read a proclamation marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe which was simultaneously being heard across the UK. He was joined by St Albans Mayor Cllr Jamie Day and local MP Daisy Cooper, watched on...
A group of Soroptimists and friends gathered in St Albans’ Civic Rose Garden for a tree dedication and the installation of a plaque in memory of member Jean Eaton. They were joined by volunteers from the Civic Rose Garden Regeneration Project, Neil Kieran from SADC’s White Ribbon steering group, Cllr Jacqui Taylor...
What makes Harpenden the UK’s number 1 most desirable town, as reported in a list collated by estate agent Savills? That was the topic of a photography competition organised by the Harpenden Society in conjunction with Harpenden Photographic Society. Dozens of entries were received, with the winners announced at the HPS’s recent...
A charity concert taking place this weekend will remember the life of the director of music at St Albans School while raising funds for the hospice which cared for him in his final days. In April 2024, local musicians performed a heartwarming concert at The Hospice of St Francis for their...
Resident birds of prey Alban and Boudica have two new eggs in their nest at St Albans Cathedral, a welcome development following an incident in which their first clutch of the breeding season was destroyed last month. The pair of Peregrine falcons at St Albans Cathedral have captured the public’s interest...
A powerful, contemporary version of Ibsen’s classic, An Enemy of the People, is coming to the main stage of the Abbey Theatre from Company of Ten. An entertaining adaptation by Oscar and BAFTA winning television writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Secret Diary of a Call Girl. Small Axe. Ida), the play is an...
On three separate occasions during the 20th century, Verulamium Park played host to epic reenactments of key moments from St Albans’ long history, with members of the public stepping into the roles of kings, queens, bishops, anarchists and martyrs. The city’s first pageant took place in July 1907 and involved 3,000...
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