An ancient ceremony dating back almost 700 years will be renacted on the streets of St Albans on Sunday. The traditional Beating the Bounds event first took place in 1327 and involves walking along the city's 4.5-mile boundary. During the event, wands made of willow will be used to beat the...
Mental health awareness charity It’s OK To Say has launched a dedicated helpline to support mental health for all...
Debbie Heath returns to the Abbey Theatre for Company of Ten’s simply extraordinary take on Martin McDonagh’s comedy drama...
The newly re-formed Friends of Verulamium Park society was formally launched at the Abbey Theatre with a substantial number of new members filling the auditorium. In a hugely successful evening, the number of members rocketed from the initial 16 members to an impressive 200 or so. The interim chair, Bill Free, introduced...
It’s Hedgehog Awareness Week between May 4-10 and probably everyone is aware of how Britain’s favourite mammal is in trouble. The hedgehog was red-listed as ‘Vulnerable to Extinction’ in 2020, and their numbers continue to dwindle. In the 1950s there were estimated to be around 50 million hedgehogs in Britain, now...
Many people have large amounts of money in savings accounts, but holding too much cash in short-term products can be detrimental to wealth-building efforts. With savings rates falling, you risk sabotaging long-term returns. Lumin Wealth’s Managing Director, Martin Cotter, explains more. Analysts may be expecting a slower rate cutting cycle, due...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Women Who Walk, a social group founded by Sophie and Lisa for women looking to meet new people, make friends and enjoy the great outdoors: @womenwho_walk Where do you...
Harpenden MP Victoria Collins is calling for urgent action to address the growing problems of litter across the town and the surrounding villages. Littering in Harpenden was first raised by pupils from St Dominic’s Primary School when they visited Parliament and mentioned their litter picks with Victoria. Residents across the constituency have...
Out of the smog from the coal fires of Victorian St Albans, rose a new look and a new sense of change. It was 1901, Queen Victoria was dead and Edward VII, known as Bertie, had succeeded to the throne. Lampooned as Edward the Caresser by novelist Henry James, Bertie was...
On May 8 2025, we mark the historic 80th anniversary of VE Day, with the peoples, families and communities of our great nation coming together to unite and celebrate 80 years of peace since the end of Word War II in Europe that so many millions paid the ultimate sacrificed to...
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