The final phase of a £277,000 transformation of the Alban Arena’s seating is now complete, with all 885 auditorium seats replaced. Following the first phase of the project in 2025, which saw 385 new seats installed in the circle, the second phase has now seen the remaining 500 seats in the...
Queues of eager customers snaked through the length of The Maltings Shopping Centre ahead of the opening of St Albans' long-awaited Søstrene Grene store. The first in line were mother and daughter Kamal and Juhi Gajjar, from Kings Langley, who arrived complete with seats and umbrellas at 7.30am - two and...
Marshalswick's own EYES on St Albans has been showcased as one of the Nation’s Favourite Businesses by the Small Business Saturday campaign - the only opticians in the country to make the shortlist. Founded by Jez Levy at The Quadrant in 2018, EYES is renowned for mixing seriously good eyecare with...
Hundreds of customers are expected to flock to The Maltings Shopping Centre tomorrow morning for the long-awaited opening of St Albans' new Søstrene Grene store. Shoppers will have the chance to explore the shop's extensive range of Scandinavian homewares, seasonal décor, furniture, craft collections and lifestyle accessories. To celebrate opening day, the...
St Albans’ best known chamber orchestra gets their season off to a flying start with a programme conducted by Lewis Gaston who makes a welcome return to Amadeus Chamber Orchestra. The concert, which takes place at 7.30pm on Saturday September 26 in St Saviour’s Church, starts with Maurice Ravel’s ‘Pavane pour...
After years of painstaking work, volunteers at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum near London Colney, recently completed the final assembly of its de Havilland Rapide. Built in 1945, it is one of 729 Rapides manufactured at Hatfield and elsewhere. With an all-wood construction, it could carry up to eight passengers. The...
If you have noticed an extra spring in the step of local men on Tuesday mornings, there is a good reason for it. Launched earlier this year by local choir director and vocal coach Tim Armstrong-Taylor, the Southdown Men’s Singing Group is flourishing, and the choir is now throwing open...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Mark Ludlow, The Life Changing Health Coach, a qualified personal trainer who lost 10 stone on his journey to better health - see https://markludlowpersonaltrainer.com/ Do you ever Google yourself? I...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, has returned from her family holiday full of inspiration...
A Harpenden farmer who was told there was a 75 per cent chance he would never walk again after being crushed by hay bales has spoken of his determination to return to full fitness. Will Dickinson hopes his story will inspire others to prioritise their wellbeing as he supports the NFU’s...
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