Herts County Council has formally asked the Government to disclose all the evidence for their decision to create four unitary councils in Hertfordshire as part of Local Government Reorganisation. Earlier this summer the Government announced that Hertfordshire would be divided into four unitary authorities, with St Albans merged with Dacorum under...
Popular St Albans music pub Ye Olde Fighting Cocks is set to become the stage for a special album launch this weekend, as acclaimed young blues musician Kaspar ‘Berry’ Rapkin and The Swamp Dogs unveil their latest record with a free live show. The Fighters will host the official launch of...
Cheshunt 1 St Albans City 1 (Isthmian League Premier Division) Saints started and finished well against the Ambers but just could not quite find a winner toclaim local bragging rights in this all-Hertfordshire bank holiday clash, writes Jess Unwin. It looked like City were going to pick up where they left off...
Preparations for this year's Begin Here Festival - the St Albans-based Zombies music event - are now in full swing, with details of the full programme now announced. For the weekend of October 30 to November 1, Zombies fans will have the chance to see, meet, mingle with the Rock and...
It’s spuds and spades at Willows Activity Farm this autumn as the leisure attraction gears up for its annual potato harvest. The farm, just outside London Colney, is hosting two events to mark the harvest with the Spud-tacular Wild West Adventure taking place on weekends from Saturday September 5 to Sunday...
Clarence Park was filled with music as four St Albans City Band ensembles came together for an afternoon concert at the bandstand, with the biggest audience in years. A total of 68 musicians took part in the recent performance, including the Adult Beginners Band, Youth Band, Adult Community Band and City...
James Cameron heads out to Harpenden for a new addition to the town’s Asian offerings...
St Albans City 4 Stanway Rovers 1 (Isthmian League Premier Division). From Jess Unwin at Clarence Park, photos by Jim Standen. A return to winning ways for St Albans City was nowhere near as easy as the final scoreline suggested, and Saints manager Gary McCann admitted his team were “second best”...
This month, Ruth Newman thinks about first times, last times, and why the years in between have a habit of speeding up. A few weeks ago, at the grand age of 39, I had a first day at work. I was nervous, which was expected, but what surprised me was how vivid...
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