With the ‘new’ US President’s - no doubt orange - feet under the desk of the Oval Office, opinions are flying fast over here in the UK and we wanted to capture the views of what some of the movers and shakers in St Albans were making of the changes...
For viewers of a certain age (myself included), Fred Dinenage was the face of children’s educational programme How, providing entertaining answers to questions on topics covering everything from science and history to maths and geography. “If I had a pound for every time someone’s walked past me, raised their right hand...
Deborah Heath heads to Royal Ascot for the Company of Ten’s first production of 2025...
The 2025 Sustainability Festival has relaunched with a pioneering new look. The format will see the annual springtime event transform into a year-long series of SustFest ‘Seasons’, with four key weekends throughout the year. Each four-day weekend will be focusing on a different theme and highlighting the various elements of sustainability...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, celebrates the Trojan of the winter vegetables...
A new production by the Company of Teens explores the impact of social media on teenage identity and relationships. Evan Placey’s highly-relevant 'Girls Like That' comes to the Abbey Theatre Studio from February 13-15, and follows a group of high school girls navigating the complexities of popularity politics, self-image and societal expectations surrounded...
The stories of the notable individuals buried at Hatfield Road cemetery were featured in the pages of the St Albans Times several months ago, but what about those interred in the city’s churches and graveyards? St Peter’s Church, at the northern end of St Albans city centre, dates back more than...
Fifteen years since the inaugural St Albans Food and Drink Festival launched with a fortnight-long focus on the city's hospitality businesses, the event has been replaced with a new spring celebration. The St Albans Spring Festival, taking place on Sunday May 18, promises to be a celebration of food, well-being, community...
Councillors have overwhelmingly voted to introduce charges at the free Haseldine Road car park in London Colney. This week’s meeting of the public realm committee considered implementing the charges, subject to consultation, with a projected annual income of £66,000. The vote was passed by 11-0 with one abstention. London Colney councillor Mike Hobday,...
At time of writing, it’s cold. By the time this article hits the internet, we may be in an early spring or an Arctic blast – who knows?!So, working on theory that these early months of the year are meant to be cold, here are a few ideas to help...
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