One of the biggest successes in terms of celebrating our city’s rich history has been the Blue Plaques St Albans scheme. Since 2019 a group of volunteers have been working on a long-term scheme to commemorate famous citizens who have lived and worked in the city, by placing ‘blue plaques’ on...
Santa Paws was back in town for The Lower Red Lion’s annual pooch-themed fundraiser. They have been hosting the event for the last few years after it was passed over by The Boot, and this year was helping St Albans Community Pantry. Landlord David Worcester cooks for them for their annual Christmas...
Ginger Mills was one of the city’s legendary icons, but fact and fiction blur together when trying to piece together the life story of this eccentric character. He is believed to have been born in London in 1937, presumably an orphan or a foundling as he was raised in a convent...
‘Empowering Young People Through Creativity’ was the theme of a special event at The Pioneer Club planned, delivered, and attended by young people to showcase the power of creativity as a springboard to fulfilling careers in the arts and beyond. The TEDx Salon evening was headlined by Rob Rolfe, drummer of...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Stephen De Silva, educator and guide at St Albans Cathedral, and author of the recently published book St Albans Cathedral: A Timeline. Where do you walk when you want...
Former England cricketer Stuart Broad has recently launched his own wine range, Beyond the Wicket, in collaboration with Laithwaites Wine. This venture marks an exciting new chapter for Broad, who has long harboured a passion for wine, cultivated during his international cricket career. Broad’s love for wine blossomed as he travelled...
Pupils at Skyswood Primary School enjoyed the opportunity to showcase their ceramic skills at a pottery exhibition alongside local potters Mike Hardy, Kathy Osmond and Jane Collins. The idea of a ceramics club was introduced by the headteacher, Bob Bridle, back in 2021, when the children returned to a full-time bubble-free...
After Bernards Heath Junior School teacher Katherine Taylor visited Bergen in Norway and saw the world’s biggest gingerbread city, she was inspired to create something similar closer to home. The final display, which incorporated almost 150 gingerbread buildings created by almost half the school’s pupils, featured in the school hall in...
Four years of district council accounts remain unaudited and unapproved due to shortcomings within the national auditing process for local authorities. Councillors sitting on the SADC audit and governance committee were told on Thursday that the auditor’s report for the three financial years 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 had arrived late on...
James Cameron is back at The Horn to catch an intimate and innovative gig from a rising star...
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