This is the third year that OVO have run their promenade performance of ‘A Christmas Carol’ in the Roman Theatre and here’s the headline – it just keeps getting better and better! Although a small part of me was hoping they might choose a different Dickens Christmas story this year, I...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, has been gearing up for her Christmas at home...
This year’s Santa Spectacular at Willows Activity Farm takes visitors further than they’ve ever been before - on a magical journey all the way to the North Pole! Youngsters will be transfixed after stepping inside the polar portal and flying through the skies to Father Christmas’ Arctic workshop, ready to come...
Highfield Park Trust and St Luke's Church organised ‘The Big Sing’ last week at the Highfield Park Visitor Centre. Minced pies and biscuits were donated by the local community who turned out in large numbers to support the event. St Luke's was raising funds for the St Albans Community Pantry to help...
If you were to sit down with a blank sheet of paper to come up with ways of celebrating Christmas, I bet you wouldn’t think of setting fire to a pudding, dressing a portly gentleman in a red suit and bringing a tree into the living room. But then the...
SADC leader Cllr Paul de Kort has signed a joint statement released by 10 Herts councils asking whether a single unitary authority would be right for the county. The Labour Government has announced plans to extend devolution to all parts of England, providing additional powers and funding flexibility for elected mayors,...
Rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway have apologised for service failings which saw St Albans highlighted as one of the country's worst for cancellations. National Rail figures collected by train data website On Time Trains and published by the BBC said 6.8 per cent of scheduled stops at the station were cancelled...
Churches across the area will be holding special services to celebrate Christmas – and they all welcome everyone to turn up and join in. No need to wear special clothes. No need to worry, if you’ve not been in church for years, if ever. No reason to worry about whether you’ll...
Has the death knell sounded for St Albans City and District Council after half a century as our local authority? The Labour Government has announced plans to extend devolution to all parts of England, providing additional powers and funding flexibility for elected mayors, and replacing the current system of two-tier local...
For the third year in a row, the sound of bells can be heard jingling across Marshalswick, heralding the return of a much-loved festive tradition. Self-professed “runner, mum and lover of fun” Anna Bassil has once again donned her green tunic, stripey leggings and pointed hat to become the Marshalswick Elf,...
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