A group of female cyclists are taking part in a free night ride around St Albans Green Ring to highlight the urgent need for safer and more inclusive cycling infrastructure for women. The St Albans Glow Ride is organised by South Herts CTC and is one of many similar events taking...
The leader of St Albans district council is steering the authority in standing up to Government demands for 9,000 more new homes to be included in the new 2029 Local Plan. Weeks after the adoption of a Local Plan which added a staggering 15,000 homes across the district, SADC boss Cllr...
The Abbey Theatre is hosting a special event to showcase four broad-ranging plays by members of the Company of Ten Writers’ Group. Stage Two hits the Abbey Theatre Studio in October, and each evening will feature two from four plays. Come in No. 8 by Marc Harris is set in a geriatric...
Advertisements for escort services, sensual massages and naked cleaners are still appearing in the pages of the Herts Ad’s classified section - despite an apparent ban by publisher Newsquest. In July 2008, the publisher claimed its 305 titles nationwide would pull all adult advertisements, having been persuaded of the clear link...
A gala ceremony at the Abbey Theatre honoured the winners of the 2026 St Albans Civic Society Awards - which celebrated imaginative development and design initiatives which have been completed within the city in the previous two years. The awards cover anything that enhances the quality of our city’s amenities, environment...
An unexplained painting, a haunted inn and three siblings with a rather unusual business plan are at the heart of The Nag’s Head, a dark comedy coming to St Albans this weekend. A mysterious painting hidden on the inside of a cupboard door in a Shrewsbury pub has inspired The Nag’s...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Lorraine Stanley, former EastEnder and star of this year’s Harpenden pantomime at the Eric Morecambe Centre. Her many TV credits include Call the Midwife, Waking the Dead, Inspector...
St Albans City 2 Hitchin Town 1 (Herts Senior Cup)From Jess Unwin at Clarence Park, Hitchin photos by Jim Standen, Carshalton Athletic photos by Shane Majer Teenage winger Sidney Turner scored with his first touch off the bench, getting the goal that ensured Saints eliminated the team that won this competition...
The discovery of long-lost photographs from his grandfather’s experiences during the Second World War led a St Albans film editor to turn them into short films which tell his story. Australian ex-pat Peter Davies, who has worked for the BBC and Channel 4, was inspired after his dad found an old...
On Friday November 13, hundreds of people will arrive at Oaklands College armed with sleeping bags, warm clothes and plenty of cardboard. By the following morning, hopefully they’ll be tired, a little cold but also proud to have been part of something rather special. But long before the first cardboard den is...
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