Hundreds of runners headed down to Herts County Showground for the 19th annual Herts 10K, once again in aid of Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care. A total of 660 people signed up to run on Sunday morning, raising an incredible £45,000 between them - with sponsorship still coming in. This year’s event...
A review of the inappropriate behaviour of former Soul Survivor pastor Mike Pilavachi has recommended that St Albans Diocese apologise for their part in it - but it will be three months before they decide their response. Last year allegations were made about the church leader’s conduct around young men in...
The disparity between the rich and poor in affluent areas like St Albans and Harpenden is arguably much greater than other parts of the country, with deep pockets of poverty just a few streets away from multi-million pound homes. From the family mortgaged up to the hilt due to interest rate...
James Cameron is impressed by the masterwork of hospitality at Sopwell House’s high-end offering...
A smorgasbord of gins was on the menu, the sound of jazz music filled the air, and for once, the weather was kind to George Street's celebrated social occasion. Organised by St Albans City Centre BID and George Street Retail Association, the free event saw hospitality venues and retailers open their...
Best-selling children's writer and illustrator Cressida Cowell was the special guest at Fleetville Junior School today. Cressida is most famous for her How to Train Your Dragon series, which was adapted by Dreamworks Animation as an award-winning film franchise, but her other work includes The Treetop Twins, The Tiny Detectives series,...
Is it the end of the fight to prevent a strategic rail freight interchange being built on land south of St Albans? This week High Court judge Lord Justice Lewison rejected a further legal challenge to the way Herts county council sold the land, after campaigners claimed the sale should have...
Forget about catching a train to visit loved ones or heading into the capital for some festive fun this Christmas – essential work on the much-hated rail freight depot will throw a spanner in the works. A new bridge is being installed under the Midland Main Line at Park Street to...
Two St Albans PE teachers have been left homeless after the recent torrential rain flooded them out of their family home. Lizzie and Steve McDermott both work at St Albans High School for Girls, Lizzie at the Prep in Wheathampstead and Steve at the Senior School. Last week’s extraordinarily heavy downpour saw...
Things certainly aren’t standing still for OVO’s founder and artistic director Adam Nichols. No sooner has the curtain fallen on this year’s Roman Theatre Festival than he faces a more practical challenge in having to secure planning permission for their new theatre site. The company is bidding to transform the Grade...
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