More than 500 people have signed a petition calling for full fencing around a local park to increase safety for pets. It was set up by Sami Goldbrom after the death of beloved family pet Larry outside Greenwood Park in Chiswell Green. Sami said: “Larry, engrossed in his natural instinct to chase,...
This week marks 30 years since a naïve Matt Adams started his career in regional media. Here he looks back at the challenges and changes which he has experienced over this period...
Forget Black Friday and Cyber Monday, our local independents are focused on this weekend’s big event – Small Business Saturday. Taking place this Saturday, December 7, this is a grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success and encourages consumers to 'shop local' and support their independent communities. Each year Small Business...
A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car at a city centre junction. According to witnesses the bike was travelling along London Road towards London Colney when it hit a car turning right into Lattimore Road at just before 2.30pm today. Lattimore Road remains closed southbound at...
The Company of Ten brings the heart-warming family tale of The Railway Children to the main stage of the Abbey Theatre for this festive season. The lives of Roberta, Peter and Phyllis Waterbury are mysteriously disrupted when they are forced to move with their mother to the countryside. The nearby railway offers...
On 22nd May, 1455, for a few bloodsoaked hours, St Albans became the most important place in the kingdom. The sound of clashing swords and war cries rang through the town. Our eye witness wrote that “sword wasagainst sword, shield against shield, the wounded with arrows in their throats, the whole...
Plans are in progress for a permanent change to Marlborough Science Academy’s intake to accommodate need and growth within the local area. Over the last three years Herts county council has requested the school expand from 212 to 240 pupils in Year 7. This was always presented as a temporary measure, but...
Star of Cucumber, The Office, The Thick of It, Gentleman Jack and Happy Valley, St Albans actor Vincent Franklin will be heading out on the road this festive season to bring his one-man production of A Christmas Carol to theatres across the country, portraying more than 20 different characters in...
If you’ve ever visited St Albans Cathedral and marvelled at the elaborate historical timeline which unfolds on giant plastic display boards, you can now take home a printed version for your bookshelf. St Albans Cathedral - An Illustrated Timeline is authored by local legend Stephen De Silva and published by Andrew...
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