A celebration of the charities and community organisations that make St Albans such a vibrant and caring place to live will be taking place at the Cathedral this weekend. Last year’s inaugural Community Showcase was a tremendous success, bringing together a wide range of charities and local groups who had the...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Singer-songwriter Grae Wall, a senior arts development officer with St Albans Arts Team and host of the St Albans Calling Podcast. He is also a troubadour, poet and...
Could we be seeing the last Verulamium Park fireworks event to feature noisy bangs and whistles this November? SADC's Labour councillors, working with the RSPCA, have proposed that this year’s charity fundraiser should be the last to feature noisy fireworks. The proposal is inspired by animal welfare concerns and gives 12 months’...
In June 1948, despite post-war austerity and the continuation of rationing, St Albans held its Millenary Pageant, marking the thousandth anniversary of the founding of three churches, a school and the market. In the midst of Verulamium Park, scenes were re-enacted from key moments in St Albans’ rich history, including one...
Ontario is the cornerstone of the Canadian wine industry, producing about 62 per cent of the country’s wine and hosting two-thirds of Canada’s vineyard acreage. The province boasts over 150 wineries spread across three primary wine-growing regions: the Niagara Peninsula, the north shore of Lake Erie, and Prince Edward County. Home...
Are you one of those shoppers in St Albans and Harpenden who have become increasingly frustrated by the lack of human beings serving at supermarkets as do-it-yourself checkout points seem to be taking over? With the majority of the person-operated tills in Marks & Spencer’s St Peter’s Street store recently replaced...
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...
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