A chance meeting at an an airport resulted in a new branch of award-winning frozen food shop COOK opening in St Albans. Director of retail and COOK franchise owner Matthew Bourne found the site in St Albans after a fan of COOK and local resident, Karen, suggested it when they met...
Are you one of those motorists who jumps red lights because your time is too precious to waste, who speeds through “pointless” 20mph zones or ignores pedestrians crossing the road as they’re just another inconvenience on your oh-so-important journey? Maybe you own an e-scooter, and are happy navigating between shoppers as...
A blue plaque commemorating the life of Margaret Wix - St Albans' first woman mayor - will be installed where she lived for many years at 40 Holywell Hill. The plaque will be officially installed by Jo Kelly-Moore, Dean of St Albans Cathedral, at 6.30pm on Wednesday July 24. Margaret Annie Wix...
St Albans’ own Pioneer Club celebrated its biggest open day so far on Sunday, with crowds packing out the community venue throughout the afternoon and evening. With highlights from Glastonbury and then England’s breathtaking match with Slovenia on the big screen, readings by the Ver Poets, free skatepark demos, hair braiding...
Liberal Democrat Daisy Cooper has won a landslide victory to remain as the MP for St Albans. The full results were: Sophia Adams Bhatti (Labour) 5,189Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrats) 29,222 John Leroy Dowdle (Reform) 4,336 Simon Grover (Green Party) 3,272 Dafydd Morriss (Heritage Party) 104 Stewart Satterly (Social Democratic Party) 103 James Spencer (Conservative Party) 9,388 The...
Liberal Democrat candidate for Harpenden and Berkhamsted Victoria Collins has been elected as the new constituency's first MP. The results were: Victoria Collins (Liberal Democrats) 27,282 Paul De Hoest (Green Party) 1,951 Nigel Gardner (Conservative Party) 16,574 Zara Layne (Labour) 4,061 Mark Patten (Social Democratic Party) 223 Saba Poursaeedi (Reform UK) 4,245 The election turnout was 75.49%. ...
Highways bosses at County Hall have done nothing to tackle dangerously worn road markings at London Colney roundabout almost a year after they were first reported. Local resident Gary Broadbent told HCC on August 2 2023: “The lane markings lines on the London Colney Roundabout have been almost invisible for a...
St Albans BID is supporting Independents’ Day UK by encouraging shoppers to make an extra effort to support small and shop local in July. Independents’ Day UK is a year-round campaign dedicated to supporting and promoting independent retail businesses throughout the UK. Each year, it culminates in a special focus around...
Deborah Heath is enchanted by OVO and Pitlochry Festival Theatre's visionary production at this year's Roman Theatre Festival...
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