Is SADC violating the terms of its agreement with St Albans BID by proposing to host extra markets in the city centre? That’s the latest revelation as the row over whether to introduce a seven-day market into St Peter’s Street and Market Place shows no signs of quietening down. The cash-strapped council...
Five weeks after he cooked up a storm at a Harpenden school, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey wrapped up the party’s campaigning in the constituency with a second visit to the town. Hundreds of party campaigners greeted the arrival of his battle bus - which had already called in at seats...
Unusually for a Friday afternoon, there is a big buzz of people gathered in The Oddfellows Arms in Harpenden’s Leyton Green, while outside a large security detail of men in suits and earpieces wait near their black Jeeps and monitor the situation. It was upstairs at the pub that Conservative prospective...
Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery - which has a design studio and showroom in St Albans - has won two awards in the Retail Jeweller’s UK Jewellery Awards 2024. They accepted the accolades for Bespoke Jewellery Retailer of the Year and Ethical/Sustainable Jewellery Business of the Year. Branded the ‘Oscars of the jewellery...
At their all-Mozart concert this coming Saturday, St Albans Bach Choir will bid farewell to their music director Andrew Lucas, who has held the post since 1998, the longest tenure of any conductor in the choir's 100 year history. Andrew is also leaving his job as the Cathedral's Master of the...
This week’s cheese and wine recommendation from The Larder (Fleetville Larder) is far from a conventional pairing but it’s one I urge you to try! Ed had me tasting wild garlic wrapped yarg with a Vermentino Pays d’Oc IGP, called ‘Marius’. Marius the name of M. Chapoutier’s grandfather and is the...
Matt Adams heads to Sandridge to experience the changes at one of the village’s three pubs...
Harpenden's Katherine Warington School welcomed actor Jonny Weldon as keynote speaker for their second annual Arts Awards Evening. Jonny, who played Ian in hit series One Day, delivered an inspiring and entertaining speech that resonated with students, parents, and arts enthusiasts alike. He said: “Having loved the arts from a young age...
Two business at Colney Fields Shopping Park have teamed up to host a charity virtual bike ride from their stores to Great Ormond Street hospital. Specsavers and Pure Gym have set out to raise money for CDG UK, a national charity supporting those affected by Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation. CDG is a...
Deborah Heath is back at the Roman Theatre Festival for a new version of the Noel Coward classic...
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