We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Local artist, tutor and creator of curiosities Abigail Lagden, who makes magical, mythical and fantastical gifts using fabric sculpting. See www.curiously-contrary.co.uk Where do you walk when you want to...
The Friends of Jersey Lane, formed 18 months ago, and attracting an ever-growing membership, is looking forward to its AGM at 7.30 pm on Tuesday October 29 at Jersey Farm Community Centre, writes Andrew Boxer. The meeting will welcome a guest speaker from Sustainability St. and refreshments will be available. Members...
Two men have been jailed for more than nine years after kidnapping a man in St Albans. The incident happened at around 12.05pm on October 3 2019, when a man in his twenties was bundled into the back of a car on Colney Street. He was then assaulted before managing to flee...
Deborah Heath looks back at her favourites from this year’s outdoor event...
James Cameron checks out the new restaurant in Verulam Road, part of Christopher Place Shopping Centre...
Amadeus Chamber Orchestra starts its new season on Saturday September 28 with a concert at 7.30pm in St Peter’s Church. St Peter’s has had a major refurbishment and the (uncomfortable) pews have gone to be replaced with individual chairs. This will make audiences for concerts feel more relaxed and better able...
A brand new, musical comedy version of Mary Shelley’s classic story of Frankenstein is coming to the Trestle Arts Base on Saturday October 19. Frankenstein (On A Budget) features just one actor, and parodies both the Boris Karloff movies and The Rocky Horror Show while paying homage to the original novel. With...
Local insurance company Howden St Albans has launched a book exchange to promote the joy of reading this autumn. The exchange offers a focal point for the local community to donate, swap or pick up books, and Howden will even have some activity packs to giveaway (whilst stocks last). To kickstart the...
To mark the 90th anniversary of Verulamium Park and Lake, Dr Robert Wareing, who regularly walks the park with his wife Linda, has undertaken a labour of love to research its history and to celebrate its place in the heart of St Albans residents. The birth of the lake can be...
Has SADC already purchased the parking machines it needs to impose charges in Harpenden, despite the fact that the results of a public consultation have yet to be taken into account? Many town residents believe the proposals are a fait accompli and the district council will steamroll ahead with the scheme...
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