The positive return outlook for equity over long periods speaks for investing your money as soon as you can. Global equities can complement UK holdings. Lumin Wealth’s Managing Director, Martin Cotter, explains more. Many global stock markets, including the FTSE 100 index, hit record highs in recent months, as investors benefited...
Eighty years on from the D-Day landings, Company of Ten commemorate this extraordinary event with a play by David Haig. Deborah Heath finds out more about the role the weather played in the Allied invasion...
Visitors to Verulamium Park have watched another year pass by with no signs of activity to tackle the flooded lakes or improve the beleaguered River Ver. The long-awaited Revitalising the RiVer project aims to return 2.5km of the River Ver to its natural state, helping to clean out the lakes, which...
Neighbours in St Albans city centre say they face draconian new parking restrictions which will prevent them from having family or tradespeople visit at any time of the week. Proposed parking changes include removing the single yellow lines and scrapping most of the one-hour waiting bays in Lattimore Road, eliminating the...
Harpenden residents who missed out on a place at the town's General Election hustings will be able to follow the event online. With demand for seats at Katherine Warington School way exceeding the 220 capacity it was necessary to find a way to broadcast the event, which takes place one...
A St Albans secondary school could become one of the first in the district to introduce an outright ban on smartphones. Beaumont School is proposing to update its policy to ensure there is absolutely no use of smartphones on site, including teachers not being allowed to request children to use them...
Deborah Heath celebrates the achievements of the youngsters starring in the latest production from OVO Community Group...
Most children in the United Kingdom have heard these words at least once in their lifetime! I will explain to you if this quote is true from my perspective as a 12-year old. Is gaming bad for children’s mental health? Why do many parents believe that gaming is a negative activity for...
What can you do in 10 minutes? Eat a sandwich? Check your social media accounts? Flick through a copy of a newspaper? Not a lot, but also so much more. Give up 10 minutes of your time on Sunday June 23 and you may just provide a future to a desperate...
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