With winter finally behind us, St Albans’ award-winning Charter Market seems to be back in full swing. Anna Shreeves spoke to some of the regular traders seen every Wednesday and Saturday – the dedicated individuals who are arguably the lifeblood of the market. Of the dozens of traders who pack out...
A trustee of a St Albans mosque who attacked a worshipper following a row over lockdown procedures has evaded a prison sentence. Intaz Ali, 53, of Maynard Avenue, St Albans, was part of a group from the Jamie Masjid and Bangladeshi Mosque in Hatfield Road who attacked the 48-year-old victim on...
For St Albans publican David Worcester, top of his predictions for how last Monday would play out certainly did not include being at the centre of an international social media storm. But a row erupted on X (formerly Twitter) after an influencer posted images of the sign outside The Lower Red...
James Cameron and friends have mixed experiences on their visit to the upmarket restaurant...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Community fundraiser for local charity, Herts Young Homeless, Nicola MacKinnon, a St Albans resident for over 25 years. Who was your first best friend? I was born in Canada and...
The Bousquet family hail from the city of Carcassonne in the South of France and have four generations of history in making wine. Their passion was to produce wines of superior quality, which is what led them to Argentina to begin a new chapter. Back in 1990, the Bousquet family discovered...
Mercer & Hole is a chartered accountancy firm rooted in St Albans, with origins dating back to 1905. Since then, the firm has grown into four locations across the south east, with a team of over 250 people and an international presence. The St Albans office offers a full range of...
With a career spanning time in both the police and the Royal Navy, Matt Fisher has no reservations about calling on this frontline experience in campaigning to become the county’s next Police and Crime Commissioner. But as a Green councillor for Clarence Ward in St Albans, he feels he also has...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, celebrates the virtues of the humble asparagus.. April sees the onset of asparagus season in the UK and I shall certainly be enjoying a green spear or two over the next few months. A nutritional powerhouse, asparagus offers us vitamins C...
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