Anyone visiting St Albans city centre in recent weeks cannot fail to have noticed the scaffolding around the Clock Tower. The 15th century edifice is undergoing "vital repairs" which have been approved by Historic England. The external works include refixing missing louvres to bell room windows, removing and replacing loose pointing, repointing...
I recently joined François Matton, CEO of Minuty wines for a tutored tasting and lunch on the terrace of Villa Minuty at London’s Rosewood Hotel. Naively I turned up believing he only produced rosé wine as that’s all I’d ever seen in wine merchants, restaurants and hotels but little did...
The Collective Art Gallery’s latest exhibition, ‘Biophilia’, features a diverse collection of art by their resident artists celebrating the beauty, complexity and symbolism of plants, exploring our intrinsic desire to be surrounded by living things or their artistic representations. The exhibition takes place at 18 Holywell Hill from July 11-August 15,...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, finds greater value in labour-intensive cooking...
Did you help give St Albans restaurant Toast a nationwide nod on Radio One's Early Breakfast Show this morning? Host Dean McCullough had been chatting with his producer about why there was no such thing as a toast-based café when they received a message highlighting the St Albans eatery. Owner of Toast...
Who would have thought that the Green Party's Parliamentary candidate for St Albans - local councillor Simon Grover - has some pretty slick dance moves? He brought a smile to the General Election campaign by performing a short TikTok Brat dance routine with his daughter which unexpectedly went viral. He has...
Sopwell Residents Association volunteers are organising the biggest-ever Sopwell community festival – the ‘Cottonmill Gathering’ taking place this Sunday, July 14. The event, which runs from 12noon to 4pm, is expected to attract over 800 people. Elaine Rainsford, who leads the Sopwell Residents Association events group, which organises the festival, said: “Our...
Fancy living in a converted historic pub? A section of the former Black Lion Inn on Fishpool Street is on the market for a cool £2.25m. The property, number 198, is a Grade II listed conversion of the one-time drinking house, which dates back to the 1700s. In 2013 it was converted...
What do you get when you cross a drag queen turned sorceress, a rather charming member of the royal family, and a princess with a penchant for snoozing? It can only be the launch of Harpenden’s Christmas panto, this time getting in ahead of the more widely-publicised Alban Arena to...
A secondary school science teacher has revealed why he won't return to teach after what he claims were massive discrepancies in the house point system. Damian Gaskin retrained as a teacher at the age of 47. He spent seven years teaching in London schools and more recently at Townsend Church of...
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