Get on your bike and ride! As part of National Bike Week, we've come up with a selection of cycle routes around St Albans for riders of all abilities. Jackie Jayawardena, experienced cyclist and founder of JJ Fitness Personal Training in St Albans said: “Cycling is excellent to boost fitness and...
The newly selected Reform UK candidate for Harpenden and Berkhamsted said he did not expect to end up physically injured on his first day of campaigning. Saba Poursaeedi had decided to visit the 25-year-old skatepark at Rothamsted Park to highlight how it was in dire need of repair, only to find...
The parish of Sandridge came together despite the weather for a spectacular free summer festival in Woodland Park on Saturday, supporting local bands, charities, businesses and organisations. The event, which is organised by Sandridge Parish Council, followed a previous festival to mark the Platinum Jubilee of the late Queen Elizabeth II. Cllr...
The showpiece development years in the making, Jubilee Square could soon be seeing its first tenants moving in. The development once known as CCOS (City Centre Opportunity Site) South should have been completed in October 2022, but was subject to various delays over the following months. Although construction work concluded in...
Eighty years after Allied Forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, the St Albans district remembered their bravery and sacrifices with a series of special events throughout the day of the anniversary. In the city centre, St Albans Mayor Cllr Jamie Day led a moving ceremony at the war memorial along with...
A ‘Remembering Service’ for anyone who has been bereaved will be held at St Paul’s Church, Hatfield Road, St Albans on Sunday June 9 at 4pm. The service is open to anyone who has suffered loss either recently or at any time in the past, or in any place. Rev Peter Crumpler,...
Already considered one of the highlights of the St Albans events calendar, the Foodies Festival made its triumphant return to the grounds of Oaklands College last weekend, for three days of music, cookery and fun. Topping the bill were Blue, Sister Sledge ft Kathy Sledge and the Symphonic Ibiza Orchestra, while...
OVO’s Roman Theatre Festival is off to a flying start this year with a 1980s rock version of Shakespeare’s comedy, as Deborah Heath finds out...
When St Albans mum Leanda Kelly lost her beloved daughter Tanya Kordek to suicide after a long battle with mental ill health, her heart was smashed into pieces. She eventually began planning a fundraising event for mental health charities, encouraging people to have a semi-colon tattoo to represent a sentence which...
Baking Buddies, a fun and engaging baking programme designed for children aged five to 11, regularly holds sessions at High Beeches School in Harpenden. but last week they were joined by some rather high-profile guests, as founder Sabrina Shafer explains...
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