We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Susie Evershed, marketing manager for the Abbey Theatre and Company of Ten. What TV did you watch as a child? Neighbours and Home and Away after school with my sister....
Much-loved home and garden retailer Wilko will be reopening its St Albans store on March 29 at 9am. The national roll-out of new Wilko stores has been continuing across the UK since it was bought out by CDS Superstores, who also operate The Range. The Wilko store in The Maltings Shopping Centre...
Last week I had the pleasure of attending a Masterclass in Gavi, hosted by Patrick Schmitt, MW and the Consorzio Tutela del Gavi, an organisation commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture to promote, enhance and protect the Gavi DOCG denomination in Italy and around the world. So, this week I’m...
Just weeks after the St Albans Times highlighted the ongoing problems surrounding restricted footpath access at Oaklands College’s Smallford campus, it seems they will soon be reopened for public use. Routes between between Sandpit Lane and Hatfield Road providing a vital link from the Alban Way to Jersey Farm have been...
A vital NHS service providing relief to millions of people across the UK has been withdrawn unexpectedly, leaving patients forced to pay out for treatment out of their own pocket. Every year, approximately 2.3m patients - mainly hearing aid users, elderly people and those with a learning disability - receive treatment...
Just when you thought it was safe to drive in St Albans city centre… Only a few months after the controversial closures of High Street and Verulam Road were lifted, Herts county council has fresh ideas for shutting routes through the city. Their latest idea is the installation of bus gates...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, can’t wait until spring to get her hands on some rhubarb...
The campaign to stop a huge freight terminal being built on Green Belt in St Albans received a huge boost this week after a judge ruled that a legal challenge against the sale of the land will be decided in court later this year. The campaign group Save St Albans: Fight...
Deborah Heath celebrates all that is great about the annual teen showcase...
If you're seeking a surefire way of squeezing every last kilojoule of energy out of your children this half-term break, then look no further than Willows Activity Farm. A long-standing family favourite nestled on the outskirts of Colney Heath, Willows is really coming into its own again now the weather is...
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