14 Oct 2026 Lifechanging larder hacks…
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, has some cookery shortcuts which won’t add to your food waste...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, has some cookery shortcuts which won’t add to your food waste...
In 1986 the Harpenden History Society ran a competition for recollections of life in the town before 1930, which attracted contributions from as far afield as South Africa. Now a new exhibition in Harpenden’s Museum, on the lower floor of the Eric Morecambe Centre, explores Everyday Life in Inter-War Harpenden, drawing...
He’ll undoubtedly hate the comparison, but there’s definitely something of the Billy Mack about former Stranglers frontman Hugh Cornwell; although it’s the dry sense of humour with a generous slug of sarcasm, rather than any tendency to wear skintight leather like Bill Nighy’s aging Love Actually rock icon. An initial request...
While 700 prisoners across the UK were released from prison last week, a St Albans man was jailed for 13 weeks for stealing £138 worth of food from Aldi. Not everybody who helps themselves to supermarket produce is doing so because they are hungry, but food poverty is real and is...
Imagine not knowing whether you’re going to have enough money next month to feed your family, having to accept that you can’t put food on the table, and that you will need to seek help in order to keep your children from growing hungry. Food insecurity is a growing issue in...
Beechwood Park School has unveiled new facilities which aim to provide pupils with exciting opportunities to explore coding, robotics, AI and digital innovation. The specialist computing and robotics room formspart of its continued investment in future-focused education, digital learning and STEM provision. The new facility features 24 dedicated workstations, a FIRST LEGO...
An error by the Government's Valuation Office Agency was behind a business rates crisis which threatened the future of two of St Albans much-loved businesses. In September, both Smallford Farm Shop and the HATCH restaurant which shares the site said they would have to cease trading next year after being landed...
The trustees of Home-Start Hertfordshire have decided to wind down and subsequently close the charity, citing worsening economic conditions for the reason. The charity delivers high quality volunteer-led services to support families in Hertfordshire through challenging times, stepping in to support parents through their difficulties as early as possible, helping them...
Volunteers from Batchwood Pickers took matters into their own hands on Saturday morning, tackling what residents describe as the last major litter eyesore in New Greens - a fenced-off, council-owned site behind the social club, alongside the well-used Partridge Road. The clean-up marked a milestone for the community group, whose volunteers...
A mother and son team from St Albans will be driving desperately needed supplies into the wartorn heart of Ukraine. Norma McComb, 54, and her 21-year-old son Reuben will be heading off in an evacuation vehicle on October 21 as part of a convoy supporting the war effort in the beleaguered...
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