Just over 10 years since Ofsted inspectors placed Nicholas Breakspear School into special measures, the school has completed a remarkable turnaround to receive an ‘Outstanding’ rating. The inspectors scrutinised the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management and sixth form provision at NBS and found all of...
A woman who believes her drink was spiked when she was out on Friday night is urging people to be alert in the city’s pubs and bars. The victim, who we are not identifying, was watching a friend’s band in a local pub when the incident occurred. She explained: “We had a...
As we start the new year, many people set out their new year’s resolutions. Mine is quite simple, and that’s to learn even more about the world of wine. From February, I’ll be committing a year to studying with the aim of obtaining the Wine Scholar’s Guilds Champagne Masters qualification....
St Albans writer Becky Alexander is probably best known as an expert on the local foodie scene, but she is now hoping to break new ground as a novelist, with her first book exploring the dark side of the highly-competitive theatre world. “Two years ago, I went to a literary festival...
St Albans MP Daisy Cooper has accused the Government of using the Post Office Horizon scandal as a "political football" in the run-up to a General Election. She was speaking exclusively to the St Albans Times following days of damning attacks on Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey for his perceived role...
An application from Scott Properties to build 95 houses on 11 acres of arable land in Park Street is due once again before the planning committee on Monday, five months after a decision was deferred. In August the committee requested that the planning department seek expert consultants to support their case...
Thousands of paper doves - each carrying messages of peace from our community - are now hanging under Britain's oldest Cathedral tower. The installation is the brainchild of Peter Walker Sculptor, and can be seen from now until Tuesday February 13, with events taking place under the doves' wings including yoga,...
SADC leader Cllr Chris White is realistic about the highs and lows of 2023, and despite the challenges the council has faced, there remain plenty of things that he is proud of achieving over the last 12 months. “Actually getting a Regulation 18 consultation out, in other words, the consultation on...
With this year’s festive postbox toppers campaign having come to a close - raising over £23,600 for charity - we find out a little about just some of the makers behind these woolly masterpieces! Are you surprised to hear the makers range in age from three to 85?! Candy Stuart and...
This week we take a look at Harpenden highlights, what’s on in Wheathampstead, and Redbourn red-letter days as part of our preview of events taking place across the whole of 2024. Harpenden Gang Show runs from January 9 to January 13, with the 74th event promising to once again wow audiences...
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