Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, celebrates the virtues of the humble asparagus.. April sees the onset of asparagus season in the UK and I shall certainly be enjoying a green spear or two over the next few months. A nutritional powerhouse, asparagus offers us vitamins C...
There’s a chance to discover obscure details from Harpenden’s rich and fascinating past at the town’s first Local History Day. The event, on April 20 at the Eric Morecambe Centre, includes a free mini conference with local experts exploring the surprisingly ancient origins of Harpenden and how the foundations for the...
Makers of the forthcoming St Albans edition of boardgame Monopoly say they fear the city may be “too posh” to have an Old Kent Road equivalent. The game's creators are making their rounds as they go through each and every suggestion from the public consultation process for inclusion on the board. “We’ve...
The Company of Ten brings the complex life of a great composer to the Abbey Theatre Studio in April. Elgar and Alice is a gripping drama that transports us back to the year 1920, offering compelling glimpses into the life of the enigma that was Sir Edward Elgar, his wife Alice, and...
This June the celebrated St Albans Sustainability Festival returns with the very first SustFest Expo, the headline event of this year’s programme. The organisers have brought together a weekend of workshops, speakers, exhibitors, presentations, and activities showcasing everything from sustainable fashion to the harnessing of nature’s powers for good, alongside shopping...
In 1974, a couple (Ray and Meg Bousfield) living in Beechwood Avenue decided to help a neighbour who was frustrated by the fact that his sight loss left him unable to keep up with what was happening in his local community by reading the local newspaper. So they decided to...
Acting graduate Bethan Craig-Hughes has returned home to debut her first play - Your Biggest Fan. This is a new one-woman comedy-drama exploring internet fan culture and parasocial relationships. The production, which is coming to Trestle Arts Base on May 11 for one night only, asks the question: how far would you...
Have plans for a much-heralded hybrid-style Charter Market been permanently shelved by the district council? As reported to the Strategy and Resources Committee on March 7, the market is forecast to make a surplus of £50,000 in the current financial year. The estimated additional income from the proposed additional market days and...
Police and ambulance services swarmed to an address in Cell Barnes Lane, St Albans, late yesterday afternoon. They were there to deal with a medical emergency, according to police, who did not provide any further information. A spokesperson confirmed: "Police were called at around 3.41pm yesterday to a report of a medical...
A campaigning resident at the forefront of the fight to protect swathes of St Albans Green Belt from housing development has stepped into the political arena by standing as an independent candidate in next month’s district elections. Gee Smeadley, of Team CLASH and Save North St Albans Green Belt, has decided...
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