In the five and a bit years since The Ivy opened in St Albans, the brasserie has secured itself a comfortable niche among the independents and other chain restaurants which populate the city. Its cross-generational appeal stems from the simple truth that you are almost certain to have a good time...
A new defibrillator funded by theatre group the Company of Ten has been installed at the front entrance of the Abbey Theatre. Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the most prominent killers and public access defibrillators can be lifesaving. Currently less than one in ten people will survive a cardiac incident,...
St Albans Cathedral is continuing its annual light shows with a celebration of the Renaissance. Once again working in partnership with artist Peter Walker and Luxmuralis, this year's event looks at the huge explosion of creativity in knowledge and art which began in the early 1400s. Different parts of the Cathedral tell...
Last month, I had the pleasure of heading off to Timisoara, Romania’s joint second largest city, to explore their extensive range of relatively unknown wines. Often referred to as little Vienna, it had beautiful, cobbled streets and magnificent squares, lined with cafés and restaurants, echoing the Austrian culture of old. Before...
There's just over a month to go before Harpenden Christmas Carnival, which promises a wide mix of of entertainment, activities, food and drink, outdoor bars and music as well as the Christmas Farmers’ Market, funfair and lights switch on. The event, which takes place on November 26, welcomes around 20,000 people...
The horrifying highlight of this Halloween has to be a day out at Willows Activity Farm, where your little monsters can enjoy a packed programme of chills and thrills. There are still plenty of days left to enjoy the annual Pumpkin Festival, which runs until Halloween itself on Tuesday October 31,...
A London Colney property linked to prostitution, suspected drug activity and anti-social behaviour has been sealed shut for three months.The property, a flat in High Street owned by the district council, now has a full Closure Order, which was granted at St Albans Magistrates Court on Thursday under the Anti-Social...
The life-savers who provided vital CPR on a 76-year-old man following last week's city centre car crash are being urged to come forward. A grey Kia Sportage and a grey and black Renault Captur collided in St Peter's Street, near the war memorial, just after 2pm on Wednesday October 18. Emergency services...
There are just days left in a community campaign to raise money for a new playground in part of St Albans. Let’s Play at Bernards Heath was set up four years ago with the aim of raising £100,000 to renovate the tired old playground in the local park. With a pandemic and...
The former wife of the late theoretical physicist and cosmologist Professor Stephen Hawking was the guest of honour at a ceremony at St Albans School last week. Dr Jane Hawking named its new state-of-the-art science facility after school alumnus Professor Hawking. The Hawking Building houses the science department and includes dedicated physics,...
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