One of the biggest arguments put forwards by Herts county council for selling the former Radlett Aerodrome for a strategic rail freight interchange has been the huge financial benefit it will provide for local taxpayers. Campaigners argue that HCC has failed in its fiduciary duty, not only over the value of...
We were recently chatting with a colleague (Hannah) who has a condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP). This genetic condition affects about one in four thousand people and causes gradual decline and loss of the light sensing cells called photoreceptors in the retina. There are over 100 genetic variations known to cause...
Drop in for a friendly taster of the world of theatre at the Abbey Theatre in St Albans on Saturday September 2. The Company of Ten team are inviting curious minds and aspiring artists to experience the passion that fuels the creative process. Imagine how you might play a role, onstage,...
Rev Peter Crumpler, associate minister at St Paul’s Church in Fleetville, looks at how older people are being marginalised. “Don’t grow old,” a parishioner of advanced years warned me some while back. “You won’t like it.” Sadly that woman is no longer with us, and I’m a whole lot older than when...
St Albans MP Daisy Cooper and council leader Chris White were walking through the bustling crowds at a heaving Charter Market one Saturday morning about a month ago. Traders were touting their wares, customers were jostling for a bargain, and the sunshine blessed the street scene with a golden hue. Daisy...
Laura Bill literally sheds blood in her quest for the latest innovative beauty treatment...
It might sound cynical but do the officers working for SADC just dream up ways to make people’s lives even more difficult on a daily basis? Everybody is feeling the pinch. Should you really have to pay to go and visit your friend who has spent a fortune to live...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This time: barber and hair stylist Sam Campagna. Do you ever Google yourself? Yes! There’s only two of me in the UK. One is a footballer and the other a hairdresser. Are things...
This week we celebrated International Pinot Noir Day! Pinot Noir happens to be my absolute favourite grape variety and is an absolute winner for all you wine enthusiasts out there. Pronounced ‘pee-no nwar’, this most highly prized grape in the world, is also known as the ‘heartbreak grape’, rewarding patience with...
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