Mental health care and wellbeing charity founder, Stacey Turner finds herself in Westminster for a very special event. I recently found myself at the House of Lords following an invitation to attend an evening with the Lord Speaker, Sir Charles Walker KBE MP and Alastair Campbell on Mental Health Matters: Turning...
More than 800 people attended the inaugural Cottonmill Gathering community festival in Sopwell ward last weekend. The festival, which was organised by Sopwell Residents Association, featured live music all afternoon, fairground games for children to play, and the popular welly-wanging for both youngsters and grown-ups. There were cake stalls run by the...
A grassroots campaign has been launched to save mature trees in St Albans threatened with destruction by Network Rail. Wilderhood Watch is made up of residents from Lancaster Road and Gurney Court Road, who are angry at plans to remove many of the trees behind their gardens - including sycamore and...
A family-friendly, community-based festival returned for its fifth year to the atmospheric surroundings of St Saviour’s Church. The Beer and Fizz Festival featured live music from the likes of Kick Pistol, Tom Wackett, Henry Nurse, Catherine Ashby, The Big Choir and Billy Patrick, complete with street food and a selection of...
In the words of the legendary James Taylor: "I've seen fire and I've seen rain." Both were in good supply at the inaugural Fighting Cocks Fest on Saturday. Even the free ponchos supplied by the pub were not enough to protect punters from the deluge which battered them shortly after the event...
A leading Conservative county councillor has dismissed concerns over the proposed Park Street rail freight depot as being limited to only local interest. Cllr Richard Thake, who represents Knebworth and Codicote, is a former HCC planning portfolio holder. He was part of the overview and scrutiny committee that rejected the call-in of...
A new initiative has paired local artists with 20 businesses around the city to provide them with an opportunity to showcase their work. The artists, who form part of the Collective Gallery artistic hub on Holywell Hill, will be taking part in the inaugural St Albans Art Trail from July 15-29. This...
From a Picnic on the Meads to a parade through the High Street, the community of Wheathampstead proved they knew how to enjoy themselves at the annual Village Weekend. Saturday saw picnicking families entertained by Wheathampstead’s Got Talent, the Sonorite Saxophone Quartet and popular local band, The Carnegies. The following day the...
There were tears and there was laughter. Residents of a St Albans community were overcome with emotion when they wished a fond farewell to retiring milkman Michael Tutton MBE, better known as 'Mick the Milk'. A special event marking his retirement was hosted by the Portland Arms on Saturday afternoon, where...
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