A group which has sought to protect St Albans heritage for future generations for over 175 years has once again entered the fray. St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archaeological Society (SAHAAS) has played its part in preventing the demolition of the Clock Tower, helping to preserve the three churches of...
Make no mistake, getting around St Albans district by car is proving increasingly frustrating, a situation compounded by city centre closures and extensive road works - but is there a quick-win solution or are we looking at years of academic studies and traffic management schemes? One man who thinks there are...
OVO theatre company has recently celebrated its 20th year and 105th production. Under the inspirational leadership of director and co-founder Adam Nichols it has grown from being a community group to professional company with a well-deserved reputation for distinctive re-imaginings of classic texts. As a long-standing admirer of OVO’s work,...
Could your school's art department benefit from £1,000 towards essential supplies? The Maltings Art Prize is a competition for youngsters aged four to 18 offering a top prizes to the winning child and their school. Run by The Maltings Shopping Centre, this year the contest is looking for 2D artwork or 3D...
No answers have been forthcoming from Herts county council over whether fresh evidence presented by rail freight campaigners could prevent the sale of the former Radlett airfield site. A damning dossier presented to HCC earlier this month by Save St Albans: Fight the Freight highlights a number of significant material changes...
OK so we may be taking liberties with our version of the line from The Beatles' classic A Day in the Life, but few people - especially motorists and cyclists - can fail to have noticed the sorry state of disrepair that currently blights the district's roads. We're used to the...
In hospitality, good news has been scarce of late – what with Covid, the cost of living crisis and the cost of utilities – it hasn’t been easy for the sector. However, local employer Farr Brew have bucked those trends and recently secured a significant nationwide award for their Wheathampstead based...
Having never made it to the top of St Albans' historic Clock Tower in 14 years of living and working here, it was impossible to ignore the invitation to attend this year's grand opening and finally take the challenge. And wasn't it worth it! On a beautiful spring day with nary...
For the first time, the city's Museum + Gallery is holding a special exhibition focused on one of the forgotten conflicts from its long history. The Wars of the Roses (1455–1487), were fought between two rival branches of the Plantagenet family (the houses of Lancaster and York). The Second Battle of St...
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