A 96-year-old craftsman who made intricate paper figures during lockdown has found himself hitting the headlines after deciding to auction off his work - but time is running out to bid on one of the lots. John Wheeler donated the 15cm figures secretly to the Free Library in Milehouse Lane during...
We meet the founder of Tomoka, St Albans' spirits and Champagne boutique, based in Christopher Place Shopping Centre. One of the selling points of St Albans' late, lamented cocktail bar Mokoko was the way it sourced fun and unusual spirits to mix, a practice which naturally led to customers enquiring where...
For families with step-children a robust succession plan can help ensure assets stay within bloodlines, while providing clarity and peace of mind. Lumin Wealth’s Managing Director Martin Cotter explains more. Succession planning can be very important for blended families where a couple have a child, or children, from previous relationships. This...
Up to 40 new homes in the heart of the Green Belt will be built on heavily contaminated land, councillors have been warned. Anderson Design and Build Ltd have been awarded conditional planning permission to construct up to 40 dwellings - including three self-build homes - with car and cycle parking,...
Sparrowhawks and red kites soar through the silent skies; meadow pipets, magpies, wrens and robins are frequent visitors to imposing oak trees; and come twilight you can hear the barking of foxes and catch a glimpse of hedgehogs snuffling in local gardens. At night you don’t hear anything at all. The fields...
Darren McCabe offers his weekly wine recommendations (@dmc_uncorked) Welcome to this week’s Wine Times! I’m still away on holiday, moving from Devon into Cornwall, where I’ve had time to reflect. As part of these reflections, I decided to it was time for a refreshed identity for my Instagram haven, re-branding and changing...
Local audiences can enjoy a preview of OVO Theatre Company's rollicking new production of The Threepenny Opera before it heads to the Minack Theatre in Cornwall and London's West End. Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s show, which is part of the Roman Theatre Open Door Festival, runs from August 31 to...
Gail Jackson from Sustainable St Albans looks at a new project linking local concerns about the environment within a wider global context. Former Mayor of St Albans and honorary alderman Mohammad Iqbal Zia, together with former Mayoress Farhat Zia, have kickstarted a project to tackle a growing plastic pollution problem by...
St Albans' Gabby Read may not have lifted silverware this week on the manicured lawns of Wimbledon – but she still enjoyed an unforgettable experience at SW19. Gabby, 14, who attends Queenswood School, featured in the national finals at the Play Your Way to Wimbledon event, powered by Vodafone – the...
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