In this edition of Wine Times, Penny Edwards, manager of Cellar Door Wines on London Road and Hatfield House has helped me embark on a friendly exploration of Italian red wines, as we pit Central Italy against Southern Italy in a battle between Marche and Puglia. Central Italy, renowned for its...
A former Liberal Democrat councillor for Sopwell Ward in St Albans has been jailed for sexual offences with a six-year-old child. Shakir Rahman, 46, of Creighton Avenue, St Albans, was convicted of the rape of a child under 13 years old and subsequently sentenced to eight years nine months in prison...
Two late goals saw the Saints suffer defeat in their pre-season opener. Cambridge dominated the opening phase and took the lead early on, as Harrison Dunk was able to connect with a dangerous cross to flick the ball past Johnson. They soon looked to add a second with Jack Lankester cutting inside...
Social media rumours about the permanent closure of St Albans blood clinic have been dismissed by health bosses. The walk-in service, at St Albans City Hospital, is currently attended by nearly 10,000 people a month, with huge pressure on car parking at the site. Posts on local Facebook posts have suggested the...
A month of roadworks will be underway in a major route through St Albans from next week. As part of efforts by Affinity Water to improve their pipes in the local area work will be taking place from July 24 to August 25 to reinforce existing pipes along Sandpit Lane near...
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...
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