Is the tide starting to turn against the controversial city centre road closures? As we move towards the third and final period of the trial, the success of the scheme is increasingly coming into doubt. As readers will be aware, the closures of High Street, George Street and part of Verulam Road...
Has St Albans district council jumped the gun when it comes to building on our precious Green Belt? Campaign groups across the district watched with baited breath as Monday's meeting of the SADC planning, policy and climate committee identified preferred sites for the building of new homes in the period up...
Harpenden-based financial management company Lumin Wealth has welcomed a team of specialist mortgage advisors into its portfolio. The tie-up with Davidson Deem Ltd adds to Lumin Wealth’s range of existing services, which include investments, pensions, inheritance and tax planning, and financial protection for business and family. Both existing and future Lumin clients...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena looks at the diverse dishes you can make using the humble strawberry...
As a decidedly different take on the Great Detective comes to the Roman Theatre, the game's afoot for Deborah Heath...
A rainbow of runners have done their bit to raise funds for new play equipment at a St Albans primary school. How Wood school organised a Well-Being Sponsored Fun Day and Colour Run to kickstart a campaign by the PTA to hit a £15,000 target for new school apparatus in the...
Thousands of people enjoyed the long-awaited return of the Alban Street Festival on Sunday. Cancelled by the pandemic and postponed due to the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the event has not taken place since 2019. It featured a programme of free entertainment including live music, fun activities and street performers, plus...
A parade of giant puppets celebrated the story of Saint Alban, Britain’s first Christian martyr, in a procession of Roman chariots, centurions, lions and executioners. The annual event, which is organised by St Albans Cathedral, took place in the city centre on Saturday as part of the wider Alban Weekend. It was...
In the pursuit of another delightful cheese and wine paring, this week’s Wine Times takes me back to Ed and his team at Fleetville Larder, writes Wine Enthusiast Darren McCabe. One of the things I love about their range of wines, despite their taste, is the funky labels, interesting names and...
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