05 Apr 2023 Are we failing our working class boys?
Columnist Eris offers another hard-hitting opinion piece...
Columnist Eris offers another hard-hitting opinion piece...
Watch a pair of peregrine falcons breeding live on a special webcam set up at St Albans Cathedral. One of only five pairs in Hertfordshire, the birds have been seen on and around the Cathedral since early spring.The webcam is sponsored by Leica, who manufacture high-end optics, cameras and lenses, and...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This time: founder of mental health awareness charity It's OK To Say Stacey Turner. Do you ever Google yourself? I don’t, however my daughters do! Since appearing on TV, I have been...
Over the last few weeks the future of another beloved St Albans landmark has been put at risk after Café Rouge closed on Holywell Hill. Sue Mann asks what will happen now to this iconic building? St Albans is probably unique in having a Grade II listed Art Deco style former...
Rev Peter Crumpler, associate minister at St Paul’s Church in Fleetville, compares the two major Christian festivals. If you had to make a choice between Christmas and Easter, which would you choose? And, some would say, is it really that much of a contest? Christmas is about a baby boy being born...
Find out if Deborah Heath was a big fan of the faux fab four after seeing them at the Alban Arena. One of the highlights of the Alban Arena year is the marvellous Bootleg Beatles show. Of course, this is testament to the enduring talent and relevance of the real Beatles and...
It has been heralded as the biggest development St Albans council has ever undertaken, a multi-million pound "iconic landmark scheme" on a major gateway into the city centre. But as the total bill for Jubilee Square continues to mount, will the final project deliver on expectations? The scheme formerly known as...
Columnist Eris isn't afraid to address the issues nobody else will talk about...
This is the view from the homes of residents living in Hampden Place, Frogmore, a vista which will be devastated by the proposed rail freight terminal on the former Radlett airfield. Neighbour Susie Taylor said: “This will destroy our neighbourhood and our lovely community. The warehouses will be at the bottom...
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