News that a Harpenden-based contracting company has gone into liquidation will not have an impact on the rest of the business, it has been confirmed. Jarvis Contracting, which dates back to 1905, announced to its 75 employees on Tuesday that the administrators had been called in before making them all redundant. Jarvis...
They've been mothballed since the start of the Covid pandemic, but now any hopes of a phoenix-like resurrection by the Charter Market's traditional stalls may have been quashed by the decision to melt them down for scrap metal. Even though the debut of 80 promised replacement stalls has been indefinitely postponed...
Marc and Sophie Trinder from Trinder Hair in George Street offer their advice on how to get the latest looks...
A blueprint for the future expansion of London Luton Airport has been unveiled as part of an application submitted to the Planning Inspectorate. If granted, the Development Consent Order is estimated to bring in an additional £1.5bn of economic activity and 100,000 jobs nationwide. The plans include community funding proposals that could...
It's one of St Albans' most popular restaurants, but was James Cameron impressed by his experience? You could not ask for a better start to a meal than the approach to Loft. Walking down George Street everything feels a bit magical already, you then turn into a little alley jam-packed with...
Deborah Heath is at the Abbey Theatre for a gritty cop drama. The Abbey Theatre’s spring programme promises a marvellous mix of entertainment including comedy, drama and musicals. This weekend I was treated to an extremely thoughtful production of “The Incident Room,” a play not about the Yorkshire Ripper but the...
A year after councillors announced the closure of public toilets in Spicer Street and Verulamium Park, there remain limited options if you want to spend a penny in the city centre. It was back in February 2022 that SADC's public realm committee revealed plans to close Verulamium Park Causeway toilets due...
Ripped from their homelands by a fear of violence or death, then thrust into a strange new country where barriers of language and culture keep them isolated, it takes a remarkable person to use these experiences to create works of art and verse. Yet a handful of asylum seekers living in...
A newly-graduated doctor offers their opinion on the state of the National Health Service - be prepared for some shocking comments which might make you re-evaluate how you think about the institution...
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