While 700 prisoners across the UK were released from prison last week, a St Albans man was jailed for 13 weeks for stealing £138 worth of food from Aldi. Not everybody who helps themselves to supermarket produce is doing so because they are hungry, but food poverty is real and is...
Imagine not knowing whether you’re going to have enough money next month to feed your family, having to accept that you can’t put food on the table, and that you will need to seek help in order to keep your children from growing hungry. Food insecurity is a growing issue in...
Beechwood Park School has unveiled new facilities which aim to provide pupils with exciting opportunities to explore coding, robotics, AI and digital innovation. The specialist computing and robotics room formspart of its continued investment in future-focused education, digital learning and STEM provision. The new facility features 24 dedicated workstations, a FIRST LEGO...
An error by the Government's Valuation Office Agency was behind a business rates crisis which threatened the future of two of St Albans much-loved businesses. In September, both Smallford Farm Shop and the HATCH restaurant which shares the site said they would have to cease trading next year after being landed...
The trustees of Home-Start Hertfordshire have decided to wind down and subsequently close the charity, citing worsening economic conditions for the reason. The charity delivers high quality volunteer-led services to support families in Hertfordshire through challenging times, stepping in to support parents through their difficulties as early as possible, helping them...
Volunteers from Batchwood Pickers took matters into their own hands on Saturday morning, tackling what residents describe as the last major litter eyesore in New Greens - a fenced-off, council-owned site behind the social club, alongside the well-used Partridge Road. The clean-up marked a milestone for the community group, whose volunteers...
A mother and son team from St Albans will be driving desperately needed supplies into the wartorn heart of Ukraine. Norma McComb, 54, and her 21-year-old son Reuben will be heading off in an evacuation vehicle on October 21 as part of a convoy supporting the war effort in the beleaguered...
Two St Albans fencers have struck gold for Great Britain at the Istanbul U17 European Fencing Circuit, while a third Academy athlete claimed a historic bronze. Thea Joseph, who attends St Albans Girls’ School, and Karolina Kabelis, from Loreto College, were part of the Great Britain women’s team that won the...
Seventeen-year-old equestrian Leola Hammond from St Albans has clinched national glory after winning the prestigious Pony Club Elite Championship (80 km) at the iconic Red Dragon Festival of Endurance in mid-Wales. Partnered with 17-year-old purebred Arabian mare HB Pandora (affectionately known at home as ‘Dory’), the dedicated young rider conquered challenging...
An annual community celebration of the fruit produced by Highfield Park’s historic orchards brought together families, friends and neighbours from across St Albans on a sunny Sunday afternoon. The free Apple Day event takes place every year on the first Sunday in October, and includes children’s games, apple juicing demonstrations and...
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