Following on from the recent Men’s Mental Health Week It’s OK To Say founder and CEO Stacey Turner looks at how sometimes we just need to be the place where someone can finally put things down. This Men’s Mental Health Week, the theme is clear: taking small and manageable actions that...
Save the date! It’s time to get arty again when Harpenden’s Art on the Common returns to town on the weekend of July 4-5. This annual event is part of a growing local art and culture scene and features more than 70 artists exhibiting, alongside live music and other entertainment. Any artwork...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Alexandra Standley, award-winning personal stylist, TEDx speaker and sustainable fashion consultant - see alexandrastandley.co.uk Where do you walk when you want to think? I go for a walk every morning...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, explores the different varieties of vinegar now available...
As James Cameron makes a long-awaited visit to the Thai restaurant that’s bigger on the inside than the outside...
A blue plaque commemorating iconic local philantrophist Samuel Ryder has been unveiled at the site of his former seed and exhibition hall. The plaque is at 27a Holywell Hill, St Albans, a Grade II listed building designed by the architect Percival Blow in 1931 and now occupied by Moka Indian restaurant...
Harpenden’s Banking Hub, which opened as an interim facility at the Town Hall in December 2024, has opened its doors to customers in its new permanent central location. Its move to 35 High Street ensures accessible banking services for customers in the town. Cash Access UK, which runs the Banking Hub, has received more than...
Great Britain's most successful male Winter Olympian of all time, Matt Weston, returned to Oaklands College this week to celebrate student success and inspire the next generation of athletes. The historic homecoming saw Matt receive a hero's welcome as he arrived at the college's Smallford campus in a vintage Beauford Open...
Ten years after Referendum Day - on which 52 per cent of the UK population voted to leave the European Union - Harpenden MP Victoria Collins has called on the Government to implement a new deal with Europe, including joining the single market. Victoria says too many local businesses and families...
A historic and unique annual tradition celebrating Britain’s first saint took place in the city centre on Saturday. Crowds wowed at the sight of 12 spectacular 3m tall carnival puppets and a colourful re-enactment of the events which led to Alban’s execution at the hands of the Romans. The parade even included...
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