An 18-year-old man was arrested for a string of offences after failing to stop for police. A black Talaria Power Max motorcycle was initially spotted by officers riding along Harpenden Road in St Albans at around 3.16am. When it failed to stop, they gave pursuit but eventually lost sight of it. Another...
St Albans MP Daisy Cooper and Harpenden's Victoria Collins have responded to the Mandelson scandal surrounding Prime Minister Kier Starmer. They were speaking in the wake of Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar calling on the PM to step down for his part in appointing Peter Mandelson as United States ambassador in...
Essential work is underway to protect the integrity of an iconic Harpenden pub at risk of subsidence. Thames Water are carrying out repairs in High Street, just outside The Cross Keys pub, following a sewer collapse at the end of last year. Cracks have appeared in the walls of the Grade II...
Expect joyful onstage interaction and stunning individual skill as this band of some of the UK's finest jazz musicians play their way through a delightfully swinging repertoire. Following sell-out concerts at St Albans Cathedral in 2024 and 2025 (under Luke Jerram's Museum of the Moon) and the acclaimed worldwide release of...
James Cameron hoists the colours at St Albans Cathedral for some sailors’ folk songs underneath the whales...
Oasis, Jamiroquai, The Foo Fighters, Eminem, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Chemical Brothers, Alanis Morissette, Robbie Williams and Gwen Stefani are among the tribute acts set to rock the stage of the Totally 90s Festival in St Albans this summer. Taking place at Oaklands College from August 1-2, the event promises...
Headteacher of The Marlborough Science Academy, Annie Thomson, is to step down after 22 years in the role. Over this period Ms Thomson and her team have led the school through six Ofsted inspections, three different frameworks and the transition to academy status in 2012. Chair of governors Jane Walter-Smith said: "Over...
Burgess Hill 0 St Albans City 1 (Isthmian League Premier Division)By Jess Unwin, file photo by Jim Standen New signing Sam Donkin made a crucial stoppage-time save in his debut game to help St Albans City clinch victory and put an end to the Saints’ recent losing streak. St Albans announced the...
Deborah Heath is at the Abbey Theatre for Company of Teens' version of the female-centric interpretation of the Green myth...
A new mural reflecting on the history of a George Street building is being formerly unveiled this week.The work, on the side of George Street Canteen, is the result of a unique collaboration between acclaimed artist Ant Steel and the charity The Arts Society St Albans, brought together by Professor Tim Boatswain, chair of Conservation...
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