St Albans city centre businesses have just hours left to cast their vote in the BID ballot, which closes at 5pm Thursday October 8. Businesses that still have their ballot paper are being urged not to miss the deadline, with St Albans City Centre BID arranging a final collection service to...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Christopher Faulkner, the founder of Our Next Step, an online dating community preparing to launch in St Albans, Harpenden and Wheathampstead, which aims to help local people build...
Deborah Heath takes a look back at this year’s shows...
James Cameron returns to an old favourite restaurant in the heart of the city centre...
For years, the property law position for unmarried couples has been relatively straightforward: living together does not, by itself, give you an interest in your partner’s property. That could be about to change. The Government’s consultation, A Fairer End to Relationships, considers introducing new rights for qualifying cohabiting couples when they separate....
Trinder Hair Studios in St Albans welcomed clients, friends, family and team members to the salon this weekend to celebrate its 10th anniversary, marking a decade of exceptional hairdressing, creativity and community. The multi-award-winning salon opened its doors for a special anniversary celebration that brought together many of the people who...
Every year, hundreds of people from across the district give up the comfort of their beds for one night and take part in the St Albans Sleepout. It provides an opportunity to stand in solidarity with local people facing housing crises and raises vital funds that help them rebuild their...
This month, Ruth reflects on how one tiny chihuahua has shaped her friendships, her home and her life in St Albans...
A care worker from Harpenden has credited the residents he looks after with giving him hope as he navigates life with Stage 4 cancer. AJ Villagracia was diagnosed with metatastic pheochromocytoma in 2024, an extremely rare cancer that affects the adrenal glands. As hospitality team leader at Harpenden Springs, which opened on...
A St Albans documentary filmmaker who spent five years charting one man’s mission to help vulnerable Nigerian children falsely accused of witchcraft has released the fruit of his efforts on Amazon Prime. Lucca Bertollini’s film Nameless Children chronicles the extraordinary journey of Caddington preacher Leo dos Santos, who resolved to tackle...
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