A new gate design for Wheathampstead’s Crinkle Crankle Corner has been chosen following a popular community design competition jointly run by Wheathampstead & District Preservation Society (WDPS) and Wheathampstead Parish Council. The competition, launched in October, attracted 18 entries, with three designs shortlisted for final judging. The winning design, created by...
More than 160 people - many with their dogs - turned out to sing Christmas carols at the bandstand in Clarence Park on Saturday afternoon. The singalong, organised by St Paul's Church, Fleetville, included the annual fun competition to find the best-dressed festive dog, with many competitors bidding for the title. The...
Massive tractors illuminated with festive lights made their way in a convoy across the district on Sunday as part of an annual fundraiser for the Alzheimer's Society. The event saw farmers drive their machines from West End Barns in Nomansland, through Wheathampstead, Harpenden High Street, Redbourn and finally St Albans during...
The team behind Evolution Pantomimes might actually shoot me for saying this, but it could be time for Bob Golding to hang up his frocks, musical maestro “Uncle Matt” Mellor to close his piano lid, and Damian Patton to try his hand at some serious drama. Because it’s hard to see...
I am, and always have been, a faithful… supporter of local theatre. Perhaps surprisingly, the addition of The Traitors star Theo Mayne to the cast of this year’s Harpenden panto did not prompt a flurry of references to the hit BBC TV show, even when he donned a long black...
Deborah Heath is blown away by St Albans High School for Girls’ adaptation of the Hogwarts stageplay For any readers who don’t know, ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ presents quite an interesting concept. The original plays (there are two full-length plays designed to be seen in tandem) were written by...
Work on refurbishing Ver Meadows traveller site will get underway in the spring and finish a year after the devastating fire which resulted in the majority of the static and mobile homes being burned to the ground. Residents were left homeless following the inferno at on July 12, which an independent...
If there’s one thing St Albans does brilliantly, it’s community. We’re a city full of people who care – about each other, about local causes, and about the independent businesses that give our neighbourhoods personality and heart.And today (December 6), we get to celebrate all of that together with Small...
As the dust begins to settle on a Budget which has failed to deliver on the hopes of many small companies here in St Albans, politicians and business leaders have attempted to analyse the benefits and flaws in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ autumn statement. First and foremost was the President of St...
In the wake of a Budget which did nothing to ease the strain on local businesses, independent retailers have issued an SOS calling for customers’ support all-year round and not just for Christmas. #SupportOurShops is being led by Nadya Giffen, who runs Nadya Giffen Therapies at The Quadrant in Marshalswick, with...
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