This is the first look at the uniforms girls will be wearing at St Albans School when it becomes co-educational next September. This week, prospective families of both boys and girls took part in an interactive itinerary where they engaged in a range of activities across various departments, guided by current...
An Oaklands College student has achieved remarkable success on the international stage, bringing home eight gold medals after representing Great Britain at the 8th European Down Syndrome Swimming Championships in Albufeira, Portugal. Joe Edwards, a swimmer from the college’s Learning for Independence and Future Employment (LIFE) department, delivered a phenomenal performance...
St Albans Postboxes is back for its eighth year of woolly wonder, and this time organisers shouting it from the rooftops (and the postboxes): ANYONE can sponsor a topper. Not just businesses - but also families, friendship groups, book clubs, schools, dog walkers, knitting circles, and even entire streets. One of their...
There are just a few hours to go before the opening night of Iberos, a new counter-style restaurant inspired by the tabernas of Spain and Portugal, right in the heart of St Albans. Located at 8 George Street, Iberos opens to the public next Tuesday November 25, but a lucky few...
Acclaimed comedy drama The Last Laugh - starring Bob Golding as Harpenden’s own Eric Morecambe - wants your nominations for the prestigious WhatsOnStage Awards. The play, which made its debut at the town’s Eric Morecambe Centre last year, presents an imagined meeting between legendary comedians Eric, Tommy Cooper and Bob Monkhouse. Since...
The rise of Green politics in the UK has been slow but steady over the past few years, but recently saw an unprecedented upswing following the election of new leader Zack Polanski. All of a sudden the Green Party is taking a stand on social and economic policies, and holding other...
We’ve tried to come up with a vision related link to the radio – but sometimes even we’re stumped. Answers on a postcard (or in person) to 63 The Quadrant please…Anyway, if you’ve had the radio on recently, you may well have heard the new advert for Essilor’s Varilux XR...
A much-loved name in fried chicken is coming to St Albans, as Chicken George Jnr prepares to open its first city restaurant in The Maltings Shopping Centre. Their new venue will be on the corner of the centre recently occupied by Locked Rooms - opposite flagship SADC development Jubilee Square. It's a...
One of the district's most popular Christmas traditions is back for another year as Willows' Activity Farm's legendary Santa Spectacular opens this weekend. From Saturday November through to Christmas Eve, visitors will be able to step through a 'polar portal' and find out whether they're on the naughty or nice list...
It's beginning to look at lot like Christmas in St Albans, as the city enters the festive season in style with its annual street festival spectacular. This year's Christmas Cracker saw St Peter's Street closed to traffic on Sunday for a day of family fun including live music, fairground rides, a...
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