The St Albans Postboxes fundraising campaign is back for 2025, and the call has gone out for official sponsors of this much-loved community event. Now in its eighth year, St Albans Postboxes has raised over £165,000 for local charities, thanks to the creativity of volunteer makers, the support of generous businesses, and...
The organisers of the ever-popular George Street Gin and Jazz Festival have expressed their regret at having to cancel the event due to extreme bad weather. Weather warnings of high winds, coupled with torrential rain, has resulted in St Albans City Centre BID and George Street Retail Association deciding to pull...
Are you brave enough to venture inside the UK's most terrifying new Halloween event? Halloween Haunt Fest will be making its debut at Hertfordshire Showground on October 17, featuring four hair-raising immersive scare mazes alongside many more eerie experiences for a night out that’s guaranteed to deliver heart-pounding, high-intensity horror. Created by...
An inspirational Harpenden mother is celebrating her 10-year milestone free from cancer in the best way she knows how; by giving back and supporting others. A decade ago, Angel Ashcroft was facing the unthinkable. She had a diagnosis of triple negative grade 3 breast cancer while 22 weeks pregnant with her...
The Bootleg Beatles are returning to St Albans on October 9, bringing their highly-acclaimed tribute to the Fab Four to the Alban Arena for one night only. Deborah Heath caught up with George, aka Stephen Hill, to gain a behind-the-scenes insight into the show. Got To Get You Into My Life The...
Award-winning St Albans-based rock, concert and music photographer Neil Lupin brought his talents to the stages of the Pioneer Club to capture these powerful images of last Saturday’s Escape to the City all-dayer. Neil’s portfolio is an A-Z of music icons including the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Take That,...
St Albans' family-friendly autumn festival is back at Oaklands College's Smallford campus on Saturday October 4. Oaktober Fest 2025 will feature live performances and workshops from St Albans School of Performing Arts, farm fun including animal meet-and-greets, shopping stalls with local crafts, produce and unique gifts, food and drink, from street...
The 28th annual St Albans Beer & Cider Festival is now in full swing at the Alban Arena, running from Wednesday to Saturday. Organised by South Herts CAMRA, the event features hundreds of cask ales, craft beers, international brews, perries, ciders, wines, spirits and soft drinks. Across three floors of the Arena...
A sharply-written, laugh-out-loud comedy about love, life and everything in-between comes to the Abbey Theatre in October. Darkly funny, poignant, yet heart-wrenchingly honest, The Harmony Test by acclaimed playwright Richard Molloy tells the story of two couples, one trying for a baby, the other teetering on collapse. Newly-weds Zoe and Kash are...
As the city settles into the rhythm of autumn, The Pioneer Club is turning up the volume with a dynamic and diverse programme of events that promises to entertain, inspire, and bring the community together. From grassroots music events to nostalgic club nights and quizzes, the historic venue - known for...
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