A charity fundraiser which encourages volunteers to spend a night on cardboard sleeping under the stars is marking its 30th anniversary this November. The St Albans Sleepout started in 1993 under the leadership of Reverend Paul Hackwood, then the St Albans Diocese’s social responsibility officer. The idea behind the event was...
Thousands of people flocked to St Peter's Street on Sunday for the annual St Albans Food and Drink Feastival. The six-hour street party featured around 100 market stalls offering a vast variety of food and drink products from many local suppliers and hospitality businesses. There was also be a live cookery theatre...
James Cameron visits the St Albans Food and Drink Feastival and tries to sample as many dishes as his stomach can cope with...
One of St Albans' flagship venues is relaunching with an exciting new look. The Pioneer Club in Heathlands Drive opens its doors this Saturday (September 23) for a special open day. All fixed up and painted over the past few weeks by a keen team of volunteer skaters, musicians and parents, they'd...
Opening EYES on St Albans was Jez’s dream. Even when he was fitting out the shell of the shop, he was determined that his little corner of The Quadrant was to become part of the community. Not just the Marshalswick community, but St Albans as a whole – by doing what...
More than 15,000 people flocked to Harpenden on Saturday for the annual Food and Drink Festival. Food stalls ran through the High Street and Harpenden Common, offering fresh market-stall produce and an array of street food. Bar areas, ferret racing, outdoor community seating areas, DJs, a live Music Stage and the...
A father and son acoustic guitar combo are performing a free gig to encourage more customers to visit their local. Mark Lomax and dad Paul - who perform as Lomax and Lomax - are playing at The Rat’s Castle in Fleetville on Saturday from 8pm. Mark explained why they agreed to perform:...
Skilled local drone pilot - and regular contributor to the St Albans Times - Andy Lawrence has captured this bird's eye view of Pub in the Park. He took the images on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, when crowds at the Verulamium Park event were enjoying the September sunshine. ...
The festival season reached a fitting finale this weekend with the return of Pub in the Park St Albans. The annual celebration of food, drink and music was hosted by celebrity chefs Tom Kerridge and Ainsley Harriott, and featured performances from the likes of Rudimental, Craig David and UB40 featuring Ali...
In his debut stage play, Michael Palin, writer of many of Monty Python’s greatest sketches and films, takes a sharp look at family values, served up with a generous helping of dark humour. If you've ever had a family gathering that made you question your sanity, you’ll recognise the people in...
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