For the past couple of years, the St Albans Times has attempted to entice people away from their smartphone screens by drawing attention to the fascinating features visible above street level across the district. But what about the quirky objects seen much lower down? Although there aren’t quite as many interesting...
Scarlett Sanders, a sixth form student at The Marlborough Science Academy, examines whether there’s a decline in pupil numbers for modern foreign languages (MFL) and what this means for the future...
Caroline Thain looks at the struggles faced by many local women in obtaining recognition for life-changing conditions such as ADHD and autism in middle age. If you are a midlife woman who often feels overwhelmed, anxious, stressed, or struggling to keep up with the demands in your life, you may be...
In 1914, the popular music hall song, It’s a Long Way to Tipperary, had provided the steady beat to young men marching off to war. Just a few years later, young men and women were dancing exuberantly to the beat of the Charleston and an exciting new sound called jazz....
Richard Smitheman, a much-loved figurative artist and teacher from St Albans, is facing a recurrence of stage 4 colon cancer, just six months after completing a year-long course of surgery and chemotherapy. Treatment has resumed and is already intense, with 10 rounds of chemo completed and radiation plus major surgery to...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, continues her journey through the summer fruit season...
How you change the focus of the NHS from reactive medicine to proactive wellbeing is at the heart of a new initiative running from a St Albans surgery. The Living Well Course is run by team of GPs with expertise in lifestyle medicine, supporting people so they can enjoy the best...
The fascinating lives of Harpenden residents which would otherwise be lost to the mists of history have been collated and preserved for posterity. Social worker Andy Strowman has lived in the same house in Roundwood Lane for more than 15 years, but resided in Harpenden for 40. During this time he...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, explores the delights of plums, greengages and gooseberries...
Vote-chaser or expansion of democracy? The Government’s announcement that the UK voting age would be lowered from 18 to 16 has been met with mixed reactions nationwide. Sixth former at The Marlborough Science Academy, Scarlett Sanders, takes a look at the implications. An extra 1.5 million voters could potentially have their...
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