03 Sep 2025 The cuisine of Corfu
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, discovers some taste sensations on her summer hols...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, discovers some taste sensations on her summer hols...
Through an old wooden door and up a winding stone staircase in the depths of St Albans Cathedral can be found a hidden treasure trove of historical artefacts - stacked on shelves, secured in storage boxes, and secreted in cardboard folders and wooden bureaux. This is the Muniment Room, a remarkable...
A St Albans-based personal trainer, nutritionist and life coach has made the national media in recognition of his 10-stone weight loss journey. Mark Ludlow went from weighing more than 23 stone and wearing 3XL clothes to building a career helping local people achieve life-changing results through a truly personalised and holistic...
Once referred to as a nation of shopkeepers, it’s perhaps fair to say that today’s Britain is more of a nation of hospitality businesses – but for how long? Recent months have seen the Government’s new tax burdens take their toll on businesses across the district, with the hospitality industry in...
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...
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