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Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, has returned from her family holiday full of inspiration...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, has returned from her family holiday full of inspiration...
Scorching temperatures, parched gardens, bone dry rivers, broken supermarket fridges - the toll of multiple heatwaves have impacted on communities across the district. The past few months have been exceptionally hot, dry, and characterised by record-low rainfall and multiple severe heatwaves, with peak temperatures reaching or exceeding 38°C. Although the weekend saw...
It’s been a while since we last suggested to take a look above your heads and take in some of the quirky architectural features found scattered across the district. But with the summer holidays still stretching inexorably into the distance, what better time to take a moment of contemplation and...
Caroline Thain reflects on the headline acts of St Albans’ musical past, and finds out what they’re up to today...
Alex Assadian takes a deep dive into the music scene in St Albans and how it has become an intrinsic part of the city’s arts and culture...
The last few weeks have been full of frustration again, writes Laura Bill. The search for meaningful work in addition to the work I do with the St Albans Times. I am very much a journalist and a teacher – by qualifications, skills and experience. It’s not a flaky thing,...
A community choir is showing no signs of resting on its laurels after 10 years and with half a million pounds donated to a groundbreaking cancer research centre. In fact, the founder of The Big Choir Sharon Czapnik Down not only has her eyes set on a £1m target, but she’s...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, has just returned from her choir’s visit to eastern Europe… I’ve just returned from four days in Prague. Every year, my choir goes on tour, performing in churches, theatres and plenty of quite esoteric venues, too. This time, for example, we...
History buffs will have to wait years until they see the fruits of a high-profile archaeological dig at a 16th century St Albans pub – but it should be worth the wait. Earlier this year, a team from DRP Archaeology and Verulamium Museum – with guidance from Place Services and Historic...
St Albans business leader Nick Silverstone spent decades wondering why building businesses felt so much harder than everyone else made it look. He realised that it was his undiagnosed ADHD and was later given a diagnosis in his mid-fifties after reaching “a devastating personal low point”. He has turned that experience into...
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