A deep dive into the film industry will uncover a wealth of different careers, all contributing to the greater purpose of shaping the finished product ready for release in our cinemas or streaming platforms. St Albans native Tom Barrow is a production sound mixer, which means he is in charge of...
With film crews becoming a regular feature on our streets, Alex Assadian attempts to compile a definitive guide to the St Albans district’s many appearances on film and television...
It might be said that dead men tell no tales, but that certainly doesn’t apply to many of the men – and women – whose final resting place is in Hatfield Road Cemetery. A walk around this tranquil green space one sunny autumn afternoon in the company of cemeteries superintendent Kate...
The long-awaited St Albans edition of perennial family favourite Monopoly was officially launched this week. Businesses, charities and other organisations featuring on the board were invited to a special launch event at The Odyssey Cinema on Monday. St Albans Cathedral replaces Mayfair from the classic London original, joined in the top set...
It might only be October, but that doesn’t mean it’s too early to pick up your calendar for the coming year. And if you’re looking for something with a local focus, there are two very different offerings on the marketplace. The first is from award-winning Harpenden photographer Steve Collins, and features his...
Are SADC’s food hygiene inspectors being unduly harsh on our beleaguered hospitality industry? The past year has seen several businesses awarded potentially devastating Food Hygiene Ratings, only for these to be reversed following a re-inspection just weeks later. An inspection of Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in March resulted in a score of...
In June 1948, despite post-war austerity and the continuation of rationing, St Albans held its Millenary Pageant, marking the thousandth anniversary of the founding of three churches, a school and the market. In the midst of Verulamium Park, scenes were re-enacted from key moments in St Albans’ rich history, including one...
Are you one of those shoppers in St Albans and Harpenden who have become increasingly frustrated by the lack of human beings serving at supermarkets as do-it-yourself checkout points seem to be taking over? With the majority of the person-operated tills in Marks & Spencer’s St Peter’s Street store recently replaced...
Things certainly aren’t standing still for OVO’s founder and artistic director Adam Nichols. No sooner has the curtain fallen on this year’s Roman Theatre Festival than he faces a more practical challenge in having to secure planning permission for their new theatre site. The company is bidding to transform the Grade...
Hundreds of parents across the district have signed a pledge promising not to buy their children a smartphone until they are in Year 9, as the Smartphone Free Childhood campaign moves into a new phase. Top of the list for the district, and second in the whole of Herts, is the...
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