Cardboard boxes labelled ‘False Teeth [Sets of]’ and ‘Victorian Xmas decorations’, folders packed with magazines from the ‘50s and ‘60s, a bristle of walking sticks and a phalanx of swords, false flowers and vintage furniture, vases, goblets, crockery, keys, and even a severed head… It’s amazing what you can find at...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, raids her garden for some fresh herbs. Last week we visited my parents-in-law up in the Midlands. My father-in-law had done an online shop to make sure there was plenty of food to feed everyone, and among the wares were wild...
Get on your bike and ride! As part of National Bike Week, we've come up with a selection of cycle routes around St Albans for riders of all abilities. Jackie Jayawardena, experienced cyclist and founder of JJ Fitness Personal Training in St Albans said: “Cycling is excellent to boost fitness and...
What makes a good design? Come to think of it, what inspires a good design? How do creatives craft a brand and tell the right story? Founder and executive creative director of Intertype international design agency, Asa Cook has worked for 22 years in the design industry creating brand packaging, identity...
To mark the occasion of its reopening following a month-long refurbishment, we take a look back at the long history of The Peahen, the former hotel which initially served as a coaching inn for the route up Holywell Hill into the city centre. A building bearing the name of “le Pehenne”...
St Albans has often had to face down trouble. For centuries, its strategic location has placed it right on the route of invaders, from Roman legionnaires to Norman troops bristling with weapons. Not to mention lying on the deadly path of armies on the move. But the people of St...
Lisa Sinnott, a dog behaviourist who qualified in clinical animal behaviour with The University of Edinburgh Royal (Dick) School of Vet Studies is the founder of St Paws Training Academy. As part of National Pet Month she offers her top tips for preparing for off-lead walks with your dog. We’ve had...
Tucked away in the backrooms of a sleepy gospel hall is one of St Albans’ best kept secrets. Unless you are wandering down Lattimore Road on a Sunday and come across the volunteers handing out leaflets, chances are you will not be aware of the existence of a free exhibition offering...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, explores the versatility of the seasonal salad...
For 20 years, between the 1970s and 1990s, thousands of innocent sick children were pumped with HIV, Hepatitis C and CJD – and it was covered up until this week. In Caroline Thain’s exclusive interview with a St Albans-based campaigner and victim, we reveal how her horrifying story is finally...
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