Since they took over The Boot two decades ago, father and son team Will and Sean Hughes reckon the pub has sold more than 2.2 million pints. Last week they were presented with a Dedication Award from owners Star Pubs in recognition of their milestone anniversary and the £200,000 they have...
For any professional rugby player, there will always be a point in your career when it’s time to hang up your boots, but exactly what you do afterwards is perhaps not as obvious. After tenures with major local clubs, plus a stint representing his native Wales, Will Harries made the perhaps...
Founder and CEO of mental health awareness charity It’s OK To Say, Stacey Turner shines the light on a week important to the whole community. Mental Health Awareness Week for me is all about raising awareness of the year-round struggles people face with reminders of the help and support available. This year’s...
From butterfly spotting to barefoot yoga in one of St Albans’ wonderful parks, from listening to the dawn chorus to watching bats at dusk, Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust is inviting the local community to take part in 30 Days Wild and connect with nature this June. Over the past decade,...
Coming face-to-face with a suspected serial poisoner might be the career-defining anecdote which most solicitors would dine out on for years to come, but for Peter Goodman it is just one of many fascinating stories from his time in law. A former President of St Albans Chamber of Commerce and one-time...
Glued to our mobile phones or trying to navigate our way past chuggers, how often do we really take in our immediate surroundings? A walk through St Albans city centre and beyond can yield some surprising finds if you only take a moment to look up… Having identified some quirky features...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, extols the virtues of the most indulgent of mealtimes. My absolute favourite meal is brunch. It’s a rare indulgence, rather than one of the staple daily meals, which already affords it elevated status. Then there’s the fact that, if you’re having brunch,...
Who doesn’t love a rummage through the racks of our amazing charity shops? One of the many benefits of living in an affluent district like St Albans is the opportunity to pick up vintage gems and designer bargains donated by residents already looking towards the next trend. It isn’t surprising then,...
The good people of St Albans and surrounding area have never been ones to sit back quietly and just accept the established way of doing things. Over the centuries there have been many examples of dissent, non-conformity, riots and downright revolt. It all started over 2000 years ago with the brave...
It would be easy to dismiss Helen Day as an eccentric collector of childhood ephemera, when in reality she is preserving the remnants of a bygone era while researching the backstories and social impact of her subject. With a comprehensive collection of thousands of Ladybird Books filling her Harpenden home, she...
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