There is little that compares to the nostalgic guilty pleasure – the comforting childlike joy of dinner in a paper bag in the (then) back of my dad’s Citroen, writes Laura Bill. Nuggets and floppy chips with him telling us not to get ketchup anywhere while watered-down Coke drips from the...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, writes every fortnight for the St Albans Times...
Rev Peter Crumpler, associate minister at St Paul’s Church in Fleetville, looks at the power of the written word. Sometimes, something you say or write can have a greater impact than you expected. Last time I wrote for the St Albans Times, I asked whether St Albans and Harpenden were good...
Oliver Zissman, co-owner of Leafy in St Albans, explains why he thinks we should be openly discussing the actions of Hamas. The recent events involving Hamas - the terrorist group - and Israel have once again drawn the world's attention to the longstanding and complex Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While international media has...
Rev Peter Crumpler, associate minister at St Paul’s Church in Fleetville, looks at how older people are being marginalised. “Don’t grow old,” a parishioner of advanced years warned me some while back. “You won’t like it.” Sadly that woman is no longer with us, and I’m a whole lot older than when...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena has spread out the blanket and opened the picnic basket to unveil her latest culinary delights...
Mental health care and wellbeing charity founder, Stacey Turner finds herself in Westminster for a very special event. I recently found myself at the House of Lords following an invitation to attend an evening with the Lord Speaker, Sir Charles Walker KBE MP and Alastair Campbell on Mental Health Matters: Turning...
Rev Peter Crumpler, associate minister at St Paul’s Church in Fleetville, talks about accountability at all levels of public life. “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely” – so wrote Lord Acton, a 19th century historian and politician. It’s one of those wise statements that tends to get quoted whenever...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, questions her relationship with fine dining...
Stacey Turner, founder of mental health awareness charity It's OK To Say, talks about their work surrounding this year's event. As the echo of Mental Health Awareness Week approaches, I am very excited because the focus this year is on anxiety to increase people’s awareness and understanding. Don’t get me wrong, I...
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