There are certain signs that autumn has arrived in St Albans. The leaves start turning, knitwear reappears, someone mentions putting the heating on, and the colours in our wardrobes begin getting altogether richer. This year, though, autumn isn’t all brown, burgundy and black. Blue is having a moment. British Vogue has picked out...
As always there are a number of highlights from this year’s budget and a lot of detail in the supplementary information that follows. If anything caught your attention or affects you or your business, then get in touch with your tax adviser. For individuals, there are a collection of small impact...
There are glasses that do a perfectly respectable job of sitting on your face. And then there are glasses that seem to enter the room a fraction before you do. Theo is very much in the second camp. The Belgian eyewear brand has arrived at EYES on St Albans, bringing with it...
Lumin Wealth’s Managing Director, Martin Cotter, examines how to plan for changes in inheritance tax...
St Albans city centre businesses have just hours left to cast their vote in the BID ballot, which closes at 5pm Thursday October 8. Businesses that still have their ballot paper are being urged not to miss the deadline, with St Albans City Centre BID arranging a final collection service to...
For years, the property law position for unmarried couples has been relatively straightforward: living together does not, by itself, give you an interest in your partner’s property. That could be about to change. The Government’s consultation, A Fairer End to Relationships, considers introducing new rights for qualifying cohabiting couples when they separate....
Most of us think we know what happens during an eye test. You read a few letters. Cover one eye.Cover the other. Answer the age-old question of “better...
We all have those appointments we keep meaning to book.The dentist.The MOT.The boiler service.The eye test. Not because we don't know they're important, but because life has a habit of getting in the way. If you can still see well enough to read your phone, drive the car and watch the...
There was a time when choosing glasses meant asking one simple question: “Do they make me look sensible?” Thankfully, those days seem to be disappearing. Instead, people are asking a much more interesting question: “Do these make me happy?” It’s part of a growing fashion movement known as dopamine dressing - the idea...
If you’re considering your next renovation or looking for inspiration for a new home project, make St Albans your destination this September. From September 14-20, St Albans Homes & Interiors Week brings together an impressive collection of specialist interiors businesses in the city centre, creating a week-long celebration of style, design...
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