Hi, I’m Harry. I’m an entrepreneur who cares fanatically about education and co-founder of The Degree Gap, an award-winning tutoring company specialising in the British curriculum. Over the past few years, we have grown into a team of more than 100 tutors. Each one is chosen not just for strong...
Donna Comfort, Deputy Head of Woodlands Nursery at Beechwood Park School near Markyate, explains how they ensure children get the most out of their lunchtimes...
JL Spex arrives at EYES on St Albans not as a sudden idea, but as the final piece of a plan that has been quietly taking shape for more than 40 years.Designed by Jez Levy and made in Italy, JL Spex is a new eyewear collection, currently exclusively available from...
Lumin managing director Martin Cotter tackles your biggest money questions – from offshore investment bonds and personal injury trusts, to whether impaired life annuities could boost your retirement income. What are the options for offshore investment bonds after maximising other tax allowances? Once you have used all your main UK tax allowances...
With Christmas just days away, the pressure is on, and it’s officially too late to rely on posted gifts arriving in time. The good news...
If there’s one thing St Albans does well, it’s kindness. You can feel it everywhere at this time of year – decorated postboxes, sparkly lights everywhere, packed-out community events, and the way people quietly look for ways to make December a little softer for those who need it. And when...
Understanding the implications of the Chancellor’s Budget now could be the difference between missed opportunities and maximising your financial strategy, explains Lumin managing director Martin Cotter. After weeks of rumour, kite-flying, intense lobbying and U-turns, the one indisputable fact about the Autumn Budget is that it has now been delivered and...
If there’s one thing St Albans does brilliantly, it’s community. We’re a city full of people who care – about each other, about local causes, and about the independent businesses that give our neighbourhoods personality and heart.And today (December 6), we get to celebrate all of that together with Small...
The Residential Nil Rate Band, or RNRB, is an allowance that was introduced because rising property prices meant more families were being dragged into paying inheritance tax. The RNRB helps protect family homes and gives people a bit more flexibility when planning what they want to leave behind. For many families, it...
We know, we know – it’s only just December. The decorations are still in boxes, and Jez is still insisting there’s no Christmas music on the playlist until at least the second (third?) week of the month. But not everyone leaves their gift shopping to the last minute (ahem –...
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