St Paul’s Church in Fleetville is holding a special service for anyone who has been bereaved, either recently or at any time in the past. The Blandford Road church has organised a ‘Remembering Service’ at 4pm on Sunday June 29, open to anyone who would like time and space to recall...
A St Albans primary school will be prohibiting the use of mobile phones by parents and carers anywhere on the school site from the start of the autumn term. Fleetville Junior School in Hatfield Road has introduced the ban for drop-offs and pick-ups, but also events like sports day and plays. They...
St Albans mum Lisa Stanley shares – in her own voice - the story of her battle fighting for her child’s education, and why she feels let down by the organisations which should have supported her through this traumatic time...
The first female teacher at Verulam School, Olga Hopkins, has been recognised for a life of service by the opening of the new Hopkins Study Room. Olga, a remarkable 99 year old resident of Brampton Road, has led an extraordinary life of dedication, but for Verulam staff and pupils she will...
From BGT to STA, diverse rock group Electric Umbrella raised the roof at St Albans Cathedral as hundreds of local schoolchildren were blown away by their performance. The band – which actively welcomes people with neurodivergence or disabilities – reached the semi-finals of this year’s Britain’s Got Talent in May, and...
A controversial seven-day markets operation in St Albans city centre has failed to meet expectations – yet councillors are still considering making it permanent. As part of a 12-month pilot scheme approved last July, SADC provided pitches for at least 10 stalls every day throughout the week, operating as additional markets...
With nominations flying in for the second Ember Designs Eco Award of the year, the judges have claimed it was the toughest decision to date. After much deliberation, congratulations go to Anna Barrett, eco-lead of the United Reform Church in Chiswell Green. Anna is a tireless champion for all things ‘green’ and...
For more than 60 years, the St Albans International Organ Festival has been known in organ networks as "the friendly festival". Partly this is because the competitors bind together to form a mutually supportive community – celebrating each other's successes, and commiserating others when they have not been selected by the...
It’s fair to say that there’s nowhere else in the world where you can watch two giant eyeballs parading through a city centre alongside a cohort of Roman legionnaires, two giant birds of prey and assorted local dignitaries. The event is, of course, St Albans’ annual Alban Day, which honours the...
St Albans got a little cleaner – and a lot more fun – thanks to a fantastic community effort led by local councillor Matt Fisher and some enthusiastic St Albans Beavers. Cllr Fisher rolled up on the Greener Together-provided cargo E-bike, fully loaded with litter-picking hoops and bags, ready for action....
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