Debut author Anna Lucia has drawn on her experience of growing up as part of the Italian community in St Albans in her recently published novel, Broken Madonna. Highly rated and recommended by initial readers, the novel starts in the mountains of post-WWII Italy. At an orphanage, fragile Elisabetta claims to...
How do you go from casual runner to competing in three marathons? St Albans native Carole-Anne Upton will be taking part in the London Marathon this month, and then Sydney later this year, having already tackled the Boston Marathon in Lincolnshire in 2024. But she said she only "kind of fell into...
New parking charges in Victoria Street have already had a devastating impact on traders – so County Hall’s planned improvements for the road must avoid causing further harm. That is the feedback from local business owners following an HCC report on how to create a more sustainable, safe and vibrant environment...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered a Spring Statement which missed a real opportunity to deliver positive change. That’s the damning accusation in the wake of last week’s announcement on the state of the nation’s finances, with St Albans’ Lib Dem MP Daisy Cooper pulling no punches. She said: “People in St Albans...
It’s a Friday morning, and Dayanira Rodriguez-Marquez is on the train to her job as deputy head housekeeper at the Park Lane Hilton when her mobile rings. The caller is a housing officer from SADC, instructing her that she needs to move out of the temporary accommodation she shares with her...
Campaign group Save St Albans Pubs has said the Government is squeezing businesses dry, and is calling on local residents to pledge their support for vital changes to keep them afloat. The trading positions of pubs across St Albans remains stressed with major inflationary issues still a huge concern for pubs...
The boss of a school trust has refused to comment on the conduct of a headteacher who made sexualised remarks to members of staff at a St Albans school. Gareth Linwood escaped being barred from the profession for making a series of misogynistic comments and sending sexual emails following the findings...
A St Albans mum is running 10 miles a day to raise awareness of a little-known autoimmune condition which affects her eight-year-old daughter. Lindsey Brown, 43, is also fundraising for three charities which support her daughter Gertie, who has Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. JIA is an autoimmune and inflammatory condition where the immune...
The Government has approved plans for the expansion of London Luton Airport from 19 million passengers per year to 32 million by the mid-2040s. Campaigners claim the move will unlock £1.5 billion in economic growth for the region. Airport owners Luton Rising submitted a Development Consent Order (DCO) in February 2023 because...
These are the dramatic scenes in Old London Road after a car was flipped over and ended up on its roof. Police, ambulance and fire fighters were called to the narrow backstreet at around 8.30pm on Friday, only to find a grey Hyundai Kona upside down on the side of the...
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