Queues of eager customers snaked through the length of The Maltings Shopping Centre ahead of the opening of St Albans' long-awaited Søstrene Grene store. The first in line were mother and daughter Kamal and Juhi Gajjar, from Kings Langley, who arrived complete with seats and umbrellas at 7.30am - two and...
Marshalswick's own EYES on St Albans has been showcased as one of the Nation’s Favourite Businesses by the Small Business Saturday campaign - the only opticians in the country to make the shortlist. Founded by Jez Levy at The Quadrant in 2018, EYES is renowned for mixing seriously good eyecare with...
Hundreds of customers are expected to flock to The Maltings Shopping Centre tomorrow morning for the long-awaited opening of St Albans' new Søstrene Grene store. Shoppers will have the chance to explore the shop's extensive range of Scandinavian homewares, seasonal décor, furniture, craft collections and lifestyle accessories. To celebrate opening day, the...
St Albans’ best known chamber orchestra gets their season off to a flying start with a programme conducted by Lewis Gaston who makes a welcome return to Amadeus Chamber Orchestra. The concert, which takes place at 7.30pm on Saturday September 26 in St Saviour’s Church, starts with Maurice Ravel’s ‘Pavane pour...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Mark Ludlow, The Life Changing Health Coach, a qualified personal trainer who lost 10 stone on his journey to better health - see https://markludlowpersonaltrainer.com/ Do you ever Google yourself? I...
Popular St Albans music pub Ye Olde Fighting Cocks is set to become the stage for a special album launch this weekend, as acclaimed young blues musician Kaspar ‘Berry’ Rapkin and The Swamp Dogs unveil their latest record with a free live show. The Fighters will host the official launch of...
Cheshunt 1 St Albans City 1 (Isthmian League Premier Division) Saints started and finished well against the Ambers but just could not quite find a winner toclaim local bragging rights in this all-Hertfordshire bank holiday clash, writes Jess Unwin. It looked like City were going to pick up where they left off...
Preparations for this year's Begin Here Festival - the St Albans-based Zombies music event - are now in full swing, with details of the full programme now announced. For the weekend of October 30 to November 1, Zombies fans will have the chance to see, meet, mingle with the Rock and...
It’s spuds and spades at Willows Activity Farm this autumn as the leisure attraction gears up for its annual potato harvest. The farm, just outside London Colney, is hosting two events to mark the harvest with the Spud-tacular Wild West Adventure taking place on weekends from Saturday September 5 to Sunday...
Clarence Park was filled with music as four St Albans City Band ensembles came together for an afternoon concert at the bandstand, with the biggest audience in years. A total of 68 musicians took part in the recent performance, including the Adult Beginners Band, Youth Band, Adult Community Band and City...
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