Following the closure of high-end brunch venue Marmalade on Holywell Hill, there are plans to reinvent the premises as a traditional English caff. After brunch and burgers diner HATCH relocated from Holywell Hill to a new home in Christopher Place Shopping Centre, its former home was given a new lease of...
Worzel Gummidge’s distant relatives were out on display for the 22nd annual Flamstead Scarecrow Festival last weekend, with villagers exhibiting a wealth of creations to raise funds for the ancient Grade I listed parish church of St Leonard’s, which has stood at the heart of Flamstead for almost 900 years. Scarecrows...
Volunteers from the Friends of Verulamium Park have begun clearing vegetation from the Roman wall, the most prominent surviving remains of the Roman town of Verulamium. Last week, 20 members cleared roughly 50 metres of the wall's 300 metre main stretch. The work is painstaking: moss is stroked away with gloved fingers...
St Albans personal trainer Ricky Houghton is believed to have become the first person to run the full circumference of Hertfordshire after completing the extraordinary 175-mile Herts 360 challenge. Former Samuel Ryder Academy student Ricky, 29, set off from St Albans Cathedral at 7am on Friday, embarking on a gruelling journey...
St Albans tennis prodigy Oliver Tarvet’s stock continues to rise as he claimed his biggest singles title to date at the Lexus Roehampton Challenger in south-west London. The former Marlborough Science Academy student became just the third British player to qualify for Wimbledon Championships in back-to-back years in the Open Era...
Caroline Thain reflects on the headline acts of St Albans’ musical past, and finds out what they’re up to today...
Alex Assadian takes a deep dive into the music scene in St Albans and how it has become an intrinsic part of the city’s arts and culture...
It’s usually the case that the summer Parliamentary recess offers MPs of all political parties the opportunity to take a pause on the shenanigans of Westminster, enjoy some extra time in their constituencies, and refocus ahead of a return to the Commons in September. This year, however, all eyes remain on...
The brainchild of local DJ, songwriter and music producer Lauren Cumberpatch, The 1111Fest at The Pioneer Club was the latest and biggest of her St Albans pop-up DJ sessions to date with more than 250 people coming through the doors on Saturday. Pioneers commercial director Jon Prayer said: “Lauren and I...
St Albans crime novelist Heather Critchlow is preparing to say farewell to her podcast protagonist Cal Lovett in the final book in a series of five novels – but how hard is it to let go of your heroes? And would she ever consider writing a book set locally? Heather, who...
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