A Food Standards Agency rating can make or break our hospitality businesses, so when Italian trattoria Verdi’s - located in Clarence Park - was publicly slated elsewhere for its one-star performance, we were keen to find out more. It has since transpired that the inspection took place ahead of work by...
As they move from what has so far proved a depressingly wet and chilly spring toward (fingers crossed) several months of warmer and more settled weather, the Friends of Jersey Lane (FoJL) have reflected on a busy first year since its formation. The group now has more than 50 members and...
Special visitors to Samuel Ryder Academy were treated to a display of creativity as part of the Community Art Project ‘Artists & Residents’. Organised by the St Albans Anna Chaplaincy, it saw three members of the long-running Hatfield Road Daycare group come to see the school art studios and meet with...
A staggerine one in 16 people in the UK have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, and this number is growing weekly. But if you are from a South Asian Heritage such as Bangladeshi, Pakistani or Indian you are four times more at risk of developing the condition than the general...
Two local fitness instructors are teaming up for a charity event in aid of Mind in Mid Herts, writes Anna Shreeves. Jane Reichardt and Emma Daisy are hosting a legs, bums and tums and yoga session on May 12 at Nuffield Health. Last year's charity session saw Jane and Emma raise more...
It’s the biggest day of the year for comic fans, with dozens of exclusive titles up for grabs this Saturday - and they’re all FREE! To mark the annual Free Comic Book Day, Chaos City Comics in Heritage Close will be giving away exclusive titles to customers on Saturday from 11am...
Fleetville parents are calling on motorists to avoid risking their children’s lives by parking dangerously in a narrow street outside their school and nursery. Delivery drivers, tradesmen and, ironically, other parents are flouting parking restrictions to wait and unload outside Fleetville Infant and Nursery School (FINS) in Woodstock Road South. One Ocado...
Febrile (adj): having or showing the symptoms of a fever; characterised by a great deal of nervous excitement or energy. A febrile world, a febrile General Election and febrile politics are how Daisy Cooper perceives the current state of affairs both in Westminster and closer to home, as she gears herself...
Campaigners have come away with more questions than answers following a meeting with developers hoping to build on St Albans’ Green Belt. Representatives of Team CLASH met with Cala Homes for a one-to-one discussion about their proposals to build 150 homes in north St Albans. Spokesperson Gee Smedley said: “In our one-to-one...
Completing the London Marathon is a massive achievement at the best of times, but imagine doing it backwards! That’s exactly what St Albans runner Hosein “Khan” Khanzadeh did on Sunday, completing the course at a phenomenal time of 4 hours 46 minutes and 35 seconds. That’s faster than many people running normally:...
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