As the city gears up for the festive season, Christopher Place has revealed major plans for the months ahead. The shopping centre will be undergoing its biggest redevelopment since opening in the 1980s. The defunct snooker bar in Upper Dagnall Street is set to be transformed into a bar and restaurant, with...
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to secure another year of support for a popular community café. Voluntary group Leeanna’s Wish runs the café every Tuesday between 10am-12 noon at Cottonmill Community and Cycling Centre, offering an opportunity for older adults to re-connect, form new friendships, and socialise in a warm...
Local radio station Mix 92.6 is offering residents the chance to become radio presenters; no previous experience needed. The station is looking for people with a passion for our area who want to join their latest training programme. Successful trainees would go on to present weekly daytime shows on the station....
Remembrance Day parades and services are taking place across the district on Sunday. Mayor Cllr Anthony Rowlands will lead the St Albans event alongside leaders of the major faiths. A parade through the city centre will take place at 10.30am with representatives of the Royal British Legion, air, sea and army cadets,...
From Dubai to Sweden and London to New York, Rana Begum’s work has been viewed by millions across the globe - now she returns to her former home of St Albans to present brand new works at her solo exhibition, Ordered Form. The solo exhibition will unveil fresh new works by...
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists marched from Verulamium Park into St Albans city centre on Sunday calling for an end to the conflict in Gaza. They tied teddy bears and other toys to the railings of St Albans Museum + Gallery to represent the children who have died during the war. There were...
Deborah Heath is all "Oohs!" and "Aahs!" at the first Wheatfields fireworks event...
Clare De Silva, the Conservatives’ first choice to take on Lib Dem MP Daisy Cooper at the next General Election, resigned from the role in June, less than a year after her selection in August 2022, and shortly after the Tories were roundly defeated in the district council elections. Before this...
Deborah Heath is in awe of the Company of Ten Youth production of Mojisola Adebayo’s black history drama...
St Albans BID and St Albans Shopmobility are asking businesses to take the Purple Pledge and make one change to improve the disabled customer experience for Purple Tuesday tomorrow. Purple Tuesday is a global social movement that aims to improve the customer experience for disabled people and their families 365 days...
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