It’s a traditional part of the festive routine, popping into a local pub for a quick drink while out shopping, enjoying a pre-mayhem tipple on Christmas Eve, or grabbing a pint ahead of lunch on the big day. But as campaign group Save St Albans Pubs is keen to stress: ‘A...
Deborah Heath meets visual artist Rana Begum ahead of the launch of her new exhibition...
Just a few days after marking its 35th anniversary, St Albans-based HIV and Aids support charity The Crescent is preparing to close its doors for good. The organisation, which is based in Russell Avenue, has provided counselling, emotional support, drop-in sessions, education and prevention services since it was founded on the...
Police are keen to speak to anyone who may have seen an accident in which a woman in her 70s was seriously injured. The incident occurred near Morrisons, on Hatfield Road at the junction with Sutton Road just before 12.20pm on Friday December 1. The woman was hit by a white Renault...
Laura Bill is back treading the boards with the cast of this year’s Alban Arena panto...
When Vicky Arlidge released her first album of music for young children in 2015 she had no idea that eight years later it would have reached 96 million streams, the threshold for receiving a BRIT silver disc. “When I looked to see who else had received silver discs in the last...
A sponsored run along the 17.5 miles of the River Ver has raised £1,000 for the organisation dedicated to making the chalk stream a better place for wildlife and people to enjoy. St Albans resident and runner Richard Witter and his friends presented the money to the Ver Valley Society this...
St Albans-based Let's Dance Academy is celebrating being selected as an affiliate school of The London Ballet Company for the local area. Established in 1968, LDA has grown to become one of the largest schools in Hertfordshire with approximately 450 students attending classes each week. Becky Sherman, who grew up in St...
There may have been more rain than snow, but the magic of Christmas was still evident at Willows Activity Farm’s Santa Spectacular this weekend. Families should put aside a whole day to ensure they make the most of the vast number of festive activities taking place this year, from writing a...
The biggest celebration of live music and quality food to hit St Albans is preparing to return for its fourth triumphant year - with more on offer than ever before. Pub in the Park St Albans will be back in Verulamium Park next September for another mix of celebrity chefs and...
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