More than 200 festive fundraisers donned Christmas attire and antlers to take to the streets of St Albans for Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care’s annual Rudolph Run on Sunday, There were two routes – 1.5km and 5km - both starting outside the Waterend Barn pub where each runner picked up a...
Audiences will be spending Christmas in Narnia courtesy of The Company of Ten’s yuletide theatre production of C S Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The classic tale of good versus evil is set in a land of ice and snow, cruelly ruled over by the White Witch and...
The sound of revving engines racing through the streets of St Albans is increasingly commonplace these days - with speeding drivers striving to beat the traffic lights or get through roadworks with little thought for pedestrians, cyclists or other motorists. But what, if anything, can be done to stop them? The...
Singer-songwriter Seb Wesson is returning to The Horn to promote his new album, ‘The Man from the Moon’. The gig is on December 13 and kicks off at 8pm. Having cut his teeth working with UK band Munkster, Seb is also the current guitarist in the band Captain and contributor to projects...
A St Albans business recognised alongside the UK’s most impressive firms is calling on residents to shop local and support Small Business Saturday.Alex and Gavin Bray of Heartwood Glass were named among the nation’s 100 most impressive small business leaders at a reception at the House of Lords this week.Their...
It may have been built in the 1950s, retaining much of that era’s aesthetics, but retailers at St Albans’ popular suburban shopping centre The Quadrant are determined not to remain stuck in the past, but look instead towards the future. They are keen to build on the success of recent ventures,...
A St Albans church is looking out for the best-dressed Christmas dog at a special ‘Carols in the Park’ event being held this Sunday afternoon (December 3). St Paul’s Church, Fleetville is inviting people to gather around Clarence Park’s iconic bandstand from 3pm for an open-air singalong – and to bring...
A selective group of sustainable local businesses have come together to inspire consumers to think differently about their purchases this Christmas. Eliza of twenty_outfits, is a slow fashion advocate/stylist, and curator of the St Albans Sustainable Collective which showcases some of the city’s creative and unique small businesses and makers. All...
The first bespoke children’s story book from St Albans Cathedral is officially published on Sunday. Felipe the Sheep is written by Andrew Baird, a congregation member at St Albans, and is illustrated by Liz Cherrett. It is described as a colourful read-aloud book and tells the tale of Felipe, a character in...
A initiative to raise awareness of violence against women and girls in all its forms saw St Albans Museum + Gallery illuminated in orange. The 16-day Orange the World campaign is being led by Soroptimist International St Albans and District, the local branch of a worldwide women's organisation with a mission...
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