Heathlands School is celebrating another year of GCSE success, with students achieving excellent results and demonstrating the determination, resilience and talent that define the school community.Heathlands is one of a few specialist deaf schools in the UK, with a national reputation for excellence in Deaf education. The school delivers a...
Students at Marlborough are celebrating today after achieving richly deserved GCSE results. Most students will now continue their education in the sixth form at Marlborough, while others are excited to begin new pathways at other local sixth forms or colleges, having successfully secured places on a wide range of courses, new...
St Albans High School for Girls (STAHS) is celebrating record-breaking GCSE results, with the Class of 2026 achieving the highest proportion of Grades 8-9 in the school’s history. All students delivered exceptional outcomes, with 46% of all grades awarded at grade 9 (the highest possible grade) and 74% at grades 8-9, both new school...
St Albans City Centre BID is ramping up its campaign to secure a third five-year tenure with the launch of a business plan setting out its vision for the future. Established in 2017, the not-for-profit BID was set up to represent a mix of retail, leisure, hospitality, office and service-based businesses...
A fresh chapter has begun for one of the UK’s best-known grassroots music venues with a new team at the helm of The Horn. Luke Hinton, Shane Smith and Abbie Whitrow will be taking the venue forward, combining a long-standing connection to The Horn with years of experience in live music, venue management...
Residents and staff at The Orchard care home held a special event to recognise and thank the St Albans U3A (University of the Third Age) for the incredible contribution they make to the community as part of this year’s national Volunteering Day. It followed an invitation by St Albans U3A chairman...
A new commemorative blue plaque honouring the life and work of the distinguished local British watercolourist, etcher, and draftsman, Holmes Edwin Cornelius Winter (1851–1935) will be unveiled next month. The unveiling ceremony by heritage group Blue Plaques St Albans, will take place at his former residence, 9 Alma Road, Saturday September...
A bound volume of Herts Advertiser newspapers from 1957 to 1958 has been returned to the family of its original recipient - former Mayor of St Albans Cllr Cecil J Preece. This particular book was found by St Albans charity Emmaus during a house clearance, and acquired by the St Albans...
Animal Care students from Oaklands College took part in a life-changing conservation learning experience in South Africa, giving them the chance to develop practical skills, broaden their understanding of wildlife protection and see global conservation in action. The group travelled with GAP Africa Projects and were based at Sibuya Game Reserve,...
It’s now 12 months since Sgt James Keene took over St Albans Central, North and West Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT), and he’s now settled into the role, which involves overseeing the PCs and PCSOs tackling short and long-term issues affecting the area. “I’ve really got my head around all the team's...
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