Deborah Heath is blown away by a modern take on Chaucer's classic roadtrip stories. Every now and then a show comes along that takes my breath away. 'The Canterbury Improv Tales', brought to us by Make it Beautiful Theatre Company, sent shock waves through the Roman Theatre by mixing comedy, live...
Stacey Turner, founder of mental health care and wellbeing charity It's OK To Say, reveals her latest initiative. It’s wonderful to see how we are becoming more and more known as a mental health care and wellbeing charity offering counselling, workshops and support groups for people of all ages. Our work...
A seven-year-old eco-warrior is calling on the district council and its contractors to do their job and clean up the streets where she lives. Grace Gaskin, a pupil at Garden Fields School, has been collecting rubbish in the New Greens area for almost two months, and has recruited an army of...
Did officers at St Albans district council impose a gagging order on any discussion of a serving Liberal Democrat councillor facing accusations of child sex offences? Disgraced former Sopwell Ward representative Shakir Rahman, 46, of Creighton Avenue, St Albans, has now been convicted of the rape of a child under 13...
A public consultation is underway looking into road safety measures on a stretch of road which has seen various serious accidents in recent years. The scheme, for the St Albans Road in Sandridge around the junction with Sandringham Road, includes a plan to introduce two new split islands, an upgraded refuge...
All aboard! Deborah Heath travels back to the golden age of steam at St Albans Roman Theatre...
Campaigners are keeping up the pressure over the threatened rail freight interchange as more people become aware of the impact it will have on their lives. Members of Save St Albans: Fight the Freight are still working on arguments for a judicial review into the sale of the former Radlett airfield...
James Cameron heads to the Ember Inns eatery for some Friday night grub. There are a surprising number of pubs named after King William IV, 62 across the UK and second only to Queen Victoria. It’s surprising as he was a fairly mediocre monarch whose main claim to fame across his...
The heavens opened with a deluge for the installation of a blue plaque commemorating where the artist Edward Robert Hughes lived at 3 Romeland, St Albans.Despite appalling conditions, some hardy members of the public gathered outside the house of 'The Last Pre-Raphaelite' for a talk by Professor Geraint John, who...
A pop-up gig in the city centre will kick off a year of events and projects promoting sustainability and environmental awareness. The Greenart Effect programme is a St Albans Arts Team initiative which aims to raise awareness of environmental issues by providing eclectic, inclusive carbon neutral arts projects and events. It will...
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