St Albans Cathedral is continuing its annual light shows with a celebration of the Renaissance. Once again working in partnership with artist Peter Walker and Luxmuralis, this year's event looks at the huge explosion of creativity in knowledge and art which began in the early 1400s. Different parts of the Cathedral tell...
The horrifying highlight of this Halloween has to be a day out at Willows Activity Farm, where your little monsters can enjoy a packed programme of chills and thrills. There are still plenty of days left to enjoy the annual Pumpkin Festival, which runs until Halloween itself on Tuesday October 31,...
The life-savers who provided vital CPR on a 76-year-old man following last week's city centre car crash are being urged to come forward. A grey Kia Sportage and a grey and black Renault Captur collided in St Peter's Street, near the war memorial, just after 2pm on Wednesday October 18. Emergency services...
There are just days left in a community campaign to raise money for a new playground in part of St Albans. Let’s Play at Bernards Heath was set up four years ago with the aim of raising £100,000 to renovate the tired old playground in the local park. With a pandemic and...
The former wife of the late theoretical physicist and cosmologist Professor Stephen Hawking was the guest of honour at a ceremony at St Albans School last week. Dr Jane Hawking named its new state-of-the-art science facility after school alumnus Professor Hawking. The Hawking Building houses the science department and includes dedicated physics,...
As Black History Month 2023 commemorates the 75th anniversary of HMT Empire Windrush, the Company of Ten presents Wind/Rush Generation(s), a challenging production which brings us face to face with Britain’s colonial past. Written by Mojisola Adebayo, specifically for youth theatre groups, the story follows a group of first year history...
Construction work on the grounds of Oaklands College has resulted in the temporary closure of much-used rights of way through the campus, with an alternative footpath excessively muddy, incomplete and largely impassable. These paths – between Sandpit Lane and Hatfield Road - are an important route for many residents travelling from...
James Cameron and son take the plunge and order a tomahawk steak at Prime...
Two fire engines, four police cars and several ambulances were called to the scene of a major accident at the top of St Peter’s Street. The incident involved a collision between two vehicles on the stretch of the road adjacent to the war memorial. The road is currently closed between the Blacksmith's...
The latest step in Luton Airport’s further expansion has been rubber-stamped by Government ministers. The Secretaries of State for Transport and for Levelling up, Housing and Communities have approved plans to increase numbers by one million a year – from 18m to 19m - but campaigners fear this is the start...
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