Søstrene Grene will be launching its first Herts store at The Maltings next month, bringing its much-loved Scandinavian shopping experience to St Albans. Customers will have the chance to discover Søstrene Grene’s latest homewares, seasonal décor, furniture, craft collections and lifestyle accessories, and the first 100 people in the queue on opening...
Students at Loreto College have been enjoying a morning celebrating their A level results with teachers, friends and families. Headteacher Lucy Thompson said: "We are very proud of all our students and they have achieved excellent results. The vast majority have gained places at their first choice university and are excited...
St Albans Girls’ School has announced a range of exceptional A Level and BTEC accomplishments celebrated by students today. Among a multitude of impressive achievements across the school, congratulations go to Anna, who has secured a place to read English literature at the University of Oxford, as well as Naomi and...
St Albans High School for Girls (STAHS) is celebrating its best ever A level results, with the Class of 2026 achieving exceptional grades across the board. In all 55 per cent of the year group achieved all A* and A grades. 37 per cent of results were graded A*, 75 per...
Heathlands School has celebrated a historic milestone as students received the school's first-ever A level results, following the opening of its Sixth Form in 2024. The occasion marks the culmination of more than 15 years of determination, vision, and campaigning by the Heathlands community to establish a Sixth Form provision that...
The Marlborough Science Academy celebrated a higher percentage of A* and A grades than ever before in this year's cohort of A level students, with many set to study at Oxford, other universities in the Russell Group or begin apprenticeships. These excellent results see Marlborough students heading off to some of...
Verulam students who received their A-level and Level 3 BTEC exam results today have secured places at university, college or apprenticeships. Special mention to School Captain Tom Roffe who achieved A* grades in mathematics, geography and physics and is going to Durham University to study engineering. Tom has been an excellent...
James Cameron visits Samuel Ryder’s seed hall on Holywell Hill to discover what’s on offer from its latest tenant… There are some locations that stay empty for years and years when a restaurant closes down, and others that spring back up very quickly. I am glad that Moka falls into the...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Amy Leigh Chandler, whose debut YA novel Cornelia Fairfield and the Darkened Heart is described as a heartpounding fantasy of rebellion, romance, and highstakes adventure on the treacherous...
When wildlife faces a lack of water - whether from drought, heatwaves, or habitat loss - a combination of immediate relief and long-term conservation is usually most effective. Like much of the rest of the country, St Albans has been experiencing unprecedented drought caused by a lack of rain and extreme...
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