Green Party campaigner Juliet Voisey has won the St Peter's ward by-election. She becomes the third Green councillor on St Albans district council, joining Cllr Simon Grover and Cllr Matt Fisher. The result of the by-election was: Greens 628, Liberal Democrats 537, Conservative Party 156, Labour 84. Juliet said: “I’m overwhelmed - thank...
P.G Wodehouse's iconic duo visit the Abbey Theatre for a dose of hilarious family fun. Deborah Heath was in the audience. If you are after madcap comedy, which is clean, clever and suitable for the whole family then look no further than Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense, presented by Company...
The official installation of a blue plaque commemorating the life of Orchid King Frederick Sander took place at 21 George Street on Saturday. The event, organised by Blue Plaques St Albans, was attended by Mayor Cllr Anthony Rowlands and Mayoress Annie Stevenson, Dylan Steel - the son of artist Ant who...
A petition of more than 8,500 names has been presented to County Hall calling on councillors to stop the sale of the former Radlett airfield for a rail freight terminal - but HCC has already decided to ignore it. Quentin Baker, director of law and governance, was the man who blocked...
Runners endured the hottest weekend of the year to take part in this year's St Albans Half Marathon. The event took place in blazing sunshine on Sunday morning, starting and finishing at Verulamium Park, with a variety of routes on top of the standard half, including a 5K and fun run. All...
Laura Bill visits the new London Road premises of mental health charity Youth Talk, which has relocated from Lower Dagnall Street. From a dark, small building tucked away in the Conservation Area with no parking to this well-lit, centralised location which has now been completely revamped – I can see a...
In a blasted world, two survivors – a doctor and an actor - pass the time by staging their favourite story salvaged from the flames: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet. But when tensions arise around casting, more than dead bodies start to surface… OVO presents their first co-production...
Stacey Turner, founder of mental health care and wellbeing charity It's OK To Say, talks to the award-winning thoughtful baker and mental health advocate Liz Burnett of Bu Bakes, who says she has the secret to happiness! And then meets up with Theo Michaels and Tom Rhodes, two of the...
The Roman Theatre Festival has kicked off with a bang with OVO’s vibrant interpretation of this Shakespeare classic.When you’ve seen, studied or appeared in a lot of Shakespeare, there is always the concern that going to see a familiar play will make your mind wander. I also know that some...
So you are really tempted to try some outdoor theatre this summer but your worries about the practicalities of it are standing in the way? Well, please read on. To celebrate the launch of this year’s Roman Theatre Festival presented by OVO, Deborah Heath wants to help you be fully...
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