Influencer Inspector Organ, who claims to have made it his life's work to play every pipe organ in existence or die trying, made an impromptu visit to St Albans Cathedral last week. The social media sensation, who has more than 45.000 followers on Instagram, 337.9K TikTok likes and 240K YouTube followers,...
Members of the local business community gathered to support Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care at its annual Question of Sport fundraiser, collecting more than £76K for local hospice care. The event brought together teams from across the area for an evening of friendly competition and entertainment, with a sport‑themed quiz hosted...
This year's clutch of Peregrine falcon eggs at St Albans Cathedral are starting to hatch. St Albans resident Alison Debenham spotted they had hatched on the live webcam overlooking the falcons’ nest tray earlier this morning, and announced the news on social media. At least two of the four eggs are believed to...
St Albans’ popular Aylett Nurseries garden centre has decided to call time on its homegrown dahlias after more than 70 years. Changing customer tastes have seen sales of the flower declining substantially in recent years, resulting in the decision to stop propagating the plants, leading to the end of its Autumn...
The Company of Ten is presenting a witty, fast moving production of The Taming of the Shrew in the Studio of the Abbey Theatre this month. Shakespeare’s battle of the sexes is given a contemporary twist, providing a funny, fast-paced take on one of the Bard's most provocative comedies. At its heart,...
A community gathering in St Albans will be bringing together fans of local legends The Zombies and singer Colin Blunstone in the beer garden of the pub where the band originally met. The Super Fans, Super Pub, Super Prize event is taking place at The Blacksmiths Arms on Saturday, ahead of...
Summer is upon us, and it’s time to dust down your racket and take to the court. Old Albanians Tennis Club are opening their doors to all this weekend, and they'd love to have come you along to join in try out the club, meet the people and coaches, and...
Is the reorganisation of local government the perfect time to think again about reforming the system used to select our democratically elected councillors? As voters across the district go to the polls today to select their preferred councillors for the last years of SADC, we ask whether the time has come...
He’s baked with primary school pupils, driven away in a pink Cadilliac and petted baby hedgehogs, but this week Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey was back in St Albans to try his luck at putting a hole in one. Following his past visits to the district, Sir Ed joined MP...
A major new survey of more than 1,200 11–25-year-olds in St Albans paints an alarming picture of how young people are navigating growing up today, with many describing life as “scary”, “confusing” and “stressful”. Over half of respondents said mental health is one of the biggest challenges facing young people, while...
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