A Marshalswick bar and barbershop has taken an innovative approach to marketing – telling its story in the form of a serialised comic strip. Paul Murray opened Phoenix Barber Co at The Quadrant in 2012, having started work at its predecessor TW Watts in 1996. Since 2020 the shop has been selling...
Three more new signings have been announced by St Albans City FC for the 2026-27 campaign, writes Jess Unwin. Zambian international Frankie Musonda is the third new close-season signing after Remi Sutton and Jake Gray. Musonda, 28, began his senior football journey at Luton Town, making 15 appearances for the Hatters, before playing on...
A local skateboarder is attempting to complete the equivalent of a marathon on wheels to raise funds for the regeneration of St Albans’ 40-year-old skatepark. Josh Hills is aiming to skateboard the 26.2 miles at Gosling Park Velodrome in Welwyn Garden City to support the Pioneer Rebirth Project, a £200K fundraiser...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Charlotte Delcore, a champion of local businesses, founder of WhatsOnStAlbans and The Business Directory, and self-confessed petrolhead, foodie and writer of fiction. Do you remember your first kiss? I do....
St Albans-based poetry group, Ver Poets, is celebrating its 60th anniversary and to mark the occasion, it recently held a reading in St Albans Library and on Zoom to launch a new anthology. A Staircase in Mid-Air contains poems by members new and old from across the country, many of whom...
A royal guest of honour will join the celebrations as 30 years of inspiring musicians are marked at a special cathedral event. The Duchess of Gloucester, a long-standing supporter of music and the arts, will attend a St Albans Cathedral Music Trust celebratory choristers’ recital in the Lady Chapel, alongside trustees, supporters, choristers and members of the wider community. The event on Wednesday June 24 will celebrate three decades of...
Following the huge success of last year's debut event, Summer Sounds is returning to The Maltings, St Albans, on Friday July 3, bringing together live music, delicious food, refreshing drinks and late-night shopping for a vibrant summer celebration in the heart of the city. Running from 6pm until 10pm, the free...
Beleagured residents of Park Street and Frogmore are urging St Albans MP Daisy Cooper to take urgent action to tackle the billowing clouds of dust from the nearby rail freight development. During the recent heatwave, most residents found themselves sealed indoors — windows shut against constant clay dust and structural noise...
James Cameron steps back in time for a nostalgic food and drink journey across the hotel’s past 40 years… Sopwell House has a long and distinguished history, first mentioned in records in 1603 and with notable residents including Prince Philip’s grandfather Prince Louis of Battenberg (surely a prime contender for a...
D-Day looms for a bid by a St Albans golf club to create 10 additional holes on its site – but at a cost of more than 1,000 mature trees. The Centurion Club on Hemel Hempstead Road said the expansion will enhance the facility for its members, neighbours, the community, and...
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