Willows Activity Farm is gearing up for its autumn half term Pumpkin Festival which gets underway on Friday and runs every day until Halloween. Director Andrew Wolfe said: “Our annual Pumpkin Festival is the cornerstone of our autumn celebrations here at the farm. “We have approximately 75 tonnes of pumpkins in the...
The first play to be performed in St Albans' 17th century St Germain's barn heralds a new era for local professional theatre company OVO. More than £1m has been raised towards the conversion of the Grade II listed building in Verulamium Park into The Barn, a 120-seat performance space hosting repertory...
There was a lot of love all over the place in 1977. Not just in Donna Summer’s no.1 hit I Feel Love, but thanks to the Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee. To the delight of workers and school children alike, Tuesday June 7 was an extra bank holiday. In St Albans,...
Lesley Cowland is on the case investigating Company of Ten's production of the acclaimed thriller at the Abbey Theatre. It was a great idea for the Company of Ten to produce this play as the evenings get darker and everyone needs some light-hearted entertainment. The play is loosely based on John...
A group of female cyclists are taking part in a free night ride around St Albans Green Ring to highlight the urgent need for safer and more inclusive cycling infrastructure for women. The St Albans Glow Ride is organised by South Herts CTC and is one of many similar events taking...
The leader of St Albans district council is steering the authority in standing up to Government demands for 9,000 more new homes to be included in the new 2029 Local Plan. Weeks after the adoption of a Local Plan which added a staggering 15,000 homes across the district, SADC boss Cllr...
The Abbey Theatre is hosting a special event to showcase four broad-ranging plays by members of the Company of Ten Writers’ Group. Stage Two hits the Abbey Theatre Studio in October, and each evening will feature two from four plays. Come in No. 8 by Marc Harris is set in a geriatric...
Advertisements for escort services, sensual massages and naked cleaners are still appearing in the pages of the Herts Ad’s classified section - despite an apparent ban by publisher Newsquest. In July 2008, the publisher claimed its 305 titles nationwide would pull all adult advertisements, having been persuaded of the clear link...
A gala ceremony at the Abbey Theatre honoured the winners of the 2026 St Albans Civic Society Awards - which celebrated imaginative development and design initiatives which have been completed within the city in the previous two years. The awards cover anything that enhances the quality of our city’s amenities, environment...
An unexplained painting, a haunted inn and three siblings with a rather unusual business plan are at the heart of The Nag’s Head, a dark comedy coming to St Albans this weekend. A mysterious painting hidden on the inside of a cupboard door in a Shrewsbury pub has inspired The Nag’s...
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