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...
Reform UK's candidate for the Hill End ward in today's St Albans district council elections has been expelled by the party for sharing social media posts which included grossly offensive racist slurs. Casper Thomas has been outed by Byline News and campaign group HOPE Not Hate for his comments about women,...
A resident of St Albans-based homelessness charity Emmaus Hertfordshire spoke at the launch of Emmaus UK’s Rebuilding Lives report into the Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023. Rosemary Blazecovic told the Parliamentary meeting of her lived experience, how she has been supported by the charity at its St Albans community and...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Alicia Nelson, bar manager at The Pioneer Club and a representative of campaign group Save St Albans Pubs. Where do you go to listen to music? We really are spoilt...
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