Deborah Heath is riding along on the crest of a wave at the Alban Arena for the annual Scouts and Guides variety event… Once again, I was delighted to be invited to see local thespians from the Guides and Scouts perform in their annual gang show at the Alban Arena. For those...
A 14 year old girl from St Albans is calling on the Government to introduce mandatory mental health first aid training for all staff working in schools across England - and she needs your help. With young people's mental health at a crisis point, Olivia Hurley, a Year 9 pupil at...
A gruelling trek up Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro has been completed by a team of St Albans business leaders raising much-needed funds for local charity Youth Talk. Their five day trek involved seven to 12 hours of walking every day using the Machame Route, with the last day of the ascent a...
James Cameron forsakes his usual indie haunts for the popular chain eatery...
From Commonwealth Gold to British and Commonwealth Champion, Sean Murphy was the last great fighter to come out of St Albans, boxing as a professional between 1986 and 1994. But now a new contender has entered the competitive ring and could become the district’s first breakout talent in 30 years. Featherweight Christian...
A St Albans resident whose career has spanned the West End stage, broadcast journalism, military psychology and senior government leadership - all while raising seven children – has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science by the University of Hertfordshire. Dr Suzy Walton, who is also a Herts alumna with a...
An athletic team of flippers from Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre beat wealth management firm Lumin Group to win the running event at this year's St Albans Pancake Festival. Pipping Meteor Communications to win the walking title were Wagada Digital, led by St Albans Chamber of Commerce President Cheryl Luzet, The Shrove Tuesday...
A determined team of business leaders from across the St Albans district have set off on their trek up Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro to raise much-needed funds for local charity Youth Talk. The group of 24 includes Amthal's Paul and Amanda Rosenthal, former Rumball Sedgewick owner and ex-Chamber of Commerce President Alistair...
St Albans Cathedral’s spectacular Rose Window has come third in a public competition to find the nation’s favourite stained glass window. The Association of English Cathedral’s Divine Light campaign was based on the latest volume by Janet Gough OBE, author, lecturer and advisor on historic churches and cathedrals, which reveals the...
Since they first launched in Japan back in 1996, Pokémon Cards have been omnipresent in capturing the imaginations of ‘trainers’ the world over, writes Sarah Clarke. Whether you collected them as kids, collected them for your kids, or have never owned a card in your life – you’d be hard pushed...
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