Herts charity Willow has opened its first shop in St Albans. The store is at 10 Chequer Street, formerly Timpson, and showcases a range of pre-loved clothing, accessories and homeware, with every purchase supporting their mission to create lasting memories for young adults faced with challenging serious illnesses. The shop opening was...
Witham 0 St Albans City 3 (FA Cup second qualifying round) The FA Cup ‘gods’ failed to smile on St Albans City, presenting them with a third successive away tie and opponents from a higher level in the football league pyramid, writes Jess Unwin. Saints’ reward for getting past the challenge of...
St Albans Cathedral has launched a new Community Pass, offering local residents and regular visitors an affordable way to support the Cathedral while enjoying a range of exclusive benefits. The new scheme builds on the Cathedral’s visitor donation programme, introduced in December 2025, and has been designed to make it easier...
A 16-year-old St Columba’s College student has completed a solo crossing of the English Channel in support of YoungMinds, the UK charity fighting for young people’s mental health. Felipe Irvine walked into the dark water at Samphire Hoe, near Dover, at 2am on Monday September 14 and cleared the beach at...
The man who saved one of St Albans’ most historic buildings from demolition is to be honoured with a blue plaque, while a new heritage plaque will be unveiled at the site to tell the remarkable story of the building itself. Albert Moody, the city engineer and surveyor, who led the...
More than 1,500 people packed into St Albans Cathedral on Saturday to mark the formal installation of the Rt Revd Dr Andrew Rumsey as the 11th Bishop of St Albans, with a further 4,000 viewers joining the service via livestream online. Combining ancient legal traditions with a lively community welcome, the...
Laura Bill heads back to school as James B Partridge’s national phenomenon arrives at the Alban Arena...
Panto season has come round very fast and some of the cast of Evolution’s Beauty and the Beast are at the Alban Arena desperate to meet me, including former EastEnder Joe Swash and new pantomime dame Michael J Batchelor. Having barely finished my Gregg’s Vegan Roll, I find myself dazzled by...
Registration is now open for the annual St Albans Sleepout and organisers are inviting the whole community to come together for one very special night. On Friday November 13 hundreds of people from across St Albans will gather at Oaklands College to swap their beds for sleeping bags, raise vital funds...
The district council faces renewed financial pressures when it comes to setting its budget for 2027-2028. A new report by senior finance officers at SADC has identified the challenges for the next financial year, with all council committees encouraged to make further savings or identify additional income streams. The forecast for the...
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