It’s time to get your climbing boots on and brave the 93 steps to the top of St Albans’ iconic Clock Tower. The medieval landmark was officially opened on Good Friday by St Albans Mayor Cllr Teresa Heritage, joined by volunteers from St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archaeological Society (SAHAAS)...
With more than 2,200 nominations already submitted, the St Albans Retailer of the Year Awards 2026 are set for another standout year - but there is still time for residents to have their say. Nominations officially close on April 12, marking the final opportunity for the public to champion the businesses...
Villagers from two rural communities which face being blighted by Green Belt housing developments are joining an unprecedented National Day of Action just weeks before crucial district council elections. The Community Planning Alliance – made up of local campaigners from across the UK – is highlighting the need to protect nature,...
Scenes for the third and final series of BBC thriller Doctor Foster are currently filming in Woodland Drive in St Albans. Created and written by Mike Bartlett, the new five-part run will see Suranne Jones reprise her multi-award-winning role as Gemma Foster, alongside returning cast members Bertie Carvel, and Tom Taylor....
The Ministry of Truth announces a matter of cultural importance. The Company of Ten brings order to the Abbey Theatre Main Stage with George Orwell’s 1984. A new stage adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984 by Ryan Craig will soon appear before the public. Citizens are advised this production does not merely...
There are now four eggs in the Peregrine falcons' nesting site at St Albans Cathedral. The latest appeared yesterday to join a batch of three which appeared over the Easter weekend - the first time the falcons have produced this number since they started breeding at the site in 2022. The first...
Athlete and TV personality Ella Mae Rayner has officially reopened the newly refurbished spa at Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre following a £400,000 transformation. The reopening comes after an exclusive preview event on Tuesday 7 April, where Ella joined invited members for a first look at the upgraded facilities and an exclusive...
Wingate & Finchley 2 St Albans City 0 (Isthmian League Premier Division)Report by Jess Unwin, file photo by Jim Standen. St Albans City slipped to three defeats in a row on Easter Monday after two second-half goals settled a match that manager Gary McCann described as “lacklustre, tired – just a...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Phoebe Shergold-Willis, founder and managing director of SASA School of Performing Arts. Where do you walk when you want to think? Clarence Park! It was my go-to place to walk...
New ‘Share with Care’ signs have been officially unveiled by the Friends of Jersey Lane (FoJL). The signs, placed at intervals along the 400-year-old greenway - which stretches from Marshalswick to Sandridge - were provided by Herts county council. to provide a unified identity along its length and encourage its many...
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