Two St Albans fencers have struck gold for Great Britain at the Istanbul U17 European Fencing Circuit, while a third Academy athlete claimed a historic bronze. Thea Joseph, who attends St Albans Girls’ School, and Karolina Kabelis, from Loreto College, were part of the Great Britain women’s team that won the...
Seventeen-year-old equestrian Leola Hammond from St Albans has clinched national glory after winning the prestigious Pony Club Elite Championship (80 km) at the iconic Red Dragon Festival of Endurance in mid-Wales. Partnered with 17-year-old purebred Arabian mare HB Pandora (affectionately known at home as ‘Dory’), the dedicated young rider conquered challenging...
An annual community celebration of the fruit produced by Highfield Park’s historic orchards brought together families, friends and neighbours from across St Albans on a sunny Sunday afternoon. The free Apple Day event takes place every year on the first Sunday in October, and includes children’s games, apple juicing demonstrations and...
A festival that began in St Albans in 2016 and has since taken singers across the globe will celebrate its tenth anniversary next weekend - with a public concert bringing more than 200 voices together. World Voices Festival - formerly UK Choir Festival - returns to St Albans for its flagship...
Young people would much rather talk face-to-face with a counsellor than turn to online support when they are struggling with their mental health, according to research from St Albans charity Youth Talk. The findings are being highlighted for World Mental Health Day, which this year has the theme “Lived experiences heard:...
Proud St Albans - a volunteer-led community initiative to create "a place without prejudice" was officially launched at the Cathedral yesterday afternoon (Friday). St Albans joins the established Proud Watford initiative and becomes the first new place to join the growing Proud Town network. The launch took place in the heart of...
A St Albans marketing team have applied their creative skills to their own window this Halloween, unveiling a Traitors-inspired display at the agency’s Victoria Street offices. Under the title “The Marketing Faithful”, the design at OnBrand combines dramatic castle imagery, a mysterious hooded figure and gold-framed Traitors-style portraits of the team. Messages...
St Albans businesses have voted in favour of a third five-year term for St Albans City Centre BID, securing continued investment in the city centre from April 1 2027 to March 31 2032. The result of the BID ballot was announced today (Friday), by BID manager Vivien Cannon following an independently...
The St Albans Times was namechecked by the former editor of the Today programme, the London Evening Standard and The Sunday Telegraph as an example of a grassroots, community-led revival of local news. Sarah Sands, who has also held senior positions with Reader’s Digest, The Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph,...
St Albans has become the second official Proud Town in the country, joining the established Proud Watford initiative and becoming the first new community to join the growing Proud Town network. Proud St Albans has been created by a team of local volunteers and community supporters who want to help make...
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