Many of us will be thinking about our health and fitness as the New Year starts. How do we make fitness part of our routine? And how do we make it fun? Walking is one of the very best and very easiest things we can do. And when we walk with...
St Albans City 2 – 0 Wingate & Finchley, Isthmian Premier League From Jess Unwin at Clarence Park. Photos by Jim Standen A comfortable 2-0 win in front of a bumper 2,212 festive crowd helped St Albans City see out 2025 on a high and perhaps gave Saints fans hope that a...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Jane Slatter, communications officer for women’s group Soroptimist International St Albans & District. What’s the first thing you do after you’ve woken up in the morning? Make a cup of...
Two men have been arrested by detectives from Herts police's Sexual Offences Investigation Team in connection with a rape. The men, both aged 19 and from Bovingdon, were arrested in the early hours of January 1 following an incident on New Year’s Eve at Sopwell House Hotel in Cottonmill Lane. Both men...
With page after page of news and features every issue, is perhaps easy to forget everything that the St Albans Times has reported on across the district over the past 12 months, which is one of the many reasons why we take a look back over this period for our...
St Albans is bursting with vibrant festivals, fascinating tours and trails, cultural experiences, live music and seasonal celebrations in 2026 - in fact all the ingredients for a standout year. Kick off with Helios - an immersive experience at St Albans Museum + Gallery where a dramatic six metre diameter spherical...
As the year came to an end where else could you expect to find Disney princesses, Paw Patrol pups, stiltwalkers and an army of St Albans parents strutting their stuff to the sounds of APT and K Pop Demon Hunters? There have been plenty of silent discos at St Albans Cathedral...
There are new visitors to the Nave of St Albans Cathedral – three colossal sculptures of sperm whales hanging high above the ground as part of a new installation highlighting the mystery and majesty of these ancient mammals. Following on from recent installations Peace Doves and Museum of the Moon, this...
England’s patron saint was brought back to life time after time over the course of Boxing Day, as the St Albans Mummers continued a tradition of silly hokum first performed in 1967. Back then a group of friends from St Albans Morris Men chose a play loosely based on the legend...
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