Oaklands College students have launched a new conservation group bringing together learners and staff with a shared interest in protecting and improving the natural environment on campus and beyond. O.W.L.S (Oaklands Wildlife Society) focuses on practical conservation work, environmental education, and sustainable change, with members encouraged to shape activities and campaigns...
‘Don’t You Forget About Me’ - James Cameron visits the St Albans stalwart...
Tim Abbott, chair of Highfield Park Trust, offers a personal view on the green space the organisation oversees...
The annual St Albans Pancake Festival makes its much-anticipated return to the city centre on Shrove Tuesday, February 17, and the entire community is invited to take part. Now in its tenth year, the St Albans Pancake Festival is organised by local children’s charity, Home-Start Hertfordshire, in collaboration with Business Buzz...
A ceramic plaque on the side of the Clock Tower is all that remains of St Albans’ Eleanor Cross, one of 12 erected to mark the overnight resting places of the beloved medieval queen’s funeral procession. Installed by St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archaeological Society in 1929, it reads: “Near...
Local mental health charity Youth Talk has launched a new survey inviting young people aged 13–25 in St Albans, Harpenden and the surrounding areas to share their thoughts on what it’s really like growing up today. The short, anonymous online survey asks about some of the challenges and pressures young people...
St Albans' award-winning pub The Mermaid had the honour of being the final venue on one man's momentous mission to visit all 4,429 boozers featured in the 2020 edition of the Good Beer Guide. Retired engineer Peter Hill, who began his challenge six years ago, arrived at the pub to raptuous...
The search is on for a prized painting erroneously donated to a local charity shop. St Albans artist Marylynn Ozone had gifted the picture of a mermaid to a friend, who unfortunately gave it away without her knowing, and she has no idea which charity shop was the beneficiary. Now she has...
A staggering number of Christmas presents were donated to children, teenagers and families in need following a highly successful festive appeal led by Cottonmill Community & Cycle Centre in partnership with LeeAnna’s Wish. The appeal, which ran throughout the lead-up to Christmas, saw an outpouring of generosity from local residents, businesses...
It’s not a General Election or a national Referendum, but your vote still counts towards the future of local democracy in central St Albans. The Civic Society is continuing its Keep a Local Voice campaign in support of a new parish council to fill the gap when SADC is absorbed into...
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