St Albans' next Blue Plaque commemorates John Chapple, who saved St Albans Cathedral's tower from collapsing during the Victorian age. It will be installed at 2 Romeland at noon on November 22, the house where Chapple lived during the Cathedral restoration works (1871-1878). The plaque will be unveiled by James Gaffney, who...
It might have been one of the mildest on record, but that shouldn't take anything away from the achievements of the 150-plus people who took part in this year's St Albans Sleepout. They swapped their beds for cardboard at Oaklands College last Friday night to raise funds and awareness for five...
A veteran district councillor has come out in support of the campaign fighting for a parish council representing the city of St Albans and surrounding areas. Cllr Robert Donald has spoken out ahead of a meeting of SADC’s strategy and resources committee next week, which will be considering the results of...
History, hands-on learning and design and technology came together as pupils at The Abbey CE VA Primary School had the opportunity to make their very own jam using grapes grown right on the school grounds. The school site, once part of the Abbey orchard that supplied fruit to the Cathedral, still...
St Albans City Centre BID is lighting up the city with Christmas decorations and a new family-friendly Bauble Trail. Between November 15 and December 28, families can collect trail maps from the St Albans Museum + Gallery and set off to find 12 colourful Christmas baubles hidden across the city centre....
Members of the St Albans United Synagogue community – the oldest-established Jewish community in Hertfordshire – gathered for a special celebration to mark the 10th anniversary of the induction of Rabbi Daniel Sturgess as rabbi of the synagogue, alongside his wife Alli. The couple were honoured for a decade of inspiring...
A St Albans school’s drama department has been named a finalist in the prestigious Music & Drama Education Awards 2026. These national awards celebrate the outstanding contributions of schools, educators, and organisations that enrich lives through music and drama. The Marlborough Science Academy has been recognised in the category of Outstanding School...
Laura Bill meets the observational comic whose musings on St Albans life have gone viral on Instagram...
The city of St Albans, and towns and villages further afield, fell silent at 11am on Sunday, as residents, dignitaries, faith leaders and representatives of the armed forces and community groups remembered those who had died in conflicts spanning more than a century. Following a parade through the city centre, the...
In 2015, 18-year-old Marlborough school-leaver Phoebe Shergold-Willis was in a quandary. She had excelled in the performing arts at her nurturing school, worked hard at her A-levels and yet didn’t want to continue on the school/university treadmill at that point, writes Debbie Heath. Having grown up in the East End of...
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