The St Albans branch of DIY shop Wickes has launched a new initiative to provide local charities and community groups with free materials to support their projects. The Pick 'n' Wickes scheme helps community groups access essential items that complement the tools they borrow from local organisation Share St Albans' Library...
The Pioneer Club are continuing to put on a variety of events throughout December to ensure there are plenty of opportunities to support them and the local community, building on the success of the previous sold-out Roni Size event and last Saturday's Northern Soul night! Tonight the local music scene takes...
Oaklands College has celebrated the relaunch of its refurbished student training restaurant The Stables with a festive lunch for special guests. The upgrade to the restaurant, which is in the old stables of the 1840s-built Oaklands Manor on the college’s Smallford campus, was supported by match-funding from The Savoy Educational Trust...
More than 160 people - many with their dogs - turned out to sing Christmas carols at the bandstand in Clarence Park on Saturday afternoon. The singalong, organised by St Paul's Church, Fleetville, included the annual fun competition to find the best-dressed festive dog, with many competitors bidding for the title. The...
Massive tractors illuminated with festive lights made their way in a convoy across the district on Sunday as part of an annual fundraiser for the Alzheimer's Society. The event saw farmers drive their machines from West End Barns in Nomansland, through Wheathampstead, Harpenden High Street, Redbourn and finally St Albans during...
The team behind Evolution Pantomimes might actually shoot me for saying this, but it could be time for Bob Golding to hang up his frocks, musical maestro “Uncle Matt” Mellor to close his piano lid, and Damian Patton to try his hand at some serious drama. Because it’s hard to see...
Deborah Heath is blown away by St Albans High School for Girls’ adaptation of the Hogwarts stageplay For any readers who don’t know, ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ presents quite an interesting concept. The original plays (there are two full-length plays designed to be seen in tandem) were written by...
As the dust begins to settle on a Budget which has failed to deliver on the hopes of many small companies here in St Albans, politicians and business leaders have attempted to analyse the benefits and flaws in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ autumn statement. First and foremost was the President of St...
In the wake of a Budget which did nothing to ease the strain on local businesses, independent retailers have issued an SOS calling for customers’ support all-year round and not just for Christmas. #SupportOurShops is being led by Nadya Giffen, who runs Nadya Giffen Therapies at The Quadrant in Marshalswick, with...
Laura Bill drops in backstage at the Alban Arena for a fly on the wall look at the rehearsals for this year’s panto Aladdin...
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