With the hospitality sector facing unprecedented challenges in recent years, it takes a brave man to open a new independent restaurant just a few days before the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget. Ibéros, a new counter-style restaurant inspired by the tabernas of Spain and Portugal, is located at 8 George Street, in premises...
A much-loved fixture of the St Albans retail scene is closing for good after almost nine years. Cositas Home on Holywell Hill has seen revenues plummet to 10 times less than they were a year ago, resulting in owner Emma Bustamante deciding to call it a day and close the store...
Forget MasterChef, Bake Off and The Great British Menu, the chefs of tomorrow are busy cooking up stunning dishes here in St Albans. The local heat of the ever-popular Rotary ‘Young Chef’ competition saw 17 students from six local secondary schools battle it out to showcase their culinary skills at Oaklands...
A new collaboration between St Albans Postboxes and St Albans Museums will see just 25 hand-crafted Christmas tree postbox decorations go on sale for £25 each this November - and they are expected to sell out fast. Lovingly created by Just Trade, each keepsake is inspired by the city’s iconic winter...
Deborah Heath is at St Albans Cathedral for some new interpretations of Bible classics. In case you missed Jane Fookes’ informative article about Mystery Plays a few months ago and are expecting a dose of Hercule Poirot, let me set the record straight! Mystery Plays are short dramatisations of biblical stories....
A newly formed parish council for central St Albans may not be eligible to automatically assume control over the Mayoralty or civic functions, council officers have warned. Their findings are included in reports published ahead of tonight's meeting of SADC’s strategy and resources committee looking at the outcome of the first...
Deborah Heath catches up with OVO’s artistic director and founder Adam Nichols to talk about future productions and the company’s ongoing campaign for a new theatre in the city. When I last saw Adam Nichols during the Roman Theatre Festival, it was impossible to catch a word. Having recently launched the...
Report by Times sports correspondent Jess Unwin, photos by Jim Standen St Albans City’s new manager Gary McCann has suggested he’ll begin by working to get the best out of the existing playing squad rather than straightway moving to bring in a host of new faces. Of the players he’s inherited at...
This is the first look at the uniforms girls will be wearing at St Albans School when it becomes co-educational next September. This week, prospective families of both boys and girls took part in an interactive itinerary where they engaged in a range of activities across various departments, guided by current...
An Oaklands College student has achieved remarkable success on the international stage, bringing home eight gold medals after representing Great Britain at the 8th European Down Syndrome Swimming Championships in Albufeira, Portugal. Joe Edwards, a swimmer from the college’s Learning for Independence and Future Employment (LIFE) department, delivered a phenomenal performance...
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