Celebrating two decades of Halloween fun, Willows Activity Farm's annual Pumpkin Festival returns early this year. Organisers have scheduled two early weekends of pumpkin picking on October 11-12 and 18-19 before reopening on Friday October 24 for the half-term school holiday. The annual event is back for its 20th year and this autumn...
James Cameron is heading for a cheese coma after a visit to the deli wine bar...
A Harpenden secondary school has introduced a ban on smartphone use for pupils joining Year 7 next September. St George’s School has updated its policy in the wake of a decision by the majority of the town’s primary schools to introduce similar measures from the start of this autumn term. From September...
An annual community celebration of the fruit produced by Highfield Park’s historic orchards brought together families, friends and neighbours from across St Albans on a sunny Sunday afternoon. The free Apple Day event takes place every year on the first Sunday in October, and includes children’s games, apple juicing demonstrations and...
The stories of fallen relatives of local residents will be projected onto the wall of St Albans Cathedral as part of this year’s light show. Luxmuralis are returning to the Abbey to present Poppy Fields, the immersive light and sound experience previously seen in 2018, taking place over five nights from...
Legendary band The Zombies returned to St Albans' Pioneer Club - where they had their first rehearsal in 1961 - to celebrate the re-release of their seminal album Odessey and Oracle with a listening party for their fans. Colin Blunstone and Chris White from the band were interviewed by Mike...
Deborah Heath is at the Abbey Theatre for Ever After Productions' regional premiere of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece. It takes time to create the perfect picture, a problem that artist George Seurat must have encountered in the two years it took to perfect 'Sunday Afternoon on The...
The St Albans Postboxes fundraising campaign is back for 2025, and the call has gone out for official sponsors of this much-loved community event. Now in its eighth year, St Albans Postboxes has raised over £165,000 for local charities, thanks to the creativity of volunteer makers, the support of generous businesses, and...
The organisers of the ever-popular George Street Gin and Jazz Festival have expressed their regret at having to cancel the event due to extreme bad weather. Weather warnings of high winds, coupled with torrential rain, has resulted in St Albans City Centre BID and George Street Retail Association deciding to pull...
There’s a new face in the fight against anti-social behaviour (ASB), shoplifting, drug use and speeding in the city. Sergeant James Keene now heads up the St Albans Central, North and West Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT), consisting of PCs and PCSOs who work on solving short and long-term issues affecting the...
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