St George’s School is celebrating an "outstanding set of GCSE results" today. The school has seen more than half of all grades between grade 7 to 9. Among the many individual successes, 13 pupils achieved a clean sweep of grades 8 and 9. Headteacher Andy Ford said: “We are...
There’s a growing community of enthusiastic St Albans adults who want to share their love of a popular children’s toy - in case you discover it helps you too. Adults across the city are spending money, time and energy on Britain’s best-loved toy for fun, to unwind and purely for pleasure,...
The headteacher of The Marlborough Science Academy in St Albans has praised students for their success in this year's A levels. Annie Thomson said: "Marlborough rings with a cacophony of sounds, from tears of joy to whoops of excitement as our students celebrate their results. "Once again our young people have done...
Saints are among the bookies’ favourites for promotion this season and Ian Rogers, chairman of supporters group Saints City Trust, is of course hoping they’re right. “I note the bookies make us one of the favourites – that’s alongside, unsurprisingly, Dartford and Billericay Town – but we need to get off...
Deborah Heath embraces the golden age of disco at the Roman Theatre Festival for OVO's ‘seventies take on the Bard’s comedy. On opening night in late June, I experienced my own midsummer night’s dream as once again OVO rose to the occasion to deliver a summer smash hit in the magical...
Football icon Mick Harford, one of the fastest bowlers in the history of cricket Jeff Thomson, and EastEnders' Max Branning, aka Jake Wood, will be taking part in a special signing event as part of The Maltings Shopping Centre's Summer Sounds. The free evening of music, food, drink and entertainment takes...
The ‘Pour Yourself a Glass of New Zealand’ campaign is a vibrant celebration of New Zealand’s exquisite white wines, taking place throughout May in the UK. This initiative, spearheaded by New Zealand Winegrowers, aims to showcase the exceptional quality and variety of New Zealand’s white wines, which have garnered international...
It’s hard to deny the beauty of a butterfly or the wonder in welcoming wildlife into our gardens but are we doing enough to enable them to flourish? With No Mow May upon us, we investigate what is being done in St Albans and why it’s vital to think about this...
Highfield Park joined in a ceremony which saw more than 1,000 beacons being lit nationwide to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The event, which took place at 9.30pm across the country, was organised by Highfield Park Trust and attended by St Albans Mayor Cllr Jamie Day and Town Crier...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Women Who Walk, a social group founded by Sophie and Lisa for women looking to meet new people, make friends and enjoy the great outdoors: @womenwho_walk Where do you...
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