I may have just experienced the most extraordinary four hours of my life at what I believe to be the best restaurant in London. Having recently retained its Michelin star after over 13 consecutive years, Pétrus, under the masterful guidance of head chef Orson Vergnaud, is ushering in a new...
Changes to SADC’s planning process have been welcomed by another local campaigner. Gee Smedley, who runs the CLASH and Save North St Albans Greenbelt campaigns, said major alterations to a scheme for 150 houses on land off Harpenden Road were being dismissed as non-material amendments. “Anything to do with highways is material...
Star of Cucumber, The Office, The Thick of It, Gentleman Jack and Happy Valley, St Albans actor Vincent Franklin will be heading out on the road this festive season to bring his one-man production of A Christmas Carol to theatres across the country, portraying more than 20 different characters in...
If you’ve ever visited St Albans Cathedral and marvelled at the elaborate historical timeline which unfolds on giant plastic display boards, you can now take home a printed version for your bookshelf. St Albans Cathedral - An Illustrated Timeline is authored by local legend Stephen De Silva and published by Andrew...
Team GB's Phoebe Gill has become the first ambassador for St Albans-based mental health charity Youth Talk. Phoebe, who attends St George's School in Harpenden and is a member of St Albans Athletics Club at Abbey View Athletics Track, will be promoting the work of Youth Talk and its mission to...
A new tree is to be planted in St Albans city centre to remember the life and career of the city's pioneering town clerk Betty Entwistle. It replaces one planted in her honour outside a sheltered housing scheme in Holyrood Crescent, which was later felled to allow for the building of...
Much-loved gifts and pre-loved fashion outlet Cositas is hosting a special festive event aimed at making shopping fun and social again. The store on Holywell Hill is opening its doors this Thursday evening from 7pm, with a promise of fizz, mince pies and Christmas tunes. Fashionista Lisa Wisdom of Style with Wisdom...
A journey of more than 3,000 miles and across 184 years brought a retired Canadian businessman to a memorial honouring his Victorian ancestor. R Peter Weedon travelled all the way from Orillia, near Lake Couchiching in Ontario, to pay a personal visit to a bench remembering his four times great-grandfather Joseph...
Pupils from Skyswood Primary School in St Albans read their own compositions from a book of poetry in front of an audience at Waterstones. Key Stage 1 and 2 students had contributed to 'Kindness Costs Nothing', a book of poems based on one of the school's core values. Each class had used...
The Tesco festive advertisement filmed in St Albans' Market Place back in September is now available to view. As reported by the St Albans Times, The Boot pub was transformed into The Gingerbread Arms, complete with fake snow and gingerbread boardings, a Christmas tree was erected outside Christopher Place, and shop...
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