What does it take to become a St Albans Cathedral tour guide? Former lawyer Peter Goodman is undertaking six months of formal training for the role, and invites us to join him on his journey...
A photo taken by a line officer at St Albans City Station has been shortlisted for the national Community Rail Awards photo competition. The picture by Andy Buckley was submitted on behalf of the Friends of St Albans City Station'and titled 'Community + Rail Set in stone'. It shows a community mosaic...
The first full moon of 2025 - the so-called ‘wolf moon’ - coincided with the inaugural event of St Albans Cathedral’s season of lunar-themed events. A yoga class hosted by Ali Parker saw participants build up to the half-moon pose under artist Luke Jerram’s huge Moon installation suspended in the Nave. Yoga...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Mezzo-soprano Deborah Holborn, who performs both fully-staged operas and concert-staged productions of song and oratorio, and is joining St Albans Chamber Opera as the mother in their production...
Roger Thomas, who has served Highfield Park Trust for nearly 30 years, has become the last of the original trustees to step down.. In the 1990s, Roger was head of land based industries at Oaklands College when thoughts of creating a new, charity-managed, rural park for St. Albans were first discussed. Hill...
One of the biggest successes in terms of celebrating our city’s rich history has been the Blue Plaques St Albans scheme. Since 2019 a group of volunteers have been working on a long-term scheme to commemorate famous citizens who have lived and worked in the city, by placing ‘blue plaques’ on...
Rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway have apologised for service failings which saw St Albans highlighted as one of the country's worst for cancellations. National Rail figures collected by train data website On Time Trains and published by the BBC said 6.8 per cent of scheduled stops at the station were cancelled...
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...
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