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...
St Peter's Street fell silent as district dignitaries, service personnel and members of the public paid tribute to the fallen in conflicts spanning more than a century. In the year which marks the 110th anniversary of the start of World War One, there was an added poignancy to the already moving...
A cross-generational dance partnership is wowing audiences across the district. Keely Rolls, 40, and her nan Mary, 83, have teamed up to present a tap dancing routine with a difference – they’re both sitting down. Keely explained: “My nan and I share this incredible bond and a love for dance. My nan's...
High Sheriff of Hertfordshire Annie Brewster has been presented with the prestigious Paul Harris Award by St Albans Rotary Verulamium Club. Named after Rotary’s founder, the award was created to recognise individuals who have significantly contributed to helping communities, supporting charities, and furthering Rotary's efforts to eradicate poverty. It is rarely awarded...
A Harpenden nonagenarian is defying age stereotypes through her dedication to staying fit, writes Olivia Thompson. Jean Grant, 93, claims she is “stronger than ever” and says she is determined to keep others her age out of wheelchairs by staying active. Over the past year, her fitness journey at Harpenden Leisure Centre...
Do you enjoy walking, hiking, rambling? Are you happier exercising in the “green gym” – outdoors in the fresh air? Have you thought that instead of gym machines, walking poles could be your fitness equipment? Why? Well, used properly, walking poles are tools which can turn your walk into a workout. They...
An organisation which brings together people suffering from memory loss conditions to enjoy a session of music and dancing has marked its first birthday. Singing for Memory at SAMS (St Albans Masorti Synagogue) was founded by Lu Lawrence after both of her parents developed dementia. She understood the therapeutic qualities of singing...
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