The disparity between the rich and poor in affluent areas like St Albans and Harpenden is arguably much greater than other parts of the country, with deep pockets of poverty just a few streets away from multi-million pound homes. From the family mortgaged up to the hilt due to interest rate...
The Saints of Paint - an artists’ collective featuring current or former teachers for community creative club ArtShed - displayed samples of their work at a special exhibition in the historic Kingsbury Barn in St Michael’s village. The artists were Stuart Beck, Kathy Evershed, Jayne Evans and Jenny Robinson, who previously...
A charity GOS treasure hunt through the streets of St Albans city centre raised thousands of pounds for a local counselling charity. The Great St Albans Challenge, organised by local events company Wildgoose, saw over 85 teams taking part in Sunday's competition. Teams dashed through the streets tackling challenges, cracking clues and...
St Albans publicans have urged MP Daisy Cooper to persuade the new Labour Chancellor to introduce measures in the Autumn Budget which ensure their future survival. More than 40 of the city’s independent watering holes are calling for a 20-year plan for growth, training and prosperity to ensure this quintessential British...
Lucrative consultancy work can draw retirees back to the workplace. But returning to work has important implications and consequences for your pension(s). Lumin Wealth’s Managing Director, Martin Cotter, explains more. Research reveals that an increasing number of retirees are opting to return to the workplace – whether in full-time or part-time...
A team of litter-pickers from the St Albans business community collected almost 40 bags of rubbish from an Iron Age site in the heart of the city. Volunteers from St Albans District Chamber of Commerce, Communities 1st and STANTA (St Albans Enterprise Agency) took part in the litter pick at Beech...
After watching OVO’s smash hit new musical ‘The Highwayman’, by Kitty Morgan, I sat down to interview two members of the talented cast. Melissa O’Donnell who plays Rose and Faith Turner, Jem. My aim was to find out what happened behind the scenes to create such a magical show. I started...
They say it gets earlier every year, but surely nobody expected to see a Christmas tree erected in Market Place on September 10? But before you start worrying about prepping the sprouts and choosing the turkey. don't stress, it isn't what it seems. The tree will actually be featuring in this year's...
The district council's announcement that it would be fast-tracking the Local Plan - the blueprint for future development in the district - might not seem a big deal to many parts of the community, but it is actually of vital importance to everybody living here in St Albans. Where thousands of...
Hay Fever, one of Noel Coward’s most enduring works, is set to open the Company of Ten’s 90th season later this month. The play is a masterful comedy of manners that explores the eccentricities of the Bliss family—a group of artistic, self-absorbed individuals whose theatrical personalities turn a quiet weekend in...
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