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...
A fruit and veg trader from St Albans Charter Market has had more than 20 thousand likes after a performance of her singing went viral. Brooke Tyler, who works on the family stall, was encouraged to sing by Hayley Chart, a professional street singer who once appeared on TV's The Voice. Hayley...
The High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Annie Brewster, recently visited HAWA Multicultural Services’ women-only gym and fitness centre at Beaumont School. This unique facility has been tailored to meet the needs of ethnically diverse women in the community, not only promoting health and well-being but also fostering social integration in a culturally...
The winners of the St Albans unsigned talent music competition say playing at next week's Pub in the Park is a dream come true. Music talent agency Headliner offered up-and-coming artists the chance to perform on the main stage in Verulamium Park next weekend, with a fiercely fought contest at St...
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