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...
Just in time for the start of the autumn term, motorists face major disruption caused by the closure of Chequer Street for four days next week. Affinity Water is carrying out supply works which mean the throughfare will be closed between September 3 and 6, with traffic diverted via Verulam Road...
Before the Labour Government dropped a planning bombshell on the last day of Parliament, the St Albans Times had scheduled a catch-up meeting with SADC leader Paul de Kort to discuss some of the ongoing issues affecting the district now that two rounds of election campaigning were over. The small matter...
Oaklands College - known as a training ground for some of our top Olympic athletes and sporting heroes - is inviting 16-year-olds who receive their GCSE results this week to find out more about the 300 courses it offers. Students who are unsure of the future will be able to sign...
A wild wallaby has been spotted hopping around in St Albans. The marsupial was seen by Zoe Benham in Beech Road this morning at around 8am, and she was quickly able to film a brief video as proof. She said: “It came out of the Harvesters car park, went across the road...
There was much to celebrate at Verulam School on A level results day, with Rico Chung being awarded A* grades in mathematics, further maths, computer science and physics, setting him up nicely for Oxford, where he will be studying maths and computer science. Tom Mitchell received two A*s and an A,...
St Albans Arts Society held their summer exhibition at Dagnall Street Baptist Church last week, offering the public an opportunity to see firsthand the work their members have created this year. A spokesperson for the society said: “The exhibition represents many hours of artistic endeavour by every one of us who...
Soroptimists held an “orange” awareness day in Harpenden recently, focusing on their campaign to take action to end violence against women and girls. Members of SI St Albans and District, plus one husband and one daughter, ran the club’s charity bookstall at the Sustainability Market Harpenden, organised by Sustainable St Albans,...
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