Verulam students who received their A-level and Level 3 BTEC exam results today have secured places at university, college or apprenticeships. Special mention to School Captain Tom Roffe who achieved A* grades in mathematics, geography and physics and is going to Durham University to study engineering. Tom has been an excellent...
James Cameron visits Samuel Ryder’s seed hall on Holywell Hill to discover what’s on offer from its latest tenant… There are some locations that stay empty for years and years when a restaurant closes down, and others that spring back up very quickly. I am glad that Moka falls into the...
It’s OK To Say founder and CEO Stacey Turner, continues bringing life to the everyday places and things around us… If my handbag could talk, I’m fairly certain it would have some opinions. The first thing it would probably say is: “Can we please have a conversation about boundaries?” Because during the...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Amy Leigh Chandler, whose debut YA novel Cornelia Fairfield and the Darkened Heart is described as a heartpounding fantasy of rebellion, romance, and highstakes adventure on the treacherous...
When wildlife faces a lack of water - whether from drought, heatwaves, or habitat loss - a combination of immediate relief and long-term conservation is usually most effective. Like much of the rest of the country, St Albans has been experiencing unprecedented drought caused by a lack of rain and extreme...
The last few weeks have been full of frustration again, writes Laura Bill. The search for meaningful work in addition to the work I do with the St Albans Times. I am very much a journalist and a teacher – by qualifications, skills and experience. It’s not a flaky thing,...
Enfield Town 1 St Albans City 2 (Isthmian League Premier Division)At the end of a night of high drama, striker Inih Effiong grabbed a 96 th -minute winner asSaints claimed the scalp of another side that’s tipped to be a promotion rival this season,writes Jess Unwin. After Saturday’s encouraging season-opening home...
Dramatic photos taken from across St Albans show the thick billowing clouds of smoke erupting from the fire at Ventura Park in Colney Street. They include pictures taken from the roof of The Maltings Shopping Centre by manager Richard Marrett. London firefighters are supporting their colleagues from Herts in bringing the inferno...
St Albans City 3 Chatham 1 (Isthmian League Premier Division)From Jess Unwin at Clarence Park, photos by Jim Standen St Albans City went toe-to-toe with one of the fancied teams in the Premier Division and delivered a knockout performance, but it was their ability to roll with the punches that most...
The jewellery featured in new multi-media fantasy universe The Toymaker’s Key has been created by local designers Merve and Ertugrul Istanbullu of Sade Hane, who have a stall on St Albans Market. The Toymaker's Key creator Andy Turner explained: “I designed them and they produced them. They’re amazing. Each of them...
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