After the success of last year, the Marshalswick Elf returned to the streets again this year, running 5K every morning around the area from December 1 to December 24. Charity runner Anna Bassil was supporting St Albans Action for Homeless and the St Albans Community Pantry, raising awareness for their Reverse...
The days running up to Christmas are normally full of fun and laughter, with Christmas trees, decorations, lights, craft markets, shopping for last-minute presents, parties and carol singing. It’s what makes this season of Advent special. Except this year, the conflict in Gaza and the war in Ukraine are casting deep...
It’s the busiest time of the year for our local hostelries, but they have taken the time to stop what they’re doing and wish customers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We would like to remind readers that the start of the New Year can a very quiet...
Having any sort of meaningful discussion about death is something we should be encouraging more, as Laura Bill discovers...
On Christmas Eve the BBC will show the latest ‘Ghost Story for Christmas’. This is a long-established tradition and, in the past, has featured the tales of arguably literature’s greatest ghost story writer - M. R James who based many of his stories in East Anglia. This year it is...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This time: It’s the man in red himself, taking a break ahead of the Christmas Eve madness to explain why St Albans is always on the nice list...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, is preparing for her festive feasts...
There are some spectacular shop window displays across the district this Christmas, and we wanted to recognise the huge amount of effort put in to making them so fun and festive. Our team of volunteer photographers have been out and about snapping shots of as many as possible to showcase...
In this week’s edition, I take a closer look at one of the most elegant and prestigious Champagne producers – Champagne Palmer & Co. Last month, I was lucky enough to attend a private tasting of Champagne Palmer & Co, with Raymond Ringeval, the global commercial director, at the charming...
James Cameron is at the Beta Band singer’s sell-out Horn gig...
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