Smallford Farm Shop now boasts a fishmonger’s offering fresh produce from the south coast of England. Run by Steve Moroney. Fish Bones is the only permanent fishmongers in the district, and offers a wide range of sustainably sourced fish and seafood including scallops, halibut, monk fish, prawns, lemon sole, crab and...
A Blue Plaque is to be unveiled for the man who opened Hertfordshire's first cinema - now the Odyssey in London Road. Jan Harlan, Stanley Kubrick's film producer and brother-in-law, will be the guest of honour at the installation of a Blue Plaque for Arthur Melbourne-Cooper (1874 – 1961) on October...
It’s the 40th anniversary of St Albans’ legendary Verulamium Park Fireworks Spectacular, and like every year, it promises to go with a bang! The event started in 1983 in partnership with St Albans City Hospital and now 40 years on, more than £900K has been raised for local charities. It returns this...
The proposed transformation of a derelict 18th century barn into St Albans’ newest theatre came as a surprise announcement this week, but negotiations have been underway behind the scenes for some time. OVO Theatre Company has been awarded £300,000 from the government’s Community Ownership Fund to renovate and convert St Germain’s...
There has been another fatality on one of the most notorious – and dangerous – stretches of road in the district, but promised safety measures have yet to be introduced. A three-mile section of the A5183 Redbourn Road between Batchwood Drive in St Albans and Redbourn High Street Roundabout has witnessed...
A war hero recognised by Russia for “bravery and courage in naval theatres”, who also helped set up the UK’s first job centres, has died at the age of 103. Norman McGlynn MBE was born in 1919, shortly after the end of the First World War and some 10 months since...
Looking for a challenge this autumn? Why not join the tens of thousands who make the Herts 10K a must! Voted one of the top 30 races in the country thanks to its beautiful course and community spirit, the Herts 10K returns to Harpenden on Sunday October 8. The 18th race winds...
If you’ve taken a walk around the environs of St Albans Cathedral in the past year you can’t fail to have missed the amazing transformation of Sumpter Yard. And now the wider world has recognised the achievement, with a nomination for the Landscape Institute Design Awards. Dean Jo Kelly-Moore said: “St Albans...
A side splitting new comedy is coming to the Maltings Theatre this October. The Dating Diary is a heartfelt comedy set in north London, exploring the life of Amelia as she approaches her 30th birthday. Amelia is feeling the weight of societal expectations as she grapples with her lack of “milestones”....
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