The festival season reached a fitting finale this weekend with the return of Pub in the Park St Albans. The annual celebration of food, drink and music was hosted by celebrity chefs Tom Kerridge and Ainsley Harriott, and featured performances from the likes of Rudimental, Craig David and UB40 featuring Ali...
A push to expand London Luton Airport to become at least as big as Gatwick has been opposed by a community group. The Harpenden Society has set out its objections to plans for LLA to increase its capacity from 18m to 32 million passengers per annum (ppa) - just under the...
Residents living on the Verulam Estate are suffering a ‘double whammy’ of misery courtesy of St Albans district council. Everyone needs nature. And people know what’s fair, what’s just and what’s right. Significant encroachments on green space proposed, prompted (and not prevented) by SADC are abhorrent to every right-minded person living...
In his debut stage play, Michael Palin, writer of many of Monty Python’s greatest sketches and films, takes a sharp look at family values, served up with a generous helping of dark humour. If you've ever had a family gathering that made you question your sanity, you’ll recognise the people in...
Opting for a mix of an annuity purchase and flexible drawdown can help savers enjoy the security of a guaranteed income in retirement, without sacrificing flexibility and investment returns. Lumin Wealth’s Managing Director Martin Cotter explains more. Rate increases over the past year have seen annuities become a relatively more attractive...
Earlier this year, Small Business Britain and BT ran a pilot series of ‘Netwalks’ – a walk and talk networking programme aimed at boosting connections, opportunities and optimism for local entrepreneurs in today’s challenging economic climate. One of the hundreds who walked in those pilots was local business owner Jen Smith...
One of the most divisive traffic experiments St Albans city centre has witnessed since the one-way system of the 1980s is continuing to polarise opinion even as it begins winding down. As predicted by the St Albans Times, Herts county council (HCC) has announced new plans which will see High Street...
Legendary drummer Steve Rodford has become the second member of the British psychedelic pop group The Zombies to show his support for the St Albans Cathedral Choristers. This Saturday St Albans resident Steve will be stepping up to draw a much awaited raffle of The Zombies personalised merchandise at Empire Records...
Keep an eye out for a new carbon neutral flower delivery company which hopes to be pedalling its way into the hearts of St Albans residents . The team from Freddie's Flowers have been out and about dropping off some surprises for local residents all week. On Sunday they will be at...
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