Acclaimed Italian takeaway Pasta Evangelists is hoping to open a new premises in the city centre. The delivery-only business is proposed for 102 Victoria Street - currently a residential property - bringing the only pasta sold in Harrods to St Albans. Chefs will prepare fresh pasta to order and deliver in as...
The inaugural St Albans Dog Day proved to be something to bark about. Organised by St Albans BID to create awareness of dog-friendly businesses within the city centre, it featured various doggie delights including free treat bags and puppachinos courtesy of Chiltern Pet, various canine-focused market stalls and 'puparazzi' selfie frames...
Renowned street photographer Nick Turpin - the man behind an acclaimed series of images of London commuters known as 'On the Night Bus' - is the special guest at the first meeting of Harpenden Photographic Society. A street photographer for over 30 years, Nick founded the first international Street Photography Collective...
One of the biggest arguments put forwards by Herts county council for selling the former Radlett Aerodrome for a strategic rail freight interchange has been the huge financial benefit it will provide for local taxpayers. Campaigners argue that HCC has failed in its fiduciary duty, not only over the value of...
We were recently chatting with a colleague (Hannah) who has a condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP). This genetic condition affects about one in four thousand people and causes gradual decline and loss of the light sensing cells called photoreceptors in the retina. There are over 100 genetic variations known to cause...
Drop in for a friendly taster of the world of theatre at the Abbey Theatre in St Albans on Saturday September 2. The Company of Ten team are inviting curious minds and aspiring artists to experience the passion that fuels the creative process. Imagine how you might play a role, onstage,...
Rev Peter Crumpler, associate minister at St Paul’s Church in Fleetville, looks at how older people are being marginalised. “Don’t grow old,” a parishioner of advanced years warned me some while back. “You won’t like it.” Sadly that woman is no longer with us, and I’m a whole lot older than when...
St Albans MP Daisy Cooper and council leader Chris White were walking through the bustling crowds at a heaving Charter Market one Saturday morning about a month ago. Traders were touting their wares, customers were jostling for a bargain, and the sunshine blessed the street scene with a golden hue. Daisy...
Laura Bill literally sheds blood in her quest for the latest innovative beauty treatment...
It might sound cynical but do the officers working for SADC just dream up ways to make people’s lives even more difficult on a daily basis? Everybody is feeling the pinch. Should you really have to pay to go and visit your friend who has spent a fortune to live...
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