A petition of more than 8,500 names has been presented to County Hall calling on councillors to stop the sale of the former Radlett airfield for a rail freight terminal - but HCC has already decided to ignore it. Quentin Baker, director of law and governance, was the man who blocked...
Runners endured the hottest weekend of the year to take part in this year's St Albans Half Marathon. The event took place in blazing sunshine on Sunday morning, starting and finishing at Verulamium Park, with a variety of routes on top of the standard half, including a 5K and fun run. All...
Laura Bill visits the new London Road premises of mental health charity Youth Talk, which has relocated from Lower Dagnall Street. From a dark, small building tucked away in the Conservation Area with no parking to this well-lit, centralised location which has now been completely revamped – I can see a...
In a blasted world, two survivors – a doctor and an actor - pass the time by staging their favourite story salvaged from the flames: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet. But when tensions arise around casting, more than dead bodies start to surface… OVO presents their first co-production...
I’m delighted to introduce you to another local wine merchant - Paramount Wines, based in London Colney and owned and run by Gordon Clunie. Paramount Wines are an online distributor of wines to both businesses (restaurant, bars and night clubs) and direct household customers. I had the pleasure of spending a couple...
Stacey Turner, founder of mental health care and wellbeing charity It's OK To Say, talks to the award-winning thoughtful baker and mental health advocate Liz Burnett of Bu Bakes, who says she has the secret to happiness! And then meets up with Theo Michaels and Tom Rhodes, two of the...
The Roman Theatre Festival has kicked off with a bang with OVO’s vibrant interpretation of this Shakespeare classic.When you’ve seen, studied or appeared in a lot of Shakespeare, there is always the concern that going to see a familiar play will make your mind wander. I also know that some...
So you are really tempted to try some outdoor theatre this summer but your worries about the practicalities of it are standing in the way? Well, please read on. To celebrate the launch of this year’s Roman Theatre Festival presented by OVO, Deborah Heath wants to help you be fully...
Despite recent setbacks at County Hall, campaigners against the proposed strategic rail freight interchange on the former Radlett airfield site are defiant, not despondent. A recent meeting of HCC's oversight and scrutiny committee (OSC) rejected suggestions that they need not sell the land as there had been significant changes in circumstances...
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