St Albans Foodies Festival welcomed record-breaking crowds to Oaklands College for an unforgettable weekend of food, music, entertainment and family fun, all set against a backdrop of glorious sunshine. Thousands of visitors poured onto the Smallford campus from the moment the gates opened. With packed cooking theatres, bustling artisan markets, masterclasses...
There are some moments in business that feel a little surreal. One minute (and let’s say, just for the sake of it, 4.55pm on a Thursday in May) you’re adjusting somebody’s glasses in Marshalswick whilst St Albans starts making its way home for the day. The next (and we made it...
A St Albans mother-of-two who blacked out when she ate has had her extremely rare condition treated using a cutting-edge medical procedure, in a study supported by the British Heart Foundation and the NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre. Midwife Sarah Hall’s heart stopped beating properly 12 times in a single day,...
Ornate heritage lamp posts dating back more than 100 years are being removed and destroyed by county contractors. Many of the cast iron posts located around St Albans Conservation Area face being removed by Ringway and modern steel replacements installed instead. They include four in Clarence Road, at least three on Townsend...
Leo Sery, St Albans City's top scorer with 20 goals in all competitions last season, has turned down the chance to stay at Clarence Park and instead signed a two-year deal with Chelmsford City of the National League South, writes Jess Unwin. The striker was a standout success for Saints in...
Based on the international bestselling book by Paula Hawkins - also adapted into a blockbuster DreamWorks film - The Girl on the Train now comes to the Abbey Theatre in St Albans as a gripping and suspenseful stage adaptation that will keep you guessing until the very final moments. Rachel Watson...
Rev Peter Crumpler, associate minister at St Paul’s Church in Fleetville, reflects on the importance of the St Albans landmark… St Albans Cathedral plays a major role in our city – far beyond being a place of Christian worship, seven days a week. It attracts many thousands of tourists to our...
Bus gates, restricted access to cars, more street furniture and replacing parking spaces with a tiny cycle lane are the recommendations of the steering group crafting a future vision for Victoria Street. Herts county council has been working with St Albans district council on a community-led initiative to create a new-look...
St Albans MP Daisy Cooper says she is on the cusp of securing a change in the law which would end the scandal of St Albans district council taxpayers subsiding big developers to the tune of millions of pounds each year. Daisy exposed the scale of the scandal almost four years...
The new clutch of Peregrine falcon chicks at St Albans Cathedral have been ringed - and their genders determined as one male, one female, and possibly another female - weight being the only determinate at this stage. The three chicks are thriving, despite the heat and the sad loss of a...
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