It was a slightly different but no less successful St George’s Day lunch for St Albans District Chamber of Commerce this year - gone were the red and white flags and patriotic singalong, but still evident in abundance was the sense of community which pervades the local business scene. Held at...
At 24, most people are still figuring out their next step. For Gemma George, it meant taking on a salon in Redbourn — a decision she describes as both a risk and a turning point. Ten years on, she is marking a decade of running Salon of Gems, reflecting on how...
This month Ruth looks at the ever-evolving relationship many of us have with our bodies. A fact about me that really unsettles a close friend is that I don’t have a full-length mirror in my house. He finds this deeply troubling. Borderline negligent. “How do you know what you look like?” he asks,...
Elena Hogg, founder of local culinary company FOOD by Elena, explores different ways to take it with a pinch of salt...
OVO has announced the 14 members of its first-ever repertory company, who will appear in three major productions during the summer and autumn of 2026. The ensemble will lead a season featuring Sherlock Holmes, The Importance of Being Earnest, and As You Like It. All three productions will be presented at the...
It’s the biggest day of the year for comic fans, with dozens of exclusive titles up for grabs this Saturday – and they’re all FREE! To mark the annual Free Comic Book Day - now run alongside Comics Giveaway Day - Chaos City Comics in Heritage Close will be giving away...
Police are investigating after reports of an assault on St Peter’s Street, St Albans. Shortly before 1.10am on Sunday April 26, a man in his 20s was reportedly assaulted, causing a laceration to his head. A 17-year-old boy from St Albans was arrested on suspicion of assault thereby occasioning them actual bodily...
A new dinosaur is heading to Willows this bank holiday weekend as part of the farm park’s Dino Ventures event. Visitors to the leisure attraction, outside London Colney, can step back in time by more than 186 million years to see a Dilophosaurus on the farm from Saturday May 2 to Monday May...
Council bosses have washed their hands of any responsibility for a plot of green space at the end of a Cottonmill cul-de-sac which neighbours fear could be turned into housing following its recent sale. Residents of Ashby Gardens have a very similar story to homeowners living on the Verulam Estate, which...
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