Preparations for this year's Begin Here Festival - the St Albans-based Zombies music event - are now in full swing, with details of the full programme now announced. For the weekend of October 30 to November 1, Zombies fans will have the chance to see, meet, mingle with the Rock and...
It’s spuds and spades at Willows Activity Farm this autumn as the leisure attraction gears up for its annual potato harvest. The farm, just outside London Colney, is hosting two events to mark the harvest with the Spud-tacular Wild West Adventure taking place on weekends from Saturday September 5 to Sunday...
Clarence Park was filled with music as four St Albans City Band ensembles came together for an afternoon concert at the bandstand, with the biggest audience in years. A total of 68 musicians took part in the recent performance, including the Adult Beginners Band, Youth Band, Adult Community Band and City...
James Cameron heads out to Harpenden for a new addition to the town’s Asian offerings...
St Albans City 4 Stanway Rovers 1 (Isthmian League Premier Division). From Jess Unwin at Clarence Park, photos by Jim Standen. A return to winning ways for St Albans City was nowhere near as easy as the final scoreline suggested, and Saints manager Gary McCann admitted his team were “second best”...
This month, Ruth Newman thinks about first times, last times, and why the years in between have a habit of speeding up. A few weeks ago, at the grand age of 39, I had a first day at work. I was nervous, which was expected, but what surprised me was how vivid...
The Abbey Theatre in St Albans is opening its doors on Saturday September 5, from 10am to 4pm, inviting local people to come along, explore the theatre and discover the many ways they can get involved. The free Open Day offers visitors the chance to look behind the scenes of the...
Scorching temperatures, parched gardens, bone dry rivers, broken supermarket fridges - the toll of multiple heatwaves have impacted on communities across the district. The past few months have been exceptionally hot, dry, and characterised by record-low rainfall and multiple severe heatwaves, with peak temperatures reaching or exceeding 38°C. Although the weekend saw...
The OVO Roman Theatre festival draws to a close this Bank Holiday weekend with a production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, staged by the OVO Youth Ensemble. Adapted and directed by Faith Turner, the production reimagines the classic comedy in a vibrant seaside circus setting, brought to life by an 33-strong cast...
Irreplaceable archaeology could be lost forever as works proceed on the Park Street roundabout redevelopment. The location is the site of the Watling Street Roman road - perhaps the most important of its kind in Roman Britain - and a major route through old Verulamium. But efforts to involve archaeologists during extensive...
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