More than three decades since St Albans last had any semblance of a Local Plan and the final hurdles are in sight for this latest interation following approval by Government inspectors. The Lib Dem Plan took three years to prepare and allows for the building of 15,000 new homes in the...
Andy Burnham’s tenure as Prime Minister represents more than a change in political leadership. It signals a potentially significant shift in how growth, planning and investment are delivered across England. For years, Burnham championed greater devolution, regional decision-making and long-term infrastructure investment as Mayor of Greater Manchester. Those priorities have now...
Lumin Wealth’s managing director, Martin Cotter, offers expert insight into your most important questions around gifting out of surplus income – from when a gift qualifies to how to document it correctly. Gifts out of normal expenditure (out of income) – commonly known as gifting out of surplus income – refers...
Harpenden Photographic Society (HPS) kicks off its new season next week with a presentation by acclaimed photographer Viveca Koh FRPS FIPF. Viveca is a fine art photographer holding two Fellowships of the Royal Photographic Society, in Visual Art and Contemporary work, as well as a Fellowship of the Irish Photographic Federation. Known...
A St Albans School sixth former has written and starred in his own original play at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, receiving rave reviews from critics. Kai Yilmaz-Porter, an A level drama student at St Albans School, wrote Make Me Good Again, a new play exploring family life, identity and neurodiversity. He...
A St Albans dad of two has secured the title of World Hovercraft Champion following his decisive victory at the weekend. Nick Drew, 49, won the F50 class at the 2026 Hovercraft World Championship held at Whittlebury Park, Buckinghamshire. Former Beaumont School pupil Nick, who was born and raised in St Albans,...
With a week to go before St Albans’ planned Sound Bites festival was due to take place, many potential punters are still out of pocket. The new festival was launched in the wake of Tom Kerridge’s popular Pub in the Park (pictured), which hosted its final event in Verulamium Park last...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Beth Fisher, Harpenden town councillor, former Town Mayor (current Deputy), and passionate member of St Albans Athletics Club. Where do you walk when you want to think? Harpenden Common and...
Following the closure of high-end brunch venue Marmalade on Holywell Hill, there are plans to reinvent the premises as a traditional English caff. After brunch and burgers diner HATCH relocated from Holywell Hill to a new home in Christopher Place Shopping Centre, its former home was given a new lease of...
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