Archive
-
Date
Prepare to be enchanted
Prepare – prepare to be enchanted! For most of us, these days, Christmas is all about preparation. Planning, buying, travelling, wrapping, cooking, writing, dressing, cleaning – the release of Christmas energy is enough to power a small city
-
Date
Review of the year 2014: April and May
Dusty showers swept across the district from the Sahara Desert in April. Residents awoke woke to find their cars covered in dust, which was swept up by storm winds in the desert around 2,000 miles away in northwest Africa. Local elections gripped
-
Date
A passion-filled weekend in Provence
Passion abounds in Provence, from the red-lipsticked perfumier who creates fragrance for top designers, to the glamorous blonde who ditched London to run a hotel and ended up engaged to a French chef. No surprise then that Brad Pitt and Angelina
-
Date
Moody Blues singer Justin Hayward announces gig in St Albans
Tickets have just gone on sale and are sure to sell out for a gig by Justin Hayward, so book in now to see this concert by the legendary voice of The Moody Blues. He’ll be performing songs from his new album Spirits of the Western Sky and Moodies
-
Date
Panto season is sorted with our handy guide....Oh yes it is!
PANTOS Jack and the Beanstalk Starring everyone’s favourite TV soap baddie Steve McFadden as the evil Fleshcreep, and Children’s TV star Rebecca Keatley (CBeebies’ Let’s Play). Joining them as Dame Trott is St Albans’ favourite funny man Bob
-
Date
New play area, landscaped garden and community orchard to be built in Harpenden
A new play area, landscaped garden and community orchard are going to be built in Harpenden. The plans for Rothamsted Park include provision for a new landscaped garden to be developed in place of the rose garden and former putting green. Design
-
Date
Have you seen 'Bear', a stolen German Shepherd guard dog?
A guard dog called Bear has been stolen from Colney Street. The German Shepherd was stolen at about 9.30pm on Sunday, November 30, from a business in Moor Mill Lane after a vehicle was used to remove part of the property’s perimeter fence where
-
Date
Two Conservative councillors for Marshalswick South to resign
Two Conservative councillors resigned last night after a full council meeting. Opposition leaders have been told that Heidi Allen and fellow Marshalswick South councillor Seema Kennedy are to resign after the meeting at St Albans District Council
-
Date
Sumptuous apartment in St Albans
THIS fabulous duplex apartment is situated in the heart of the city centre and is part of a beautifully converted period property, which has been designed to maximise modern living in a contemporary style. Accommodation to the first floor includes
-
Date
Mysterious astronaut spotted at St Albans City station
Commuters often take extreme measures to protect their personal space while travelling to work, but donning a self-contained astronaut suit more normally seen in the inhospitable vacuum of space does seem a small step too far. Puzzled commuters
-
Date
Author Sue Hampton visits pupils at Townsend C of E school
Author Sue Hampton visited pupils at Townsend C of E school last week. The Year 7 and 9 students at were read through the first chapter of her new book "Thinner than Water". Sue then spoke to all of year 7, showing them her brand new website
