1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (445+ words) A refuse collection crew’s prompt action helped to prevent a fire caused by a battery placed in a waste bin from getting out of control. The Veolia crew spotted smoke pouring out of the rear of their 26-tonne lorry after…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (321+ words) One of St Albans’ most historic pubs is preparing for its biggest-ever live music festival yet after last year’s event attracted record crowds. Ye Olde Fighting Cocks will welcome music lovers to its annual free festival next Saturday August 1, with…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (156+ words) In pictures: Harpenden’s Classics on the Common returns for 2026 St Albans Times In pictures: Harpenden’s Classics on the Common returns for 2026 Harpenden Classics on the Common 2026 saw around 1,000 classic cars, motorcycles, and scooters pack out the town’s green space for…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (537+ words) St Albans’ planned Sound Bites festival has now been cancelled, but some customers could face a battle for ticket refunds. After Tom Kerridge’s popular Pub in the Park hosted its final event in Verulamium Park last September, organisers promised a…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (728+ words) We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Bob Golding, pantomime legend, Alban Arena patron, CBeebies’ Tweenies star, and now co-host of The Norbert and Cedric Podcast. Where…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (267+ words) A multi-award-winning painter and printmaker from Harpenden will be exhibiting his series of work based on the trees of Rothamsted Park at the Eric Morecambe Centre throughout August. Andrew Keenleyside is best known for his expressive interpretations of the local…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (593+ words) A popular quote states that “if you can remember the Sixties, you weren’t really there”. Seriously? After all, although London was named as a ‘swinging’ city by Time Magazine in 1966 and those at the epicentre of the music and media…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (611+ words) The first heatwave caught many of us by surprise. Then we again found ourselves stoically slogging through temperatures climbing well into the 30s across Hertfordshire and there’s more hot weather forecast for the rest of the summer. It’s worth remembering that…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (347+ words) Deborah Heath is at Chiswell Green United Reformed Church for Breakaway Theatre’s take on the Bard’s comedy classic… A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a popular summer Shakespeare choice for a reason – it lends itself well to outside staging, replacing the need…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (461+ words) Just three years ago a community group came together with the mission of bringing the Civic Rose Garden back to life. The site, which is located behind the Civic Centre, had been sadly neglected due to a lack of funding,…...