When St Albans mum Leanda Kelly lost her beloved daughter Tanya Kordek to suicide after a long battle with mental ill health, her heart was smashed into pieces. She eventually began planning a fundraising event for mental health charities, encouraging people to have a semi-colon tattoo to represent a sentence which...
“Well that was a fun half-term!...
Men of Fields - a St Albans based cricket club of dads with children at Garden Fields JMI School - have another massive charity walk coming up in early July. Their fifth marathon walk aims to raise more than £20,000 in aid of St Albans charity Youth Talk. Garden Fields Cricket Club...
The Garden Fields music teacher who wowed the nation with his vocal impressions on TV show Britain's Got Talent needs YOUR support to win the competition. Mike, 38, beat off rival act dancer Leightonjay Halliday after the decision on a place in tonight's finals went to the public vote following a...
St Albans Community Pantry has launched a new initiative to showcase the delicious menu possibilities using rescued foods. The aim of their Surplus Supper Clubs is to change the mindset surrounding food waste and food redistribution, highlighting how everyone has a part to play, and encouraging every demographic of St Albans...
The latest Netwalks - free events encouraging people from all walks of life to go for a walk together - proved the biggest yet, with 32 walkers and three Netdogs enjoying a gentle stroll round Clarence Park and raising £135 for mental health charity YouthTalk. Coffee was sponsored by EYES on...
Imaginative development and design initiatives completed in the city over the last two years were celebrated at the prestigious St Albans Civic Society Building and Design Awards. The society looks for projects that contribute to the preservation and enhancement of the character of St Albans, and achieve the highest standards of...
A campaign calling for a ban on smartphones for young teenagers has gained momentum since St Albans primary school headteachers gave their support to the initiative. The St Albans Primary Schools Consortium - which brings together 20 out of 24 primary headteachers from across the district - asked parents not to...
After a nailbiting stand-off for a place in the finals of Britain's Got Talent, St Albans teacher Mike Woodhams won the public vote. With the judges voting equally between singing impressionist Mike and dancer Leightonjay Halliday, the final decision went to the public, with Mike securing his place as runner-up to...
The new Peregrine falcon chicks at St Albans Cathedral were ringed on Bank Holiday Monday, the attachment of an individually numbered identification tag which also revealed there were two females and one male. The process was carried out by Barry Travis, who explained: "When a Peregrine chick was bred for...
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