News & Events
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CP Hart Designer Bathrooms
27th May 2011, 6:37pm
CP Hart Designer Bathrooms is moving into the entire ground floor of Clockhouse Court in London Road (formerly Blue Arrow and Casa furniture). A planning application has gone in at this stage for a new shop front and for combining the two units into one so they won’t be moving in just yet but...
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Contemporary art exhibition at St Albans Abbey.
26th May 2011, 7:30am
THE Abbey in St Albans will play host to an exhibition showcasing contemporary Christian art. Images of the Invisible will include the work of artists from different churches. The exhibition will be made up of a range of art from sculpture and photography to paintings. Kristine Raw, curator of...
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Time to spruce up your gardens for St Albans District in Bloom
21st May 2011, 8:59am
GREEN-fingered residents and flower fanciers have until 10 June to enter the second-ever District in Bloom Awards. The closing date for entering the competition, which is intended to help make the district greener and more attractive, has been extended from May 20 until June 10 to give as...
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Tails are wagging at the arrival of Willows Spring Special - May Half Term
16th May 2011, 5:13pm
With May half term fast approaching visitors to Willows Farm Village near St Albans can look forward to an action-packed week of activity during the attraction’s annual Spring Special event (28th May – 5th June 2011). Every day visitors can enjoy dog agility shows, held three times a day...
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Retailer of the Year: nominate your favourite specialist shop.
9th May 2011, 6:02am
WITH St Albans boasting an array of specialist shops the hunt for this year's winner will again prove to be a challenging one. Last year Florabunda was bursting with delight after beating reigning winners in the category, 2009 Retailer of the Year, Little Wonders. Store manager Donna...
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Tesco property arm reveals St Albans homes plans
2nd May 2011, 7:08am
PUBLIC consultation over plans to create 100 homes in a dilapidated area of St Albans will take place next month. As revealed exclusively in the Herts Advertiser in March, developers are looking to rejuvenate the former Evershed site and the area around London Road, redeveloping commercial...
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Royal wedding fever hits Willows Farm Village
26th April 2011, 6:50pm
Prince Wool-liam and Kate MintSauce-ton are just two of the names appearing in the sheep race at WillowsFarmVillage near St Albans, Hertfordshire during the Royal Wedding weekend (29th April – 2nd May). The farm village is gearing up for a four day celebration of the forthcoming regal nuptials...
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Sustainable fashion for St Albans Oaklands College students
25th April 2011, 8:46pm
DUCK Tape, carrier bags and dishcloths were just some of the bizarre materials used to create clothes for a college fashion show which sashayed into town last week. Oaklands College hosted the It Ain’t Rubbish exhibition last week at St Albans Town Hall which featured designs based around...
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Butterfly World, Chiswell Green, reopens but biome delayed
19th April 2011, 2:21pm
BUILDING the rainforest biome which will be the centrepiece of Butterfly World is not likely to happen until next winter because of funding problems encountered by the Chiswell Green environmental project. But despite the setback, the tourist attraction reopened for its third year last Friday...
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Kate Middleton doll proves a hit for St Albans businesswoman
19th April 2011, 2:18pm
The Princess Catherine Doll which launched last week ahead of the Royal Wedding between Kate Middleton and Prince William has been created by a woman originally from St Albans. A KATE Middleton doll which sold out in Hamley’s within a matter of days is the brainchild of a business woman from St...
