Helen Burridge, Manager of St Albans Business Improvement District (BID), tells Rob Pearman how this organisation is working on behalf of all the businesses in the BID area to maximise the number of consumers and the amount they spend in the City centre, thereby also benefiting the City as a whole.  Helen also describes her [...]

This month's preview by Peter Burley of what's on over the next few weeks in and around St Albans covers a wide range of music (from choral and orchestral to jaz and folk) as well as who's performing at the Arena and the Harpenden Halls, not forgetting drama at the Abbey Theatre and The Maltings, [...]

As the twilight faded and light gave way to the dark, the creatures of the night began to stir...

In this regular monthly item from Local Life, Jill Burridge chats with local music-maker David Ireson about some of the orchestral and choral performances that can be enjoyed around the City & District during March.

Local nature correspondent Rupert Evershed encourages us to look more closely at  what at first appear like lumps of mud in newly ploughed fields - sometimes they have feathers or fur!  (From 2018 archive.)

As we head away from Christmas and towards the Spring, Rupert Evershed reminds us of the ever-present robin - always looking over the gardener's shoulder for worms.  (From 2016 Nature Notes archive.)

If you go down to the woods today, Rupert Evershed suggests you may first experience the silence of winter.   But soon, the sounds of wildlife will appear as small birds make their way through the woodland.

Hertbeats is a local group committed to helping all who have experienced coronary problems and their families, as well as those with concerns about this medical condition.  It's about exercise, nutrition, life habits and prevention.  Brian Gibson also explains the importance of checking young people who are actively engaged in sport - working with Cardiac [...]

Jo Carter, CEO of Herts Vision Loss, explains to Rob Pearman the role and operation of this County-wide charity working with and for those local people with visual impairment.

You may think you're watching them, but you can be sure they're also watching you, says natural history expert Rupert Evershed.