WHETHER it's a romantic meal for two in the park or a family day trip to the races, the picnic is an essential ingredient of any British summer. The opportunity to dine out al fresco and escape the stuffy atmosphere of the home or office is something
NOT one to rest on his laurels, even after a gruelling two-week reality television stint, celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli has added two new ventures to his business porfolio. The sultry Frenchman, a hit on ITV's Hell's Kitchen in May, is chef
A ST ALBANS engineering design business has been given the Queen's Award for Enterprise for its imaginative resuscitation of a technology invented in the Industrial Revolution. Screwfast Foundations Ltd, which is based in Smallford, provides an alternative
THOUGHTFUL student Emily Blueberry beat some of the best public speakers in the country to carry off a coveted prize at the national final of an acclaimed debating competition. The student from Roundwood Park School in Harpenden took home third place
A SCHEME launched to get more care leavers into work and training is calling on local businesses for support. The Employability Project aims to give young people leaving residential care opportunities in further education, training and employment.
IT WAS an ordinary working day for thousands of commuters travelling during the rush hour last Thursday morning. But nothing could have prepared Andrew Hellens for the terror that was about to unfold on the London underground. The 60-year-old sound technician
A SURVIVOR of Thursday's terrorist attacks in London has spoken of the moment one of the bombs exploded just metres away from her. Fiona Trueman, 26, was travelling on the Piccadilly Line between King's Cross and Russell Square when the most devastating
VITAL equipment will be flown to emergency zones across the world thanks to help from children at Bernards Heath Junior School. Pupils at the school on Sandridge Road, St Albans, have filled a specially designed box with essential items which could be
A MULTI-MILLION pound shake-up of St Albans' leisure facilities, including the closure of two sports centres and a complete replacement for Westminster Lodge, has been unveiled. Under the blueprint drawn up by the district council, the leisure centres
