Herald Bands
17:37 - 20 October 2008
Band Profile We ve been together in the current line up for two months, and have been writing for four. The band formed when Ami and Brad got together to do acoustic songs but then decided to find a full band. Jonny and Brad have be... Full Story »
Music & Gigs
17:55 - 01 July 2009
THIN Lizzy have pulled out of next month's Sonisphere spectacular at Knebworth House.
The Irish hard rock legends were due to play on the Metallica day of the inaugural metal festival at Knebworth.
However, they won t now be appearing at the Hertfordshire...
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18:39 - 28 June 2009
ROCK band The Subways were blown away after supporting heroes AC/DC at their massive Wembley Stadium concert on Friday night. The WGC trio were called up by the Aussie legends as last-minute substitutes for main support act Thin Lizzy. And The Subways –... Read More »
09:56 - 02 July 2009
THEre will be a fundraising concert for the Delme Radcliffe Archive on tomorrow (Friday). The concert features The English Soloists Ensemble, a professional string quartet directed by Chris Goldscheider, The Radcliffe Singers, an accomplished group of 21... Read More »
09:48 - 02 July 2009
WINNER of just about every jazz award going, Liane Carroll, returns to the Maltings Arts Theatre in St Albans tomorrow night (Friday). She has won the Ronnie Scott s Award, two BBC Jazz Awards and was voted Parliamentary Jazz Musician of the Year 2008. He... Read More »
09:20 - 01 July 2009
LIMP Bizkit will be Rollin' into Knebworth House for next month's Sonisphere Festival. The chart-topping nu-metal group were last night (Tuesday) added to the inaugural rock event planned for the Hertfordshire stately home on August 1-2. After a storming... Read More »
Comedy & The Arts
09:58 - 02 July 2009
LASTMINUTECOMEDYCLUB returns next week with a line-up jam-packed full of talent. On Friday, July 10, Woodside Hall in Hitchin plays host to Gordon Southern and Danny Buckler. Gordon is a regular at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and was awarded the Time Ou... Full Story »
09:40 - 02 July 2009
A FEAST of paintings and sculptures by local artists was on show at the first-ever summer art exhibition at St Albans Town Hall at the weekend. Peter Brown, of Harpenden Art Club, who organised the exhibition in conjunction with Town Hall chief executive... Read More »
16:09 - 27 June 2009
A TALENTED youngster has landed a prestigious West End acting part at the tender age of six. Logan Shearer, from Welwyn Garden City, saw off hundreds of other boys to secure the role of the small boy in the latest theatre run of Billy Elliot. The show... Read More »
09:50 - 02 July 2009
DANCERS took to the streets of St Albans city centre on Saturday as part of the St Albans Festival. A festival parade wound its way into the High Street during the morning, comprising local dance groups and guests from further afield including Chez Nous e... Read More »
09:58 - 02 July 2009
DISCOVER the story of Letchworth s gardens and open spaces, from roots to rural living, the Broadway and the Greenway, the smallest front yard to the grandest back garden in the Heritage Museum s latest exhibition. Garden and Open Spaces will be a brillia... Read More »
15:06 - 25 June 2009
MORE than 200 youngsters gathered in WGC to catch a glimpse of a terrifying monster last week. The intrepid children made their way to Maher the Bookseller in the Howard Centre, where they came face to face with the legendary Gruffalo. The petrifying beas... Read More »
18:40 - 25 June 2009
TODAY sees the start of the annual beer festival at Welwyn s White Horse pub. The event is part of Welwyn Festival and runs until Sunday. There will be a large selection of real ales and ciders from around the country.... Read More »
09:49 - 02 July 2009
THE OFTEN-repeated refrain that poetry needs to be performed to be enjoyed at its best proved to be absolutely true at the Maltings Arts Theatre in St Albans last week. As part of the St Albans Festival, professional actress Linda Marlowe portrayed numero... Read More »