Jennifer Marshall, Regional Children’s Home Manager for MacIntryre Charity, explains how this local organisation supports children with often complex learning disabilities such as autism, helping them…
The pandemic and subsequent lock-down brought additional financial difficulties to even more local individuals and families. But St Albans Foodbank – assisted by other local charities, volunteers and…
Phil Richards plays a new charity release which aims to raise funds for various community groups in St Albans.
June Chapman offers advice on one of the most frequent questions asked – what to do when I cannot pay my housing costs during the lock-down?
June Chapman, CEO of Citizens Advice St Albans, answers six of the questions about Universal Credit that have been asked most frequently since the lock-down began.
June Chapman, CEO of Citizens Advice St Albans, explains how this critical support service is operating on the phone and online during the current crisis, which has forced the temporary closure of CA…
St Albans’ parliamentary candidates answer questions on their policies to address the climate and ecological crises facing us. This was recorded at Trinity URC St Albans on Tue 3 Dec 2019.
The Good Morning St Albans team got together with the Cottonmill & Nunnery Allotment Association to explore the benefits of allotments and the effects of the River Ver development on the allotment…
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, nutrit…
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.
Sue Shanahan, Senior Trading Standards Officer, explains to Rob Pearman the tricks that scammers get up to online, on the phone and in print – how to spot them and what to do when you encounter them. …
At the start of a new year of interviews with local people, Rob Pearman takes a look back at some of his favourite extracts from around 30 interviews recorded for Local Life over the past 12 months -…
Peter Graham, a Trustee and long-time volunteer at Centre 33, tells Rob Pearman about the work of the St Albans ‘drop-in’ facility which provides food, hot drinks, clothing and more for those who are…
Emma Dalton, Manager of our local Food Bank, explains how this critical service operates and when, who it serves and why it is needed – even in what we usually think of as a prosperous District. Emma…
Irene Austin, of Herts Welcomes Syrian Families, is joined by a member of one of the Syrian families welcomed to the County. Together they provide a picture of what life became for this family in the…
Two articles from Hertfordshire Life Magazine (November 2018) help provide context and background to the impact of WWI on our County and District. Recorded by volunteer readers at St Albans & Dis…
