Due to damage caused by a leaky pipe in our upstairs bathroom, we’ve had to remove a plaster and lathe ceiling. Apart from being the most physically challenging, dirty and at some points dangerous (as …

Bloom Florists on Victoria Street in St. Albans offers fresh flower arrangements for all ocassions, including weddings, as well as picture framing and a wide selection of art prints.

We’ve been having some work done on our house – a couple of ceilings down, new ceilings put in, wallpaper stripping, plastering, reopening a bricked over fireplace and more. What started as a relatively small …

Last week, many St. Albans commuters, myself included, found it difficult if not impossible to get to work as snow and freezing weather made First Capital Connect’s service to London even more unreliable than usual.
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Last week we had a guy in to wire up some new plug sockets and fit dimmer switches in advance of replastering two rooms. He was over priced, took ages and quite frankly we aren’t …

Like many people, we’re remortgaging our Victorian house in St. Albans to get a more attractive rate. The survey, however, turned up some evidence of damp which we have to get checked out, and likely …

Charlie’s Footwear and Repair, located on AdelAide Street in St. Albans (next to Apt Creations), is exactly the sort of local business I like to highlight – convenient, individual and niche. I popped in this …

This morning I added two small but, I hope, useful features to the side navigation of St. Albans Blog:

Local listings from Gumtree, an online classified and discussion site with advertisements for jobs, accommodation, used items …

Credit crumble and all, i thought I’d reduce my costs so it’s out with Hob (£30+) and in with Chaps where £14.50 secures a good cut, friendly service, and – unless you’re there when it …

We needed to shift a large (100kg) wardrobe from our house to the home of some friends about one mile across St. Albans. I got seven quotes – five between £40 and £50, one at …