Hundreds of classic cars, motorcycles and scooters packed out Harpenden Common last week for an annual celebration of 20th century motoring. Classics on the Common brings together owners and enthusiasts for a much-loved charity fundraising event. Organised by Rotary in Harpenden, this year's beneficiaries included Empowering Kids in Kenya, Keech Hospice Care...
Vote-chaser or expansion of democracy? The Government’s announcement that the UK voting age would be lowered from 18 to 16 has been met with mixed reactions nationwide. Sixth former at The Marlborough Science Academy, Scarlett Sanders, takes a look at the implications. An extra 1.5 million voters could potentially have their...
This week I bring you a bumper edition of the best rosé wines I’ve been tasting this summer - I guarantee there’s a rosé for everyone! You will have heard me say before that rosé is not just for summer and hot weather and I still stick by that belief, but...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Laura Dawson, founder and owner of much-loved ice cream shop Darlish, currently scooping from Christopher Place Shopping Centre. What’s the first thing you do when you wake up? As I’m...
PlayinthePark's production of the Chekov classic is a short but sweet success for Deborah Heath. I was thrilled to see my favourite Chekhov short play 'The Bear' (or sometimes 'The Boar'), in the Roman Festival Theatre line-up this year. This witty piece comes in at under an hour and goes to show...
A team of Year 10 and Year 12 students alongside art staff have been working with London Colney Parish Council to brighten up the area around Haseldine Road. They have now completed a mural on the wall overlooking the car park which had previously been used for graffiti and St Albans...
Harpenden MP Victoria Collins was the special guest at the opening of a school’s new spiritual garden. During a special ceremony at the end of term, the new outside space was officially opened at St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School in Church Green. Situated in the heart of the school grounds, the...
Shirani St Ledger McCarthy, spokesperson for Keep Chiswell Green, reflects on the devastating news that their long-running fight to save the local Green Belt from development may have ended in defeat...
St Albans’ only traffic camera has been broken for more than a year - with motorists regularly seen jumping the lights. The device in Watson’s Walk has been out of action since at least June 2024, a Freedom of Information request by the St Albans Times revealed. The camera penalises motorists who...
Harpenden businesses have refuted suggestions by SADC leader Cllr Paul de Kort that they are in any way happy with the on-street parking charges in the town. And they have urged him to actually speak to retailers to find out how they really feel. Speaking at last week’s Full Council meeting, Cllr...
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