Around 200 children and adults took part in an Easter Trail organised by St Paul’s Church in Clarence Park on Good Friday. Members of the Hatfield Road church acted out the Easter narrative of Christ’s last days before his crucifixion, playing the roles of characters involved in the story. People following...
Harpenden MP Victoria Collins is demanding immediate action to address persistent speeding problems on Station Road following numerous concerns raised by local residents about road safety in the area. Neighbours have repeatedly highlighted the dangers posed by vehicles traveling at excessive speeds, particularly around hazardous bends, and reported feeling unsafe both...
The spring sunshine brought hundreds of people along to the first St Albans FEASTival. Picking up the baton from council events of years gone by, the privately run festival featured alfresco dining alongside live music and stalls selling handmade groceries and crafts around the Civic Centre. Organisers Zoom Events said: “We would...
The unprecedented move by Harpenden Town Council to embark on a legal challenge against SADC’s controversial on-street parking charges looks like becoming one of the flagpole issues of the forthcoming May elections. Elections are taking place for four positions on the town council, with vacancies for one councillor in North Ward...
A staggering 172 people queued for hours to snap up vinyl gold at this year’s Record Store Day. The first customers turned up outside Empire Records in Heritage Close at 4pm on Friday, 16 hours before it opened at 8am on Saturday. More than 200 limited edition releases were available for this...
Tulleys Tulip Fields, featuring over 500,000 tulip bulbs and more than 100 different varieties of tulip, is now open on fields adjacent to Willows Activity Farm, near London Colney. Stuart Beare, owner of Tulleys Farm who are running the event, said: “This lovely warm and sunny weather has given the bulbs...
Up to 470 new homes could be built on land adjacent to Oaklands College in order to fund the replacement of outdated facilities with state-of-the-art sustainable buildings, The project is the next phase of the redevelopment of the St Albans campus in order to enhance learning opportunities for students and benefit...
St Albans Cathedral and other churches across St Albans and Harpenden are welcoming everyone to come and celebrate Easter with them. At a time when many people are feeling anxious, unsure of the future and looking for signs of hope, Easter brings a message of new and abundant life – and...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Mienna Jones, an early years expert whose mission is to educate parents, carers, practitioners, and nursery owners on how to truly understand childhood from a child’s perspective. Find...
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