The controversial new on-street car parking charges for Harpenden are reaping thousands of pounds more than predicted, new figures have shown. The parking revenue from the town’s on-street bays for February 2025 to January 2026 was £346,862 against a budget of £208K. As a result, SADC’s projected budget income for 2026/27 has...
Harpenden’s Katherine Warington School is set to host its inaugural Battle of the Bands on Wednesday March 19, inviting the local community to celebrate the talent, creativity and confidence of young musicians from schools across the area. Running from 6-10pm at Katherine Warington School, the high-energy evening will see student bands...
Problems with the sprinkler system at the new Chicken George restaurant in The Maltings Shopping Centre have delayed its planned opening. Speaking to the St Albans Times last month, owner Chris Cheah said the contractors had been expected to leave the site around March 22 or 23, following which will be...
The Oaklands Wolves men’s first basketball team have achieved a remarkable milestone - securing the NBL Division 2 Pool B title and promotion, with two league fixtures still left to play. Their dominant campaign has seen them win every league game so far, building an outstanding 16–0 record that places them...
A new tenant will shortly be moving into the former Kiss store in The Maltings Shopping Centre. Aesthetics treatment clinic Thérapie is set to move into the space in the coming weeks, which has been empty since boutique Kiss closed down last year. The company offers services including laser hair and tattoo...
To coincide with International Women’s Day 2026, Harpenden journalist Charlotte Bateman looks at the careers, interests and aspirations of three former STAGS pupils...
A blue plaque has been unveiled in Harpenden to honour the pioneering founder of the Royal Mencap Society and, later local charity Harpenden Mencap. Members of the Harpenden Mencap community attended the unveiling to celebrate the work of Judy Fryd and learn more about the woman whose vision helped create the...
If you grew up during the 1980s the chances are you would have seen Gary Davies hosting seminal episodes of Top of the Pops or heard his familiar tones on Radio 1, part of a cohort of DJs who ruled the airwaves throughout the decade. Now the host of Radio 2’s...
St Albans’ leading youth venue has teamed up with a 19-year-old blood cancer survivor to host a special music event raising funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Gracie Pugh (pictured ) was diagnosed with blood cancer on her 16th birthday. She spent her teenage years in and out of hospitals, enduring...
Crops have been ruined, homes are being put at risk, and a valuable community resource has been transformed into a stinking swamp by flooding. The Cottonmill allotments have been affected by new abstraction limits imposed by the Environment Agency which restrict the amount of water Affinity Water can extract from the...
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