A man has been arrested this morning on suspicion of criminal damage, harassment and an offence relating to the Representation of the People Act (1983). The offences relate to stickers fly-posted on lampposts around the Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency alleging Conservative candidate Nigel Gardner was a lobbyist for Putin's Russia. Under Section...
Rev Peter Crumpler, associate minister at St Paul’s Church in Fleetville, looks ahead to the imminent General Election. Politicians love to tell bishops and vicars to keep out of politics – unless they’re speaking up to agree with what they are saying. And it’s a brave priest who speaks out in the...
A wry look at the first major hustings of the General Election campaign - taking place at Katherine Warington school in Harpenden last Monday and organised by the Harpenden Society...
When St Albans Labour Party officially announced their prospective Parliamentary candidate for the constituency at the start of the March, it arguably should have been the start of a fiercely-run campaign to win the seat. But although Sophia Adams Bhatti joined potential district councillors fighting to win the London Colney ward,...
When Rishi Sunak announced the date for the long-awaited General Election last month, the St Albans candidate for Reform UK swiftly announced he was standing down. John Dowdle told supporters he had always been clear that if someone else were to come along who would want to take on the role...
The newly selected Reform UK candidate for Harpenden and Berkhamsted said he did not expect to end up physically injured on his first day of campaigning. Saba Poursaeedi had decided to visit the 25-year-old skatepark at Rothamsted Park to highlight how it was in dire need of repair, only to find...
Baking Buddies, a fun and engaging baking programme designed for children aged five to 11, regularly holds sessions at High Beeches School in Harpenden. but last week they were joined by some rather high-profile guests, as founder Sabrina Shafer explains...
If there was any question about the importance of winning the new constituency of Harpenden and Berkhamsted in the General Election, then last Friday’s visits to Harpenden by two political heavyweights are undoubtedly the proof of the pudding. Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey and Home Secretary James Cleverly were both...
The Harpenden Society has announced a General Election Question Time event for the Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency on June 17. The hustings at Katherine Warington School will feature candidates from the following parties: Nigel Gardner, Conservative; Zara Layne, Labour (represented by Symon Vegro, chairman of the Constituency Labour Party.); Victoria Collins,...
John Dowdle, the former Watford councillor who has been the prospective Parliamentary candidate for Reform UK in St Albans since early this year, has stepped down from the role. In a statement sent to supporters, he said: "I volunteered to take on the role of St Albans constituency spokesperson about nine...
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