20 Oct 2026 Theatre review: Come From Away
Deborah Heath joins Harpenden Musical Theatre Company at The Eric Morecambe Centre...
Deborah Heath joins Harpenden Musical Theatre Company at The Eric Morecambe Centre...
A 14-year-old Harpenden actor, singer, songwriter and dancer is appearing in the new series of Stage Stars, which returned to CBBC on BBC iPlayer this October. The second round of Stage Stars takes viewers behind the scenes into the lives of young performers at one of the UK’s leading performing arts...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Lorraine Stanley, former EastEnder and star of this year’s Harpenden pantomime at the Eric Morecambe Centre. Her many TV credits include Call the Midwife, Waking the Dead, Inspector...
In 1986 the Harpenden History Society ran a competition for recollections of life in the town before 1930, which attracted contributions from as far afield as South Africa. Now a new exhibition in Harpenden’s Museum, on the lower floor of the Eric Morecambe Centre, explores Everyday Life in Inter-War Harpenden, drawing...
He’ll undoubtedly hate the comparison, but there’s definitely something of the Billy Mack about former Stranglers frontman Hugh Cornwell; although it’s the dry sense of humour with a generous slug of sarcasm, rather than any tendency to wear skintight leather like Bill Nighy’s aging Love Actually rock icon. An initial request...
Local award-winning photographer Steve Collins has launched his new Harpenden Calendar for 2027 - featuring more of his lovely images of ‘Britain’s Most Desirable Town’. The calendar features 12 stunning seasonal images from the town which topped a 2026 poll by the estate agency Savills, widely published in The Telegraph and...
A care worker from Harpenden has credited the residents he looks after with giving him hope as he navigates life with Stage 4 cancer. AJ Villagracia was diagnosed with metatastic pheochromocytoma in 2024, an extremely rare cancer that affects the adrenal glands. As hospitality team leader at Harpenden Springs, which opened on...
Pupils, parents, and staff at St Hilda’s School in Harpenden have donated more than £30,000 to three charities. Friend’s of St Hilda’s (FoSH), the parent-teacher association at the independent prep school raised £30,873.69 over three years, with £10,291.23 donated to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, Make-A-Wish UK and Tiggywinkles Wildlife...
A trio of St Albans and Harpenden foodie businesses have been recognised among the best in the county in the Great Food Club Hertfordshire Awards 2026/7. Hundreds of nominations were submitted by Great Food Club members and readers during the summer, before finalists were selected across seven categories and judges chose...
St Hilda’s School in Harpenden welcomed around 60 former pupils and staff back through its red doors for the school’s very first Alumni Event, bringing together generations of its community for an afternoon of memories, friendship and celebration. Among those attending was former headmistress Mary Piachaud, who led the school from...
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