The doors have reopened at The Inn on the Green in Harpenden following a six-figure investment providing the pub with a fresh look and feel. The Leyton Road establishment has benefitted from works inside and out alongside the introduction of new menus. .Key features of the investment include improvements to the Greene...
The district council has intervened to provide new homes for adults supported by Harpenden Mencap - ending a 15-year search for suitable accommodation while their main site is redeveloped. Harpenden Mencap provide support for adults with learning disabilities across the district, including a supported living service which allows these adults to...
A celebration of one of the greatest radio comedies of all time is coming to Harpenden’s Eric Morecambe Centre next week. The Round the Horne 60th anniversary tour is being presented by Apollo Theatre with the blessing and support of the estates of the show’s writers, Barry Took and Marty Feldman,...
In the dark shadows of St Albans’ alleyways and behind the brightly lit windows of our historic buildings lurk legends of ghostly murmurings and horrid hauntings. As the nights draw in, the St Albans & District Tour Guides are offering their popular Ghosts & Ghouls walks in St Albans and Harpenden,...
With the bang, whizz and pop of fireworks set to fill the skies over the coming months, pet owners are being reminded to take steps to support their animals during this stressful time. Loud fireworks can be distressing – and even painful – for dogs. If your pet shows signs of...
Harpenden MP Victoria Collins is under fire after waiting almost a month to declare a VIP package for this year's Glastonbury Festival paid for by a music industry lobbyist ahead of a House of Commons speech on copyright. Back on June 26, Victoria accepted a gift of Glastonbury event tickets, accommodation,...
A new exhibition has opened in Harpenden’s Museum providing a picture of what life was like in the village before the outbreak of the First World War changed life forever. In 1979 Harpenden’s History Society ran a competition asking for personal recollections from the period before 1914. It attracted 15 contributions...
Deborah Heath is at the Eric Morecambe Centre for the Harpenden Musical Theatre Company's latest production...
The sudden and unexpected loss of two staples of the city centre’s independent retail scene has cast a fresh shadow over the robustness of any local business to weather the current economic crisis. Last week saw the closure of both The Pudding Stop and Lawes and Sons butchers, two businesses with...
A Harpenden secondary school has introduced a ban on smartphone use for pupils joining Year 7 next September. St George’s School has updated its policy in the wake of a decision by the majority of the town’s primary schools to introduce similar measures from the start of this autumn term. From September...
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