The saga of Harpenden's unpopular on-street parking charges took another turn this weekend, with council contractors installing flawed signs featuring a host of errors. Fortunately the mistakes were spotted by the SADC workmen, who removed them and replaced the originals in their stead. According to eye-witnesses, the hours given for the restrictions...
How would you like your name etched onto a statue being commissioned to recognise the legacy of the Second World War’s famous fighting plane - the Spitfire? The National Spitfire Project is an initiative to build a structure the size of Nelson’s column at the Woolston Works in Southampton - where...
The fascinating lives of Harpenden residents which would otherwise be lost to the mists of history have been collated and preserved for posterity. Social worker Andy Strowman has lived in the same house in Roundwood Lane for more than 15 years, but resided in Harpenden for 40. During this time he...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Harpenden-based social media executive, Daniel Braziel, 27, selected from over 250 candidates to be one of the faces of a Real Life Beauty campaign run by make-up brand...
A commemoration of the life of George Hogg by the Harpenden & District Local History Society took place on July 22 - the 80th anniversary of his death. But who was George Hogg, and how come, whilst he is to this day honoured in China, with statues in eight cities, he...
Harpenden Town Council has launched a new Business Forum offering vital support to the town's business owners, managers and leaders. HTC is keen to engage with local organisations from all industries - from small start-ups to larger local companies - to understand challenges, share ideas and promote partnerships within the...
“It doesn't take much to see that the problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world…” Well if you’re talking about impoverished widow Tilly Trott, her gullible son Jack and his, er, bovine bestie Daisy, then let’s hope they actually amount to some...
“That first week I kept getting lost, and my favourite thing was when I was with one of my colleagues and we confidently walked into a cupboard thinking it was the tearoom! Some in the corridor laughed at us and said, ‘It’s the next door down!’” It’s now a year since...
Harpenden Icons - a new photography exhibition reflecting on the town's many drinking establishments - is on display at the Eric Morecambe Centre. The project is the work of local photographer and regular St Albans Times contributor Steve Collins, and features images of all the pubs in Harpenden, double-exposed against their...
Hundreds of classic cars, motorcycles and scooters packed out Harpenden Common last week for an annual celebration of 20th century motoring. Classics on the Common brings together owners and enthusiasts for a much-loved charity fundraising event. Organised by Rotary in Harpenden, this year's beneficiaries included Empowering Kids in Kenya, Keech Hospice Care...
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