The unprecedented move by Harpenden Town Council to embark on a legal challenge against SADC’s controversial on-street parking charges looks like becoming one of the flagpole issues of the forthcoming May elections. Elections are taking place for four positions on the town council, with vacancies for one councillor in North Ward...
What do you really know about how Harpenden grew to surpass all neighbouring villages as the predominant settlement in the area? Given the known early greater importance of Wheathampstead, people often ask when and why Harpenden eventually took over. It’s so easy to say that it was simply the railways that...
Harpenden MP Victoria Collins has taken the unprecedented step of directly confronting St Albans council leader Paul de Kort over on-street parking charges in the town. She has asked whether it is possible to restore one-hour free parking, one of the key demands of local residents and businesses. In the past, Victoria...
St Albans MP Daisy Cooper and her Harpenden neighbour Victoria Collins have taken an active role in the row over on-street parking charges following a social media backlash. The MPs had urged residents to ‘Buy Hertfordshire, Back Britain’ as part of a campaign to support local businesses in the wake of...
A chance to see some of the finest examples of local amateur photography is just weeks away from opening. Harpenden Photographic Society's free annual photography exhibition takes place on Saturday April 26 at High Street Methodist Church in the town. The show features inspirational work from local photographers, with images including landscapes,...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered a Spring Statement which missed a real opportunity to deliver positive change. That’s the damning accusation in the wake of last week’s announcement on the state of the nation’s finances, with St Albans’ Lib Dem MP Daisy Cooper pulling no punches. She said: “People in St Albans...
The Government has approved plans for the expansion of London Luton Airport from 19 million passengers per year to 32 million by the mid-2040s. Campaigners claim the move will unlock £1.5 billion in economic growth for the region. Airport owners Luton Rising submitted a Development Consent Order (DCO) in February 2023 because...
St Albans district council has been served legal papers by Harpenden Town Council relating to the controversial on-street parking charges. SADC strategic director for community and place delivery Chris Traill has confirmed the receipt of the papers: “We have received a pre-action protocol letter from Harpenden Town Council on the new...
A Harpenden school’s head of performing arts was described as “inspirational” following a smash hit production of West End hit Legally Blonde. James Bullock was the driving force between the sell-out show at Katherine Warington School, which was performed to packed audiences last week. A special tribute was paid to Mr Bullock...
The arrival of the railway in the 1860s and the sale of farmland for housing were catalysts for change in Harpenden, which effectively became a town following the establishment of Harpenden Urban District on April 15, 1898. The story of this period of growth features in the latest exhibition at Harpenden...
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