A much-heralded review of Harpenden’s controversial on-street parking charges may not happen until next year, SADC has revealed. Back in February, Liberal Democrats announced plans to create approximately 40 one-hour free on-street parking spots within minutes of Harpenden High Street. The proposed change came after a year of monitoring and data-gathering by...
Harpenden Town 2 Everett Rovers 2 (Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division). Photos courtesy of Harpenden Town FC. A draw was enough to help The Harps move up to first place in the league table – but only by one point from closest rivals Risborough Rangers, who have three games in...
The Harpenden Christmas Carnival will see around 20,000 people flock to the town centre on Sunday November 22 for the start of the district's festive celebrations. Included in this year’s Christmas Carnival are food and drink stalls, outdoor bars, fairground rides and walkabout entertainment and a petting farm. The Farmers’ Market...
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...
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