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...
Harpenden MP Victoria Collins has condemned the ongoing release of sewage into the River Ver at Markyate - which stands at over 100 days and counting. The Markyate Sewage Treatment works have not stopped dumping waste into the waterway since early December, and Thames Water has done nothing to tackle the...
Five weeks into the laborious parking regime in Harpenden and business owners are weary and downhearted by changes that they feel were unnecessary and highly damaging to the High Street. It’s Monday morning, the beautiful spring sunshine and blue sky against the pretty greenery feels full of promise for the week...
One of the most devastating periods in Harpenden’s long history is thrown into stark relief at the latest in a series of free lectures about the town. Medieval Harpenden: The Plague and its Consequences will be presented by Amanda J Thomas in the Eric Morecambe Centre on Tuesday April 1 from...
Although complaints about on-street parking charges in Harpenden have dominated headlines in the past months, retailers in St Albans city centre are also unhappy with recent changes. Just like in Harpenden, a new pay structure has been imposed in Victoria Street and Lattimore Road, offering one 30-minutes free period a day,...
Hundreds of people packed St Nicholas' Church in Harpenden for the institution and induction of the town's new rector, the Reverend Patrick Moriarty. A congregation of approximately 400, with many more watching the live stream of the service on Facebook, joined the Bishop of Hertford, Jane Mainwaring, and the King’s representative,...
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