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,...
A special breakfast event marking International Women’s Day helped raise funds to give young women a working future. The sold-out Brilliant Breakfast at Harpenden Golf Club was organised by Sarah Duguid of The PR Studio and Karen Snook of St Albans Mums, in partnership with Sylvia Lowe and Kaja Jarosz from...
A grassroots campaign calling for tighter restrictions on smartphone use for teenagers will see a milestone debate in the House of Commons this week. The Smartphone-Free Childhood WhatsApp movement, which includes groups based in various St Albans schools, was set up last year in response to concerns over the risks posed...
Week two of the Harpenden parking charging saga. It is no longer half-term with everyone off skiing, as some social media posts suggested was the reason why the town has been deserted recently. Claims that reduced footfall was down to the school holidays have been refuted as the downturn has continued....
A man and a woman in their 70s hospitalised with serious injuries after being hit by a car in Harpenden remain in a serious but stable condition. The incident occurred at around 7.30pm last Thursday on the St Albans Road by the Bull Road roundabout, and has left the man with...
Harpenden MP Victoria Collins has responded to the approval of the north-west Harpenden housing scheme by accusing the Government of failing to protect the district from speculative development. This week members of SADC's development management committee voted 5-4 in favour of giving on the green light to the proposals by Legal...
Councillors have narrowly approved controversial plans for 550 new homes in north-west Harpenden. Members of SADC's development management committee voted 5-4 in favour of giving on the green light to the proposals by Legal & General to build on land adjacent to Thrales End Lane, Cooters End Lane and Ambrose Lane,...
Parking attendants were out in droves to take advantage of Monday’s introduction of the much-derided on-street parking charges in Harpenden town centre. With the exception of the first half hour, it is no longer free to park despite arguments put forward by retailers, residents and town councillors calling on SADC not...
Bungling council contractors installed SADC’s controversial new Harpenden parking meters on land belonging to the town council – which has been outspoken in opposition to the scheme. Two of the machines, including one on the concourse outside Boots in the High Street, were apparently placed on HTC land in error. They were...
Hundreds of new homes could be built on fields neighbouring Batford as part of a major development for north-east Harpenden. The project, by Crest Nicholson, would see a mixed-use development of approximately 750 homes, a new two-form entry primary school, a community facility including medical centre and shops and on-site sports...
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