Harpenden residents who missed out on a place at the town's General Election hustings will be able to follow the event online. With demand for seats at Katherine Warington School way exceeding the 220 capacity it was necessary to find a way to broadcast the event, which takes place one...
Thousands of people flocked to Harpenden Common for the 57th annual summer carnival on Saturday The free event raised money for charities including the Town Mayor’s chosen charities Youth Talk and the Harpenden Trust's Wellbeing Hub and others selected by the Round Table.Douglas Sleaper, head of office at Savills Harpenden, lead...
The newly selected Reform UK candidate for Harpenden and Berkhamsted said he did not expect to end up physically injured on his first day of campaigning. Saba Poursaeedi had decided to visit the 25-year-old skatepark at Rothamsted Park to highlight how it was in dire need of repair, only to find...
Baking Buddies, a fun and engaging baking programme designed for children aged five to 11, regularly holds sessions at High Beeches School in Harpenden. but last week they were joined by some rather high-profile guests, as founder Sabrina Shafer explains...
If there was any question about the importance of winning the new constituency of Harpenden and Berkhamsted in the General Election, then last Friday’s visits to Harpenden by two political heavyweights are undoubtedly the proof of the pudding. Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey and Home Secretary James Cleverly were both...
Harpenden’s premier outdoor art fair returns this weekend with over 60 local artists exhibiting across the two-day event while fundraising for Cancer Research. Established over 30 years ago, Art on the Common takes place in a tree-lined section of Harpenden Common near the town centre. The perfect occasion to browse and buy...
A campaign calling for a ban on smartphones for young teenagers has gained momentum since St Albans primary school headteachers gave their support to the initiative. The St Albans Primary Schools Consortium - which brings together 20 out of 24 primary headteachers from across the district - asked parents not to...
The Harpenden Society has announced a General Election Question Time event for the Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency on June 17. The hustings at Katherine Warington School will feature candidates from the following parties: Nigel Gardner, Conservative; Zara Layne, Labour (represented by Symon Vegro, chairman of the Constituency Labour Party.); Victoria Collins,...
The Harpenden Society has spoken out after plans for the development of the town’s railway station were officially submitted for approval. The plans are proposing the construction of two blocks of flats in the already over-subscribed eastern car park, reducing the limited number of spaces even further. The scheme by property development...
The Harpenden town councillor who oversees the High Street has reassured retailers that HTC is fully behind local businesses following a backlash against the introduction of new parking charges. The St Albans Times first broke the story about SADC’s budget-balancing plans to scrap free parking bays in Harpenden, prompting impassioned responses...
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