The tired old mural in Harpenden’s Station Road underpass has undergone a dramatic transformation into a celebration of the town’s rich history. Thanks to Herts county council, the walls of the subway have been illuminated with images representing people and places from throughout the ages, created by a team of 19...
The replacement of Harpenden’s dangerous and dilapidated skate park with a modern concrete alternative has been cancelled for financial reasons. Harpenden Town Council (HTC), which took over management of Rothamsted Park in 2021, had successfully secured planning permission for the project and raised a substantial amount of external fundraising with local...
World-renowned rock ‘n’ roll photographer Danny Clifford is the special guest launching the new season for the Harpenden Photographic Society. Danny has spent his illustrious career as a 'fly on the wall' to the most iconic musical artists of the last 40 years, from his big break, aged just 20, as...
Newly-elected Harpenden MP Victoria Collins has taken the unusual step of wading into the debate over on-street parking in the town. Parking does not come under the jurisdiction of an MP, being a matter for a local authority, but she said she felt she needed to give the district council feedback...
An invitation by Harpenden Town Council asking for a formal partnership with the district council to jointly develop and agree a parking strategy for the town has been rejected. A recent extraordinary general meeting of HTC was dominated by discussion of the proposed parking changes, which could see the end of...
The Harpenden Society has issued a damning indictment of the district council's consultation into free on-street parking in the town. As originally revealed in the St Albans Times, SADC wants to change the long-standing one hour and two hour arrangements in Harpenden town centre in order to recoup revenue and balance...
More than 10,000 people flocked to Harpenden to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Classics on the Common and enjoy almost 900 classic cars, motorcycles and scooters. Wednesday's event, which is organised by Rotary in Harpenden, included a 1913 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, a 1916 Harley Davidson F, a 1927 Talbot, a...
Retaining one hour free parking bays in Harpenden should be one of the options considered by SADC, the town council has urged. This week’s extraordinary general meeting of HTC was dominated by discussion of the proposed parking changes, which will see the end of the existing one and two hour free...
Between May 11 2023 and July 2 2024, Harpenden businessman Barrie Woolston, the owner of Molasses House art gallery, campaigned to get Herts county council to tackle repeat flooding in Station Road. His pleas for action were met with sarcasm and a refusal to accept any responsibility. Here, he reveals his...
The official public consultation on proposals to convert free parking places in Harpenden to paid spaces with 20-minutes free parking has begun. As originally revealed in the St Albans Times, SADC wants to change the long-standing one hour and two hour arrangements in Harpenden town centre in order to recoup revenue...
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