It’s not too late for the district council administration to reverse planned charges for on-street parking in Harpenden. Councillors and retailers alike have made an eleventh hour plea for SADC not to push ahead with proposals to introduce fees across the town centre. It comes as the controversy hits the national media,...
The Harpenden Society has issued a tirade of objections to plans for housing on Green Belt land to the north-west of the town. Developers Legal and General want to build 550 new homes on land at Cooters End Lane and Ambrose Lane, on arable fields close to King’s School, Spire Hospital...
Developers are pressing ahead with their plans to develop 550 new homes on Green Belt land to the north-west of Harpenden, even though their proposals do not conform with the draft Local Plan. Under the newly submitted Plan, Legal and General’s development would be restricted to just 300 homes on land...
The Conservatives have seen a surprise renaissance in Harpenden after their candidate Sue Griffiths dealt the Liberal Democrats a bloody nose in Thursday’s by-election. She won the ward of Harpenden North and Rural with 661 votes, an 18.7 per cent increase for the Tories. Lib Dem James Robertson was in second place...
The campaign against the introduction of on-street parking charges in Harpenden has reached the national media. Today's Daily Telegraph reports on retailers' fears about the fees, which St Albans district council is hoping to bring in after Christmas. Barrie Woolston, who owns Molasses House in Station Road, told the newspaper that free...
Around 20,000 residents and visitors are expected to flock to Harpenden's annual Christmas Carnival and lights switch-on, which this year takes place on Sunday November 24 from 12 noon to 6pm. The procession will begin at 3pm from Lydekker Park before travelling along the High Street up to Vaughan Road. This...
Tory candidate Sue Griffiths has claimed victory in yesterday's by-election in the ward of Harpenden North and Rural. She picked up 661 votes, with Lib Dem James Robertson in second place with 546 - an 18.7 per cent increase for the Conservatives. Green candidate Mario May received 82 votes, while Labour's Ross...
The controversy surrounding SADC’s proposed charges for on-street parking is very much at the forefront of the fight for Harpenden North and Rural in the imminent district by-election. The vacancy was created by the recent resignation of Beth Fisher, with the poll taking place on Thursday October 17. Four candidates are in...
Just a few short weeks since giving her maiden speech in the House of Commons, newly-elected Harpenden MP Victoria Collins is already making a name for herself – appearing in the top 10 list for Parliamentary donations. A new initiative by Sky News and Tortoise Media, the Westminster Accounts aims to...
Cllr Matt Cowley, who has been a district councillor for Harpenden South since May 2024, responds to MP Victoria Collins’ comments on the parking controversy in last week’s St Albans Times. The introduction of parking charges by the Liberal Democrats represents the single biggest change – and threat – to Harpenden’s...
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