Harpenden MP Victoria Collins has challenged Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions over top-down housing targets that are leaving our local councils and communities powerless, without the affordable homes or services we need, while failing to protect our precious landscapes. Victoria warned that the Government is forcing large-scale development onto...
New Harpenden Mayor Cllr Kirsti Wenn discovered more about the town’s history between the wars at the museum’s latest exhibition. Cllr Wenn, who is also honorary president of the Harpenden History Society, checked out the maps, photos and text which made up Inter-war Development in Harpenden 1919-39: “Visiting the new exhibition,...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Dean Lawton-Taylor is an award-winning colourist who has lived in St Albans for over 20 years, building a loyal client base over two decades, with many clients continuing...
Newly elected Harpenden West councillor Aaron Jacob has highlighted the issues which he believes led him to overturn a 1,327 Liberal Democrat majority to win the seat. The local solicitor explained: “I think there are two reasons why I overturned such a large Liberal Democrat majority. Firstly, and most obviously, many...
Harpenden remembered one of its favourite sons - the comedian Eric Morecambe - on what would have been his 100th birthday with a special event at the entertainment venue which bears his name. A celebration of his life and connections to Harpenden - the town where he lived from 1967 until...
Opposition parties are licking their wounds this week after failing to make any significant inroads in overturning the Lib Dem powerhouse at the heart of the district council. With just one ward changing allegiance in spite of concerted campaigning by all parties, it seems as though the SADC administration will be...
A Harpenden family is speaking out to challenge the perception that spinal cord injuries only affect younger people, after a 92-year-old former BBC producer – who once travelled the world covering royal tours – was left tetraplegic following a sudden accident at home. Marking Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day (SCIAD) on...
After more than 20 years have passed since your crimes, it’s not unreasonable to think you’ve got away with it. Then one day, quite out of the blue, comes an unexpected knock at the door, and your life begins to unravel before your eyes. In 2002, Alec Housden kidnapped and seriously...
Town Mayor Cllr Beth Fisher spent several hours walking around this year’s Harpenden Photographic Society exhibition, talking to members and examining their pictures. Hundreds of visitors attended Saturday’s event at High Street Methodist Church, which showcased around 200 stunning photographic prints from the society’s talented members. The collection featured diverse work including...
Harpenden Rovers Youth FC has installed a state-of-the-art, solar and wind-powered Automated External Defibrillator (AED) cabinet at Katherine Warington School (KWS) in the town. This vital piece of life-saving equipment was funded entirely through the club's "Defib on The Hill" initiative, raising nearly £5,000 through the dedicated efforts of its young...
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