Pounding the streets, knocking on doors and engaging with the voting public is an essential part of most candidates’ election campaign… From the moment Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the date of the General Election, political parties of all persuasion have been actively targeting constituents in a bid to sway their...
As the battle for the new constituency of Harpenden and Berkhamsted enters its final days, political campaigning has escalated into personal attacks on candidates in a bid to secure victory. Nobody thought the seat was going to become a warzone, but in the weeks since the General Election was announced things...
A man has been arrested this morning on suspicion of criminal damage, harassment and an offence relating to the Representation of the People Act (1983). The offences relate to stickers fly-posted on lampposts around the Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency alleging Conservative candidate Nigel Gardner was a lobbyist for Putin's Russia. Under Section...
A wry look at the first major hustings of the General Election campaign - taking place at Katherine Warington school in Harpenden last Monday and organised by the Harpenden Society...
Following ongoing controversy over Labour’s plans to add VAT to school fees, the party’s candidate for the new constituency of Harpenden and Berkhamsted has entered the fray. Asked for her views on Kier Starmer’s plans, which opponents claim will result in increased class sizes in public schools as a result, Zara...
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...
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