With kind permission of the Eric Morecambe Centre, local charity the Harpenden & District Local History Society will be utilising the entire venue for Harpenden Local History Day, on Saturday April 20. The event marks both the society’s 50th anniversary and the official opening of the town’s new museum, and will...
Ten years ago, nobody was talking about vintage clothing, sustainable fashion or the circular economy, but Caroline Jones was already ahead of the curve. If you suggested to someone today that they could get an outfit a day from their local charity shop it would barely raise an eyebrow. Yet what...
Harpenden Photographic Society’s annual exhibition has been announced for Saturday April 27 at High Street Methodist Church, Harpenden. The event features inspirational work from HPS members, with images including landscapes, macro, street, abstracts and the natural world, and features many award-winning images on display, including prints from the society’s Photographer of...
All the levers on the Liberal Democrat campaign machine are set to full speed ahead, inexorably focused on seizing control of the newly-created constituency of Harpenden and Berkhamsted by ensuring the election of candidate Victoria Collins as MP. Although a General Election is still potentially months away, the fight for the...
A Harpenden businessman decided to block a major road after another torrential downpour caused further flooding outside his property.Barrie Woolston, who owns Molasses House art gallery in the town’s Station Road, has run out of patience after Herts county council refused to tackle problems with a blocked drain in the...
Harpenden businesses have been forced to install flood defences at their own expense to prevent rainwater from bursting into their properties every time there’s a deluge. Molasses House art gallery and News 4 U newsagent in Station Road have both resigned themselves to taking matters into their own hands after persistent...
Harpenden-based agricultural facility Rothamsted Research is not in the midst of a major funding crisis, says the facility, despite reports in the national press.This week The Guardian newspaper published extracts from a letter from director Professor Angela Karp warning staff they will have to pause “non-essential” work, and faced a...
Not only has town snapper Steve Collins achieved the prestigious 'Photographers Bar' from The Guild of Photographers for the sixth time but he also scored Runner Up in the Image of the Year (Urban Category). This was for his photograph showing chef Mehmet Berhan Aksahin preparing for the evening service, taken...
An ongoing bid to redevelop Harpenden's former M&Co fashion store as a pub with rooftop terrace has gone to appeal. Pub chain Oakman Inns bought 6 High Street in autumn 2021, and unveiled ambitious plans for its redevelopment as an 80-seater restaurant, bar and a rooftop terrace. The venue, in the heart...
They may not have selected a candidate yet, but that hasn’t stopped the local Labour Party from outlining its vision for fighting to with the new constituency of Harpenden and Berkhamsted. Symon Vegro, recently elected as chair of the new branch of the party, said he believes that Labour can win...
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