Harpenden’s premier outdoor art fair returns this weekend with over 60 local artists exhibiting across the two-day event while fundraising for Cancer Research. Established over 30 years ago, Art on the Common takes place in a tree-lined section of Harpenden Common near the town centre. The perfect occasion to browse and buy...
A campaign calling for a ban on smartphones for young teenagers has gained momentum since St Albans primary school headteachers gave their support to the initiative. The St Albans Primary Schools Consortium - which brings together 20 out of 24 primary headteachers from across the district - asked parents not to...
The Harpenden Society has announced a General Election Question Time event for the Harpenden and Berkhamsted constituency on June 17. The hustings at Katherine Warington School will feature candidates from the following parties: Nigel Gardner, Conservative; Zara Layne, Labour (represented by Symon Vegro, chairman of the Constituency Labour Party.); Victoria Collins,...
The Harpenden Society has spoken out after plans for the development of the town’s railway station were officially submitted for approval. The plans are proposing the construction of two blocks of flats in the already over-subscribed eastern car park, reducing the limited number of spaces even further. The scheme by property development...
The Harpenden town councillor who oversees the High Street has reassured retailers that HTC is fully behind local businesses following a backlash against the introduction of new parking charges. The St Albans Times first broke the story about SADC’s budget-balancing plans to scrap free parking bays in Harpenden, prompting impassioned responses...
Emergency services were called to deal with a gas leak in Harpenden High Street yesterday which resulted in damage to the pavement. The damage was caused by the release of pressure from the leak, which was close to Sainsbury's supermarket in the town.Resident Steve Collins told the St Albans Times: "The...
The big guns of politics are being brought into play in a bid to win the battleground of Harpenden and Berkhamsted as the General Election campaign finally gets underway. Last Friday saw Conservative Party chairman Richard Holden, MP for Durham, visit the town to show his support for Tory prospective Parliamentary...
A powerful documentary-style photo essay has won Harpenden Photographic Society’s annual audio visual competition. ‘You Want It Darker’ by Steve Collins was a creative combination of black and white photographs of the March for Palestine held on Armistice Day last year accompanied by the song ‘You Want It Darker’ by Leonard...
Harpenden Town Council has confirmed Cllr Pip Liver as the Mayor for 2024-2025. The Mayoral Chain was presented to the new Town Mayor by Cllr Fiona Gaskell, Town Mayor for 2023/24, who gave a valedictory speech and offered her congratulations to Cllr Liver on her new position. The Deputy Mayor was also...
There will be no U-turn over controversial plans to eliminate free parking bays across the district, the new leader of SADC has confirmed. Free car parks in Redbourn, Park Street and London Colney, and one and two hour bays across Harpenden town centre will all incur charges later this year. Although the...
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