After months of speculation, the Labour candidate for the newly formed constituency of Harpenden and Berkhamsted has been announced.Zara Layne is a councillor for Harpur ward on Bedford Borough Council, but also works as a research officer for MP Mohammad Yasin.She volunteers for Black Tom's Big Lunch, organising community events...
Former councillor and Mayor of both Harpenden and St Albans, chairman of the Harpenden Day Care Centre Association and Druglink Ltd. Rosemary Farmer was delighted to be elected Mayor of St Albans and District in 2018, following three highly successful terms as Mayor of Harpenden. She was a long serving Harpenden...
The most popular images from Harpenden Photographic Society’s annual photography exhibition - as voted for by the public - have now been revealed. The hugely popular event, held at High Street Methodist Church Harpenden last weekend, welcomed over 250 attendees to the exhibition throughout the day. Chair of Harpenden Photographic Society (HPS)...
St Nicholas’ Church has stood proudly in Harpenden for over 800 years and since 1862 the boys’ choir has been filling the building with music - but this historic assembly is at risk of folding unless they can recruit more members, writes Anna Shreeves. There are currently 12 boys in the...
The dilemma of parking versus housing has mired a prospective new Harpenden development in controversy. Improvements to the town’s railway station have been promised for years, but now new plans are proposing the construction of two blocks of flats in the already over-subscribed eastern car park, reducing the limited number of...
The first major Harpenden Local History Day proved a huge success, packing out the Eric Morecambe Centre with residents and visitors alike keen to find out more about the town's past. Saturday's free family day out celebrated both the 50th anniversary of the local history society and the official opening of...
Harpenden Photographic Society’s annual exhibition returns next 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 the Year...
There’s a chance to discover obscure details from Harpenden’s rich and fascinating past at the town’s first Local History Day. The event, on April 20 at the Eric Morecambe Centre, includes a free mini conference with local experts exploring the surprisingly ancient origins of Harpenden and how the foundations for the...
The backlash against SADC’s proposed removal of free car parking across the district has resulted in further condemnation from businesses. The budget-saving exercise is part of a wider review of on-street car parking taking place over the coming months, and could mean the end of one and two hour free parking...
New drone footage being premiered at Harpenden Local History Day will reveal the exact location of the town's former racecourse. For 67 years between 1848 and 1914, an annual horse racing meeting took place on Harpenden Common on the last Friday (and later the last Saturday) of May, the week before...
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