The Conservative and Liberal Democrat candidates for the new constituency of Harpenden and Berkhamsted have dismissed suggestions that Labour could win the seat in the next General Election. A new poll of 15,000 people by agency Survation on behalf of the Best for Britain campaign group was published in the Sunday...
The second Hertfordshire Business Growth Show took place at Rothamsted Conference Centre in Harpenden last week and was another resounding success with more than 200 like-minded local business owners and entrepreneurs spending a day together learning, connecting and growing. The event was the initial brainchild of Peter Barker, local entrepreneur and...
Cassivellaunus, the tribal leader believed to have fought the Romans at Wheathampstead is just one of many characters to be found at the Harpenden Local History Day at the Eric Morecambe Centre on April 20. Using rarely seen maps and images from its archive, the History Society will track the history...
Retailers have condemned plans to scrap free parking bays across the district as part of a major review by SADC. As revealed in last week’s St Albans Times, the council wants to examine the provision of on-street car parking across the district, and decide whether it is sustainable to continue to...
Sweeping changes to parking regulations across the district – including scrapping free places in Harpenden, Redbourn and elsewhere – are being mooted as part of a major council review. Meanwhile, older residents face losing their senior citizen parking permits, with any renewals now subject to means-testing following a decision at the...
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...
Contribute
You can help keep quality local journalism alive by making a one-off donation or set up a regular direct debit. Any contributions will help ensure the long-term future of the St Albans Times.
