A young man with cerebral palsy hopes to swim the equivalent of the Channel after completing a fundraiser at his local leisure centre. 20-year-old Ollie Sales, who is unable to walk or sit unaided due to his condition, raised more than £1,000 by swimming 10 lengths of the pool at Harpenden...
The political landscape is witnessing a huge upheaval in parts of the district, with the end of the old constituency of Hitchin and Harpenden and the creation of a new seat incorporating Berkhamsted and Tring. Conservative MP Bim Afolami has fled to the safer environs of Hitchin, perhaps reluctant to stake...
It was billed as the most important public consultation for a generation, but how many people have actually had their say on the draft St Albans Local Plan? St Albans council leader Cllr Chris White insists there has been a very good response to the consultation from residents, stakeholders and public...
Traffic congestion, air pollution and parking in Harpenden - and how they might be alleviated - were key issues addressed at the autumn public meeting of the Harpenden Society. Guest speaker Stephen Joseph, from the Smart Mobility Unit at the University of Hertfordshire, was asked to review the transport and traffic...
Why have SADC staff been given extra spaces at Harpenden’s Amenbury Lane car park? The Harpenden Society has contacted the St Albans Times to see if we can obtain answers after receiving a number of complaints from car park users. It seems spaces at the car park - which is adjacent to...
If you’re considering decluttering your home but would rather be doing something altogether more exciting then there are thousands of local people who are ready and waiting to take your unwanted belongings out of your hands and give them to people in need. Facebook group The St Albans & Harpenden Reuse...
Looking for a challenge this autumn? Why not join the tens of thousands who make the Herts 10K a must! Voted one of the top 30 races in the country thanks to its beautiful course and community spirit, the Herts 10K returns to Harpenden on Sunday October 8. The 18th race winds...
Just a handful of weeks after local Tories selected their candidate for Harpenden and Berkhamsted, nobody could have predicted he would be at the centre of a national media storm. But Parliamentary hopeful Nigel Gardner has this week found himself accused of being a lobbyist for the Russian government because his...
Local artists Ilan Galkoff, Morgan Howell, Mandy Johnson and Debbie Knight have joined 150 other artists and celebrities in a charity campaign to fundraise for a branch of the Samaritans. Ilan - better known for his acting roles including BBC2’s Good Omens - and his fellow artists have each donated a...
Fears that a much-loved area of common land north of Harpenden could be sold the highest bidder have been quashed thanks to the creation of a new charity. The Friends of Kinsbourne Green Common will enable the local community to purchase the land from the current owners without going to auction...
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