More than 15,000 people flocked to Harpenden on Saturday for the annual Food and Drink Festival. Food stalls ran through the High Street and Harpenden Common, offering fresh market-stall produce and an array of street food. Bar areas, ferret racing, outdoor community seating areas, DJs, a live Music Stage and the...
A push to expand London Luton Airport to become at least as big as Gatwick has been opposed by a community group. The Harpenden Society has set out its objections to plans for LLA to increase its capacity from 18m to 32 million passengers per annum (ppa) - just under the...
The former businessman, BBC journalist and European Commission spokesman has just been selected as the Conservative Party’s prospective parliamentary candidate for the new constituency of Harpenden and Berkhamsted. In an exclusive first interview, we find out more about the man who could become Harpenden’s next MP… Sitting in the shadow of...
Renowned street photographer Nick Turpin - the man behind an acclaimed series of images of London commuters known as 'On the Night Bus' - is the special guest at the first meeting of Harpenden Photographic Society. A street photographer for over 30 years, Nick founded the first international Street Photography Collective...
Hundreds of classic cars, motorcycles and scooters parked up on Harpenden Common for one of the biggest events in the town's calendar. Highlights of this year's show included a Chevy Bel Air rubbing shoulders with a 1927 Trojan, and a rare 1978 Matra Bagheera with a 1959 Berlinetta. Organised by Rotary in...
Children and staff at High Beeches Primary School in Harpenden wore party clothes and enjoyed an ice cream treat on the last day of term to celebrate being judged 'outstanding' in their recent Ofsted inspection report. The school is currently the only primary in Harpenden to have been awarded the grade...
As the dust starts to settle on the vast number of sites proposed for St Albans' draft Local Plan, stunned community leaders have hit back at the scale of the developments and what they will mean for the district. Members of SADC's planning policy and climate committee moved the district's blueprint...
From tossing the caber to haggis hurling, displays of Highland prowess returned to Harpenden's Rothamsted Park on Sunday for the annual Highland Gathering. Organised by Harpenden Lions, the Scottish-themed event also included Highland dancing, marching pipe bands, archery and live music. It was all in aid of charities Harpenden Mencap and Carers...
The winner of one of the toughest photographic competitions in the local area has been named. Harpenden Photographic Society's Photographer of the Year for the 2022/2023 season is six-time winner Paul Johnson. The society, now in its 87th year, holds five internal competitions throughout the season, where HPS members enter colour prints,...
Where are the main sites submitted for inclusion in the draft Local Plan, and what are the key elements of each scheme? We take a look at the proposals put forward by council officers...
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