Private polling seen by the St Albans Times shows Labour would win the new constituency of Harpenden and Berkhamsted, but the party seems to have given up the fight for the seat. In recent communication to its members, Labour called the constituency a “non battleground seat”, as they began to select...
Posting a Christmas card has not been the same in St Albans over the past six years, thanks to the efforts of a determined group of volunteer knitters. Dozens of pillar boxes across the city and beyond are transformed over the festive season with handmade and uniquely crafted toppers that tell...
Pupils' enthusiasm and love of learning shone through during a recent Ofsted inspection, says the headteacher behind the 'outstanding' Harpenden school. Anna Archer, who has run The Grove Infant and Nursery School for the past 16 years. welcomed the result of the school's first full inspection for 16 years. Three Ofsted inspectors...
The Liberal Democrats have overturned a 1,580 Conservative majority to win the Harpenden Rural seat in yesterday's county council by-election. Alison Wren received 1,474 votes, compared to 766 for the Conservatives, 168 for Labour and 119 for the Greens, taking the seat vacated following the resignation of Conservative Annie Brewster to...
This has been the year Harpenden’s bubble burst, with the effects of the economic downturn taking an unprecedented toll on a retail footprint which once seemed immutable. Long-established family-run businesses have closed their doors forever, the last few banks have disappeared from the High Street, and even some of the chain...
The bitterly cold weather didn't deter 20,000 people from descending on Harpenden yesterday for the town's annual Christmas Carnival. The event included live entertainment, street food, a Christmas Market, the pipes and drums-led procession, Santa and the much-anticipated Christmas lights switch-on. Photos by Steve Collins, Hannah Hall, Jill Bolton, Tim Tate, Helen...
International campaigns White Ribbon Day and Orange the World are receiving the full support of St Albans district over the coming week. This includes an information stall at the Charter Market on White Ribbon Day, Saturday November 25, and lighting up the Museum + Gallery to support the UN's Orange the...
Award-winning photographer Steve Collins has launched a new Harpenden Calendar for 2024 featuring many of his award-winning images of the town taken over the last few years. The Harpenden Calendar 2024 features 12 stunning seasonal images of the town including images of iconic Harpenden landmarks such as Rothamsted Park, The Cenotaph,...
Remembrance Day parades and services are taking place across the district on Sunday. Mayor Cllr Anthony Rowlands will lead the St Albans event alongside leaders of the major faiths. A parade through the city centre will take place at 10.30am with representatives of the Royal British Legion, air, sea and army cadets,...
With the threat of hundreds more houses across Harpenden's Green Belt in the draft St Albans Local Plan, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate Victoria Collins has written to Michael Gove demanding more is done to fix what she describes as the broken planning system. The Liberal Democrats believe housing numbers should be...
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