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...
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...
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