It’s become an annual tradition at the start of the summer. A chance to interview the cast of this year’s Harpenden pantomime, albeit with the caveat that none of them have seen a script, and the most they know about their characters are the names. Still, these things are sent to...
A free festival is promising local residents the chance to enjoy a community celebration right on their doorsteps. Porters Hill Park in Harpenden is to host a new event celebrating all things Batford, with local charities, community groups, schools and entertainers joining together on Sunday July 5. The Batford Community Festival is...
A major retrospective exhibition of work by celebrated local Harpenden photographer Steve Collins has launched at the Eric Morecambe Centre in the town. ‘Looking at the Black and White World’ is his second solo exhibition at the EMC, following the acclaimed Harpenden Icons series, six images from which remain on permanent...
A staggering 200 water voles have been released into the Upper River Lea by Harpenden Town Council. The project, which has taken rigorous planning over the last three years, reintroduces this important species to Batford Springs Local Nature Reserve after 40 years. Water voles are incredible ecosystem engineers bringing huge benefits to...
Harpenden MP Victoria Collins has challenged Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions over top-down housing targets that are leaving our local councils and communities powerless, without the affordable homes or services we need, while failing to protect our precious landscapes. Victoria warned that the Government is forcing large-scale development onto...
New Harpenden Mayor Cllr Kirsti Wenn discovered more about the town’s history between the wars at the museum’s latest exhibition. Cllr Wenn, who is also honorary president of the Harpenden History Society, checked out the maps, photos and text which made up Inter-war Development in Harpenden 1919-39: “Visiting the new exhibition,...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Dean Lawton-Taylor is an award-winning colourist who has lived in St Albans for over 20 years, building a loyal client base over two decades, with many clients continuing...
Newly elected Harpenden West councillor Aaron Jacob has highlighted the issues which he believes led him to overturn a 1,327 Liberal Democrat majority to win the seat. The local solicitor explained: “I think there are two reasons why I overturned such a large Liberal Democrat majority. Firstly, and most obviously, many...
Harpenden remembered one of its favourite sons - the comedian Eric Morecambe - on what would have been his 100th birthday with a special event at the entertainment venue which bears his name. A celebration of his life and connections to Harpenden - the town where he lived from 1967 until...
Opposition parties are licking their wounds this week after failing to make any significant inroads in overturning the Lib Dem powerhouse at the heart of the district council. With just one ward changing allegiance in spite of concerted campaigning by all parties, it seems as though the SADC administration will be...
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