Almost 500 homes across St Albans and Harpenden could be affected by the Government’s new “mansion tax”, new research has revealed. The mansion tax and revaluation of council tax payments for higher bands announced in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget were always going to have a major impact on homeowners in...
Harpenden town councillor Richard Scott asks whether the current SADC administration has learned the lessons of their predecessors...
The controversy surrounding on-street parking charges across the district has taken a new turn after it was revealed SADC will not be actioning any recommendations made by Harpenden Town Council following its survey into the town’s fees. At the recent Full Council meeting, leader Cllr Paul de Kort confirmed that while...
Social media posts celebrating “bringing the brand back” following the liquidation of popular eatery The Pudding Stop and its resurrection as The Bakery Stop have been deleted, and an expected reopening of its Redbourn store did not take place last weekend. The announcements prompted a backlash on Facebook from customers questioning...
Massive tractors illuminated with festive lights made their way in a convoy across the district on Sunday as part of an annual fundraiser for the Alzheimer's Society. The event saw farmers drive their machines from West End Barns in Nomansland, through Wheathampstead, Harpenden High Street, Redbourn and finally St Albans during...
I am, and always have been, a faithful… supporter of local theatre. Perhaps surprisingly, the addition of The Traitors star Theo Mayne to the cast of this year’s Harpenden panto did not prompt a flurry of references to the hit BBC TV show, even when he donned a long black...
One of St Albans’ most-loved businesses is set to return with a new name just a few months after its shock closure, but does The Bakery Stop have what it takes to survive where The Pudding Stop failed? Launched by former Bake-Off contestant Johnny Shepherd in 2011, The Pudding Stop began...
Friends star Courteney Cox has gifted a YSL bag from her personal collection to complement Harpenden charity campaigner Caroline Jones' second hand wardrobe. The pair have also collaborated on a social post together in which the Hollywood actor throws the black bag “across the pond”, after sharing it had appeared at...
James Cameron heads to Harpenden to visit the perennially popular Mediterranean restaurant...
Harpenden Local History Society wants residents past and present to tell them what day-to-day life was like in Harpenden some 60 years ago. They’re keen to find out more about people’s experiences of living in the town during the 1960s. Memories will be published on the society’s website and a bottle...
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