Four years since St Albans District Fixers held their first Repair Fair at All Saints' Church, Harpenden, they returned to the same venue to launch into their fifth year. Busier than ever, 11 skilled amateur fixers tackled a wide range of dead and defective electrical items while three nimble-fingered seamstresses stitched...
After years of uncertainty, it has finally been confirmed that city’s iconic Alban Arena is no longer under threat of demolition and is definitely here to stay. That was the top line takeaway from SADC leisure lead Cllr Helen Campbell at a catch-up looking at the district’s sports and theatre offering. The...
Fresh concessions offered by the district council in the wake of the ongoing controversy surrounding on-street parking charges in Harpenden do not go far enough, say campaigners. This week, a year after SADC initially imposed the fees, local Liberal Democrats proposed to create approximately 40 one-hour free on-street parking bays in...
A year after St Albans district council imposed controversial on-street parking charges across Harpenden town centre, councillors have finally agreed to introduce major changes to help shoppers and retailers alike. Local Liberal Democrats are proposing to create approximately 40 one-hour free on-street parking within minutes of Harpenden High Street, and have...
Harpenden's Deputy Mayor Cllr Kirsti Wenn visited the new First World War exhibition at the town's museum to find out more about the local impact of the conflict. Cllr Wenn said: “The exhibition is a wonderful tour of how WWI impacted Harpenden, something very few of us see when we study...
St Albans MP Daisy Cooper and Harpenden's Victoria Collins have responded to the Mandelson scandal surrounding Prime Minister Kier Starmer. They were speaking in the wake of Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar calling on the PM to step down for his part in appointing Peter Mandelson as United States ambassador in...
Essential work is underway to protect the integrity of an iconic Harpenden pub at risk of subsidence. Thames Water are carrying out repairs in High Street, just outside The Cross Keys pub, following a sewer collapse at the end of last year. Cracks have appeared in the walls of the Grade II...
Five years after the closure of Harpenden police station's front desk, residents will be able to meet face-to-face with officers again. Harpenden’s neighbourhood policing team is moving to a new base at the Town Hall in Leyton Road, providing the opportunity for members of the public to easily meet with officers...
Bigger fines and the threat of prison sentences are needed to tackle the scourge of fly-tipping blighting farms across the district. That’s the demand of Harpenden farmer Will Dickinson in the wake of calls by the House of Lords for urgent changes in how police and councils respond to large-scale waste...
A new exhibition looking at Harpenden's role during the Great War opens in the town's museum this week for a three-month run. Harpenden was a vital training ground for thousands of troops during the conflict, with more than 4,ooo soldiers from the Sherwood Forresters billeted locally from August 1914. Harpenden Common saw...
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