Harpenden photographer Steve Collins was on hand to capture the festive fun as Southdown lit up for Christmas on Friday evening. The event included a lantern parade, carol singing, fairground rides, crafts, market stalls and Santa's grotto. ...
St Nicholas School welcomed Harpenden Mayor Cllr Beth Fisher for the official opening of its newly upgraded garden and playground area. The development includes new climbing equipment, table football, and a musical play zone, and was made possible by a grant from the Harpenden Trust and funds raised by the PTA to...
Thousands of people flocked to Harpenden on Sunday for the town's annual Christmas Carnival. This year's event featured a range of Christmas stalls featuring mulled wine and festival gifts, farmers' market food and drinks, Santa's Grotto, free craft workshops, fairground rides and Young Enterprise stalls set up by local students. Live entertainment...
A Harpenden resident has highlighted hidden charges buried in SADC’s controversial parking app. Adam Shutkever was using the PayByPhone app to obtain the 30 minutes free parking time allocated to motorists since the imposition of on-street parking charges in February. But on the acknowledgement screen he noticed it offered ‘extras before you...
Acclaimed comedy drama The Last Laugh - starring Bob Golding as Harpenden’s own Eric Morecambe - wants your nominations for the prestigious WhatsOnStage Awards. The play, which made its debut at the town’s Eric Morecambe Centre last year, presents an imagined meeting between legendary comedians Eric, Tommy Cooper and Bob Monkhouse. Since...
The deputy leader of St Albans district council has insisted that imposing parking charges in Harpenden has been seen as a good thing in the town. Speaking at last week’s public realm committee meeting, chair Cllr Helen Campbell, who is also SADC’s lead on parking, responded to suggestions that residents and...
Harpenden’s Banking Hub has secured a permanent premises at 35 High Street in the town. The Banking Hub, which has been operating at the Town Hall on an interim basis, has welcomed more than 7,000 customer visits since opening last December. Cash Access UK confirmed that the lease for the permanent Banking Hub in Harpenden...
There’s nothing like a favourite carol or festive song to get you in the mood for Christmas, but for the members of Harpenden Magic Voices, it also means an opportunity to raise money for a Harpenden-based charity that supports children and adults with a rare genetic condition, writes Gillian Thornton. Ataxia...
The story of how Harpenden transformed from a rural village with a population of 2,000 in 1860 to the town of approximately 30,000 today is the subject of a forthcoming lecture by the town's history society. Philip Smith presents Growth of Harpenden: 1860 to 2040 at High Street Methodist Church on...
The city of St Albans, and towns and villages further afield, fell silent at 11am on Sunday, as residents, dignitaries, faith leaders and representatives of the armed forces and community groups remembered those who had died in conflicts spanning more than a century. Following a parade through the city centre, the...
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