Issue 170

Town Mayor Cllr Beth Fisher spent several hours walking around this year’s Harpenden Photographic Society exhibition, talking to members and examining their pictures. Hundreds of visitors attended Saturday’s event at High Street Methodist Church, which showcased around 200 stunning photographic prints from the society’s talented members. The collection featured diverse work including...

We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Alicia Nelson, bar manager at The Pioneer Club and a representative of campaign group Save St Albans Pubs. Where do you go to listen to music? We really are spoilt...

The newly formed Alban Community Energy (ACE) is presenting a screening of the film Power Station at the Odyssey Cinema followed by a panel event on community energy in the district. ACE is a community benefit society focused on building energy resilience, breaking free from fossil fuels, reducing energy bills and...

Harpenden Rovers Youth FC has installed a state-of-the-art, solar and wind-powered Automated External Defibrillator (AED) cabinet at Katherine Warington School (KWS) in the town. This vital piece of life-saving equipment was funded entirely through the club's "Defib on The Hill" initiative, raising nearly £5,000 through the dedicated efforts of its young...

Although the five main political parties dominate the upcoming St Albans district council elections, there are some candidates who have chosen either to stand as independents, or back smaller organisations. Their reasons for standing apart from the likes of the Lib Dems, Labour, Tories, Greens and Reform are often intrinsically personal,...

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