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Battery in a Batford bin sets fire to refuse lorry
A battery put out with household waste in Batford started a fire in a refuse lorry on Common Lane on 21 July; the crew ejected the burning rubbish and firefighters arrived within four minutes.
Harpenden school bus routes renumbered from this term
Red Eagle's school services to St George's and Katherine Warrington schools changed numbers, timetables and routes on 1 September.
Three drivers reported in Harpenden speed checks
Speed enforcement on Luton Road, Cravells Road, Lower Luton Road and Station Road has produced three traffic offence reports, with more checks promised at varying times.
Council offers £2,000 grants for community projects
St Albans City and District Council is offering grants of up to £2,000 for projects it says will make the district more inclusive, accessible and connected. The district includes Harpenden.
Cash arrives at Harpenden's charged parking bays
St Albans council says 1,150 drivers a day are using Harpenden's on-street pay-and-display bays, and cash is now accepted as well as the app.
New caterer registered at Crabtree Junior School
Nourish Contract Catering has been registered at the Crabtree Lane school and is awaiting its first hygiene inspection.
White Horse registered afresh, awaiting hygiene inspection
The pub on the green at Hatching Green has a new food business registration with St Albans council and no rating until inspectors visit.
Harpenden to lose its St Albans council to Hemel Hempstead
St Albans City and District Council is to be abolished and Harpenden absorbed into a new authority stretching west to Berkhamsted and Tring. Nothing changes on the doorstep until 2028 — but the town has until next May to work out who will speak for it.
