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Nigel Gardner

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St Albans Council in Hole Over Golf Course Plan

Nigel Gardner, Harpenden’s Conservative candidate in the General Election, has called on St Albans Council to come clean over the growing scandal at Batchwood’s 9th hole: “The Council is in a financial hole but still found £100k for a golf hole, which has turned into a PR hole, which is getting deeper because they lack the wisdom to know that when in a hole, stop digging.” He added, “This from the same people who are driving Harpenden’s hard-working high street traders towards rack and ruin.”

Council Considers Options After Parking Charges Approved

2024 Tory Parliamentary candidate for Harpenden, Nigel Gardner, whose campaign was fought on opposing the charges, added: “I am furious. For the past year, Harpenden residents, Harpenden businesses and Harpenden lovers across the political spectrum have made it abundantly clear that they don’t want these parking charges.”

St Albans Times: Facing up Locally to Four More Years of Trump

Gardner, who was the European Commission’s spokesman on relations with the US during the Clinton administration, as well as Conservative Party candidate for Harpenden and Berkhamsted, told local media: “Politics for me is about creating hope not fear. Donald Trump’s re-election is clearly creating new hope for millions of Americans – like the car workers who now see a future for their industry. But he is also creating fear amongst some of the weakest people in America – like the children of illegal immigrants who may lose their right to American citizenship.”

Harpenden Left A ‘Ghost Town’ In The Wake Of On-Street Parking Charges

“It’s a sad day – and not just for Harpenden’s hard working high street traders and our local economy,” said Nigel Gardner.
“Everyone – from our young mums to our pensioners – will find their daily lives harder as a result of the council’s actions. St Albans council have simply not listened, and have little understanding of what makes Harpenden tick.”