There will be an election hustings event in Harpenden next week.

The Parliamentary candidates for the Hitchen and Harpenden constituency will be limited to talking about key issues including housing, schools, health, roads, parking, water, sewage and sustainability.

They will each have approximately seven minutes to speak, after which there will be a question and answer session on these subjects - chaired by Chris Marsden, chairman of The Harpenden Society.

The event will take place on April 21 at Rothamsted Research Conference Centre from 8pm until 10pm.

The candidates standing to be elected for the Hitchen and Harpenden seat on May 7 are:

Rachel Burgin - Labour.

Peter Lilley - Conservative.

Pauline Pearce - Liberal Democrat.

John Stocker - UKIP.

Richard Wise - Green Party.

To book a place at the hustings visit www.harpendensociety.org