Naomi MacKay saw Buddy, The Buddy Holly Story at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre. It runs until Saturday 13 May. Buddy is one of the West End’s longest running shows – having played in a number of theatres for a total of 14 years, and first taking to the stage 30 years ago – so does it […]
Families and nature enthusiasts are invited to a River Chess Discovery Day, celebrating the new and improved Chess Valley Walk. Come along for a free, fun-filled afternoon on Saturday 27 May 2023, at Chesham Moor, 1-4pm. Discover amazing wildlife through a variety of activities and crafts, learn about our rare chalk streams and experience parts […]
New research has revealed the areas in England and Wales most susceptible to cybercrime, with Greater Manchester coming out on top. The study by cyber security experts CloudTech24 analysed the latest data available from the National Fraud & Cyber Crime Reporting Centre to see which areas reported the highest levels of cybercrime for every 10,000 […]
Bring out your bucket hats and grab your glow sticks as the Ashlyns Festival returns for a feast of family fun this July. Local businesses are urged to join the party with a range of sponsorship options. By day it’s a busy secondary school, but for two days this summer the beautiful grade II listed […]
Dacorum Young Artists Competition, now in its ninth year, is open to Year 4 & 5 students in Dacorum Borough and featured work from 22 schools this year. Usually there is no set theme for the competition and the work exhibited represents material created over the course of the school year. There were 640 entrants […]
A hugely popular event in the South East’s cycling calendar returns on Sunday 21 May at Hemel Hempstead’s Gadebridge Park. The DENS Hillbuster, run in association with British Cycling, takes place over the rolling Chiltern Hills and through stunning, historical villages across Herts, Beds and Bucks. The charity sportive is expected to welcome hundreds of […]
Drivers are being advised to make sure their cars and vans are secure following an increase in thefts of and from vehicles in the county. Thefts of vehicles and thefts from vehicles have increased by more than 12 per cent this year compared to the same period last year.* Most of the items stolen had […]
National Highways is lifting more than 700 miles of roadworks over the Coronation weekend of His Majesty King Charles III to help motorists enjoy smoother journeys. More than 96 per cent of England’s motorway and major A road network will be free from roadworks over the holiday period. The roadworks will be removed from National […]
Naomi MacKay adventured across the globe from her seat at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre with Around The World in 80 Days – on until Saturday 6 May. The classic Jules Verne tale of Phileas Fogg, who makes a wager to travel around the world in just 80 days, gets a fresh treatment in this show from […]
Walking an alpaca in the sunshine is a wonderful way to start the day, as Naomi MacKay and Alison Page discovered when they visited Park Hill Farm, in Tring. Usually, both Alison and I have dogs on the end of a lead when we go for a walk, so we were up for trying something […]
Schools, colleges and youth groups are being invited to host a ‘pop-up’ police career talk ahead of exam and exam results season. Hertfordshire Sergeant Dan Phillips, who has 30 years’ police service under his belt, recently ran a test event online for the University of Hertfordshire with great results. He explained: ‘We tried the ‘pop […]
Robert Stringer and Ed Evans of Stringer Mann Chartered Financial Planners recently completed a series of free, fun and engaging financial education workshops for Year 9 students at Berkhamsted School, to help them build brighter financial futures. Aimed at children aged 13-14, the workshops called ‘Your Future’ took place during February 2023, and were interactive, […]