To celebrate this year’s Biodiversity Day on 22 May Dacorum Borough Council are giving away hundreds of bee-friendly wildflower seeds. The theme of this year’s Biodiversity Day is ‘we are part of the solution’ and the Council want to help and encourage local residents to be a ‘part’ of the solution in Dacorum. To do this, hundreds […]
The Hospice Lottery Partnership has now distributed over £15 million of funding to its partner charities since 1997, thanks to the wonderful supporters who take part in the weekly lottery or biannual Superdraws. David Griffiths, CEO of The Hospice Lottery Partnership, said: ‘We could not have achieved this milestone without our loyal long-term players, whose […]
A local husband and wife team are taking their k9 scent detection courses for pet dog owners and dog trainers to the Dragons’ Den. Jamie Pound and his wife Gemma set up UK Sniffer Dogs in order to make scent detection available to every dog and their owner. They run Jamie Pound Dog Training in […]
After more than a year of on-line art events, Herts Visual Arts is celebrating the return of in-person opportunities in 2021. May sees Call for Artists launched for the next 3 exciting events in a calendar that again brings art into our county community. Run by and for Hertfordshire artists, these are hugely popular with […]
Councillor Stewart Riddick has been appointed as the new Mayor of Dacorum. Cllr Riddick was sworn in at the annual Mayor Making Ceremony on Wednesday 12 May. Cllr Riddick has acted as Deputy Mayor for the past two years. He has lived in Dacorum for 43 years and has served as a Councillor for Dacorum Borough […]
Motorists are being urged by police to drive carefully on low speed streets as part of a United Nations global road safety campaign this week. Global Road Safety Week runs until 23 May and promotes low speeds in areas where people and traffic mix. The aim is to make streets safer, more accessible and more […]
Bucks County Museum will be fully open once again from Tuesday 18 May. To welcome you back, Bucks Art Society’s show of fabulous art by talented artists is on display, together with artwork by Tony Hart, artist and TV presenter from many of our childhoods, until 5 June. Visit the garden on 22 and 29 […]
Plant Heritage, a leading horticultural conservation charity, is calling for volunteers in all corners of the UK to help save ten different plant groups at risk of being lost from our gardens. Anyone with a passion for plants, or whose interest in gardening or caring for houseplants was sparked during 2020’s lockdowns, is being asked […]
Following the County Council elections on 6 May, Hertfordshire has welcomed its new intake of 78 County Councillors, with the political makeup of the County Council now as follows: 46 Conservative, 23 Liberal Democrat, 7 Labour, 1 Green Party, 1 Independent. The full County Council election results are available to view here: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/elections Hertfordshire County […]
The RSPCA is gearing itself up for a hectic bird breeding season, as new figures reveal that the charity received almost 9,000 (8,967) calls about orphaned, sick and injured baby birds last year. The RSPCA received a total of 136 calls in Hertfordshire in 2020, versus 97 in Bedfordshire and 84 in Buckinghamshire. The majority […]
Calling all Hertfordshire parents – did you know you could be missing out on free fruit and vegetables or milk? If you are at least 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under four you could be entitled to Healthy Start Vouchers. You are eligible for Healthy Start food vouchers worth £4.25 per child per […]
An on-call firefighter is a fully trained firefighter who is alerted in the event of a 999 call and responds to incidents from home or work. Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service wants to hear from anyone who thinks they’re up to the challenge. Once alerted, on-call firefighters – formerly known as retained firefighters – check […]