Green Space Dark Skies, led by Walk the Plank, worked with local partners and artists to create a magical music and dance celebration of the beauty of Dunstable Downs in The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) last weekend. This immense gathering brought together local community groups, many of whom had never visited the […]
They definitely did not want to bring the house down, but Berkhamsted’s new professional theatre company certainly delighted the audience at historic Ashridge House. The Shakespeare Circus was launched this year to help the Covid cohort of young actors. The first play they tackled was The Tempest, which they took on a tour of open-air […]
Dacorum Borough Council and Tring Town Council award grants to Wendover Canal Trust for restoration project. Dacorum Borough Council has worked in partnership with Tring Council to award grants to Wendover Canal Trust for a canal restoration project. Dacorum Borough Council has given £135,000 and Tring Council has given £20,000 towards a project to remove […]
Passengers are being advised not to travel with all trains suspended between London Euston and Milton Keynes as Britain records its hottest day in history. The emergency services are dealing with a line side fire caused after 25,000 volt overhead electric cables which power trains came down in Harrow. All services to and from London […]
Victims of persistent antisocial behaviour are being reminded that extra help is available to resolve the issue. At the start of ASB Awareness Week 2022 the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire outlined the additional steps those affected can take. In his recent Community Safety and Criminal Justice plan David Lloyd committed to helping the […]
Road safety funding to reduce speeding through villages and also help deaf pupils, motorcyclists and horse riders has been announced. The Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire has awarded £67,350 towards a range of education and speed cameras across the county. The Road Safety Fund is financed using the surplus generated from motorists who have […]
National Highways is advising motorists and their passengers to be well prepared for any journeys being planned this weekend and early next week – including taking drinking water. The Met Office has issued a warning for Extreme Heat for most of England from Sunday to Tuesday. National Highways is keen for everyone travelling on its […]
Rail passengers using the West Coast main line between London Euston and Scotland are being advised to plan ahead with heatwave conditions expected to impact journeys next week. The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for extreme heat from Sunday (17 July), with temperatures forecast to reach 37°C in London on Monday and […]
Jane Devonshire, 2016 MasterChef winner and Breast Cancer Now supporter, is calling for people to support Breast Cancer Now by hosting an Afternoon Tea this August. Every year, around 55,000 women and 370 men in the UK have their lives turned upside down by a breast cancer diagnosis. Jane says: ‘In 2007 I experienced this […]
There was celebration at Tring’s carnival on 9 July of Tring’s new status as a bee friendly town. Tring was just one of six towns in the country this year to receive this new award from the Bee Friendly Trust. The Justice & Peace Group which started this campaign two years ago managed a stall […]
Homeowners at the Cala Homes Roman Park Development in Tring, Hertfordshire, are shocked and stunned to learn of a major supermarket planned for the new housing development. What was identified on the plans as office space, now has a planning application for a Lidl supermarket, apparently larger than the current Tesco – with access through […]
Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a serious road traffic collision in Tring yesterday (Monday 11 July). The incident occurred on Tring Road, near Cow Roast, at just after 11.40am and involved a stationary lorry and a cyclist. The cyclist, a man aged in his 60s, suffered life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to […]