Graham Greene is one of the most famous former residents of Berkhamsted, and to recognise and commemorate that, an annual festival was created, and this year is the 23rd event where all things Graham Greene are celebrated, over four days with the usual stimulating mixture of accessible talks, readings, and screenings. The eminent speakers from […]
In a bid to encourage people to sign up and run the Herts 10K race this October, Verdi’s Italian restaurant in Clarence Park St Albans has teamed up with race organisers to rename their popular Rum and Raisin ice cream to RUN AND RAISESOME! The Herts 10K is a legendary race and the flagship fundraising […]
Join Dacorum Borough Council and Age UK Dacorum on a roar-some Jurassic adventure. Dacorum Borough Council has partnered with Age UK Dacorum to bring a free family dinosaur trail to Berkhamsted. The interactive trail, which can be found on the LoyalFree app, launches on Monday 1 August and will run over the summer until Wednesday […]
Members of the public in Hertfordshire who have witnessed – but are not directly involved in – a traumatic event will be given a mental health signpost support card by police officers. Intervention Inspector Adam Clark came up with the idea after he recognised a gap in the support and guidance available for bystanders to […]
Dacorum Borough Council awarded business grants to budding entrepreneurs after they pitched their ideas to a team of Dacorum’s Den judges on Friday 15 July. The panel of four judges, led by the Rt Hon Sir Mike Penning MP, divided a £10,000 grant fund to a range of business ideas that included dog grooming, solar panel […]
Police are issuing advice to anyone selling items online following a number of reported incidents. Several crimes have been reported where victims are advertising items for sale on Facebook marketplace or Gumtree, such as mobile phones, laptops and computers. The scammers contact the victim, arrange to buy the item however, when they arrive, they show […]
Local people are being encouraged to lace up their walking boots and put their best foot forward as Rennie Grove Hospice Care’s much-loved annual walking event, the Chilterns 3 Peaks Challenge, makes a welcome return this September. Taking place on Sunday 11 September, the dog-friendly challenge offers walkers a choice of routes through the stunning […]
Dacorum Borough Council keeps the Green Flag flying for its parks and open spaces. Dacorum Borough Council has retained the Green Flag Award for five of its green spaces. The parks, which have once again been accredited with the international quality mark for parks and green spaces are: Bunkers Park, Hemel Hempstead Canal Fields, Berkhamsted […]
Anyone with an interest in the future of South West Hertfordshire is being urged to register to be notified when they can have a say, as a draft vision for the area moves towards public consultation. Members from Dacorum Borough Council’s Cabinet agreed at their meeting on 12 July that the South West Hertfordshire 2050 […]
London Luton Airport, Airport Way Variation of Conditions 8 (passenger throughput cap), 10 (noise contours), 22 (car parking management), 24 (travel plan) and 28 (approved plans and documents) to Planning Permission 15/00950/VARCON (dated 13 October 2017) to accommodate 19 million passengers per annum and to amend the day and night noise contours. On 6 April […]
Construction of a new crematorium at Bunkers Park in Hemel Hempstead is continuing apace. The new facility will be a sister site to the current West Herts Crematorium in Garston, Watford and is being developed to provide additional capacity in the West Hertfordshire region. Featuring a remembrance chapel that sits within extensive landscaped grounds on […]
Passengers planning on travelling during RMT strike action tomorrow (Wednesday 27 July) are being warned not to get caught out with trains finishing much earlier than normal. Only five trains per hour will depart from the station – that’s compared to an average of 17 departures an hour on a non-strike day. Many last trains […]