With less than a week to go passengers are being given top travel tips during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The West Coast main line between London Euston and Scotland, Chiltern main line between London Marylebone and Birmingham and all rail routes in the West Midlands, will play a crucial role in transporting games-goers over […]
Toy Hub, a newly-launched children’s charity working across the HP4 and HP23 areas, has announced its plans to support families and carers on low incomes by supplying toys and gifts for their children to unwrap this Christmas. This year, as the cost-of-living numbers continue to rise, some households in the local community will struggle to […]
The inaugural Berkhamsted Medieval Festival will take place at Berkhamsted Cricket Club, and the adjacent Berkhamsted School’s Kitchener Field over two days of the August Bank Holiday weekend – Sunday 28 and Monday 29 August from 12-5pm. Attendance in the thousands is anticipated over the two days of the festivities. There will be entertainment for […]
Recent changes in planning rules mean that a range of commercial premises including shops, cafes, gyms and other services could be converted to houses or flats, without the need for planning permission. Schemes already completed or approved since 2014 under these new rules are likely to result in the loss of up to 3,000 office […]
Tickets are now on sale for Tring Local History Society’s third concert celebrating Nica Rothschild’s significant involvement with the Jazz world of the mid-20th Century. In both earlier concerts, the first one telling the story of Nica in New York, and the second, following her book on ‘Three Wishes’, all the musicians were men. So […]
Sunday 17 July saw a total sell-out for the visit of Chase and Skye from PAW Patrol to the Leighton Buzzard Railway’s PAW Patrol. All five trains carried more than 100 passengers each, who were invited to meet the characters at Stonehenge Works. As is now customary for these character visits, seven-coach, non-stop trains were […]
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 […]