A Berkhamsted flower shop has been sparking joy at a local hospice by delivering bunches of flowers to their inpatient unit. Based at the heart of the Berkhamsted High Street, Hanako Flower Shop has been making flower donations to The Hospice of St Francis, using blooms that would have otherwise gone to waste as part […]
Tring Pilates Studio has recently moved to the tranquil setting of Church Farm at Aldbury. Pilates Instructor Liz van Hullen tells us about it. The Tring Pilates Studio opened in September 2000 and has since developed a strong reputation across the Home Counties for excellence in remedial and recreational Pilates. Many clients have been coming […]
The All About Children day nursery group has announced the acquisition of two nurseries, to bring the total number of nurseries to 38 within the group. They have completed the purchase of Playplus Nursery, located in Bourne End, near Berkhamsted, in Hertfordshire, and Progress House, based in Market Harborough in Leicestershire. Playplus Nursery is set […]
Tring Local History Museum has been awarded Full Accreditation by Arts Council England. The museum, run entirely by volunteers, now matches up to the best, and largest museums in the UK. The same process is involved whatever the size of the establishment. Tring’s history is narrated in an entertaining and interesting way in the historic […]
WheelPower, the national charity for wheelchair sport are delighted to announce that Aylesbury-based radio station Bucks Radio will become the new title sponsor for the Tour de Vale Charity Bike Ride in 2022. Since 2003, the Tour de Vale Charity Bike Ride has raised in excess of £850,000 for WheelPower, supporting disabled people of all […]
Could you be a local representative for a Charity in Tring? Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity is seeking a team to be its eyes and ears, and feet on the ground, in your community, letting them know of any new fundraising opportunities, collecting green tubs, putting up posters and just generally making as many people as […]
Following increases in the theft of keyless entry vehicles across the country over recent months, Hertfordshire Constabulary is issuing advice to residents to help them protect their vehicles. To help combat this type of crime Operation Remote has been launched to help raise awareness of keyless car theft and provide advice and practical solutions for […]
Tring in Transition has opened its monthly Repair Café held at High Street Baptist Church Hall, Tring. Repair cafés are community events that match people who own broken or faulty household items, with skilled volunteers who like fixing things, saving items from landfill, and saving raw materials, energy and CO2 emissions. The Repair Café volunteers […]
St Peter’s church on the High Street in Berkhamsted celebrates its 800th birthday this year with a programme of activities to which all the community is invited. The church has witnessed the Crusades; Royalist soldiers being imprisoned inside during the Civil War; a cannon being hoisted onto the roof and fired to celebrate the Golden […]
A new force strategy to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG) has been agreed by police leaders in Hertfordshire ahead of International Women’s Day (8 March). Chief Constable Charlie Hall and David Lloyd, Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire, signed off the new plan on Monday (7 March) which provides a roadmap for how […]
Local businesswoman, Louise Towler of Indigo Tree Digital named one of top female game-changing innovators and business leaders in UK, with national award win. Louise Towler, Managing Director of Indigo Tree Digital – a web design and development agency located in Tring, Hertfordshire – has been recognised as one of 38 top female innovative entrepreneurs […]
Drivers on one of the busiest stretches of motorway in the country can now enjoy the benefits of a new congestion-busting upgrade which was fully opened to traffic yesterday. A national speed limit of 70mph has been introduced on the M1, between junction 13 (Milton Keynes South) and Newport Pagnell services, following the opening of […]