Hertfordshire Constabulary is once again offering free catalytic converter marking, as part of Operation Feline, to help drivers protect their vehicles. Thieves are continuing to target the catalytic converter units due to the valuable metals they contain and because they can be removed fairly quickly and easily from some vehicle models. Operation Feline is helping […]
With half-term approaching (week commencing 14 February), COVID vaccination centres across Hertfordshire are running ‘Relax and Vax’ sessions to help young people who are nervous about having the vaccine to get protected from the virus. Specially trained vaccinators will be on hand to help young people overcome worries like a fear of needles or other […]
Five full size dinosaurs are visiting Tring this spring half term on Thursday 17 and Friday 18 February. Why? Tring Town Council wants people to have some fun and come back to The High Street for shopping and leisure. Tring is a vigorous community led town with shops, cafes, pubs, restaurants, two museums and the […]
Caregivers from local at-home care company Home Instead have undergone specialist training to enable them to better understand the needs of people living with Parkinson’s across Hemel Hempstead and Chilterns. The training has come about thanks to a special partnership with Parkinson’s UK, the leading national charity supporting people with Parkinson’s, their friends, family and carers. […]
DENS is teaming up with BMR and énergie Fitness Online for a charity virtual Spinathon on Saturday 19 February. The event will consist of five consecutive spinning classes on Zoom, with the first starting at 9.15am. Participants should have access to a training bike at their home or gym, and an internet-enabled device to join […]
Local charity Gaddesden Place RDA provides therapeutic riding and equine experiences for over 100 children and adults with a wide range of disabilities. They are back up and running again and trying to get all their riders back in the saddle but without a full team of horses this is proving difficult. Finding another horse […]
After years of planning and then building, the students and staff of Tring School are finally in their fabulous new building! On Thursday 16 December 2021 they had their last day in the old school buildings. Over Christmas and the new year a lot of the furniture, equipment, materials etc was moved over into the […]
Get ready to go on an owl hunt in Hemel Hempstead! The Big Hoot Hemel is a free, fun, family-friendly art trail brought to you by Dacorum Borough Council and Hemel Hempstead Business Improvement District (Hemel BID). This exciting trail will see 12 individually designed Big Hoot owls placed around Hemel Hempstead town centre, Hemel […]
Motorists are reminded not to use their mobile phones while driving or face a minimum £200 fine and six points on their licence. The warning comes at the start of a road safety campaign which will see officers targeting motorists who use handheld devices while driving. Last year more than 347 motorists were caught using […]
Patients across Hertfordshire and west Essex are getting more urgent, same-day appointments at their GP surgeries this winter thanks to £6 million in national funding. The money from NHS England has meant that local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), who plan and pay for health services on behalf of patients, have been able to boost capacity […]
Hundreds of local people are invited to come together and create an artwork in The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) as part of UK-wide celebration of creativity. Leading outdoor arts company Walk the Plank will be working with local people, organisations and community groups to bring the gathering to life. The artwork will […]
Luton Airport is continuing its consultations with local residents over its plans to expand, which would see up to 32 million passengers travelling through the airport – compared with the current 19 million. Airport owners Luton Rising, a subsidiary owned by Luton Borough Council, will run the consultation online and in person. The expansion, which […]