Wednesday 22 January saw the three-month countdown to the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day begin. On 22 April 1970, 20 million individuals demanded greater protections for our planet. This became the world’s first Earth Day as millions took to the streets, college campuses and hundreds of cities to protest environmental ignorance and call for action. […]
Last week Sir Mike Penning MP signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment, in doing so pledging his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who were murdered during the Holocaust as well as paying tribute to the extraordinary Holocaust survivors who work tirelessly to educate young people today. This year we are […]
Performance in the tourism sector can change as quickly as the weather, so good, timely information is needed to support tourism businesses and the wider industry in strategic and operational decision-making processes. Visit Herts’ monthly business barometer provides feedback from tourism businesses and generates a simple ‘snapshot’ of our county’s tourism industry performance. The November […]
Employees at Tring-based hr inspire, specialists in outsourced HR consultancy and support, are joining Reverse Rett in the charity’s fight to cure the post-natal neurological disorder Rett Syndrome, with an ambitious £25,000 fundraising target for its 2020 charity of the year. After hr inspire Director Sandra McLellan met Hertfordshire-based Rita Ross, Reverse Rett Trustee and […]
Berkhamsted Cycling Club have scooped the 66-year-old Harp Hilly Hundred Shield for the sixth consecutive year. The shield is awarded to the club with the most members to complete the historic ‘reliability ride’. The Harp Hilly Hundred, organised by Harp Road Club, Apsley, has been run in January every year since 1954. On Sunday, January […]
Thanks to Rectory Lane Cemetery Project for providing this update. We did a great many things in 2019, culminating in the Big Give Christmas Challenge, raising money to install our lovely Read In Peace seat. We are grateful to everybody who supported the challenge, by pledging money to make it possible, visiting our High St […]
If you’re out and about around Berkhamsted and the Chiltern Hills you may spot, Kit, The Little Cream Van. Kit, a 1966 Morris Minor van painted in traditional Morris Minor Old English White, has been lovingly restored and now spends his time showcasing new brands at local events, doing good by helping local charities and […]
Before Christmas, over 150 Dacorum residents took part in the annual Love Food, Hate Waste challenge – its biggest year yet. By learning how to get food savvy in their kitchen’s over the course of a month, participants helped to save food, money and the environment. Regular tips were emailed to the aspiring food saviours […]
The advice comes as figures released by Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) show that last January over half a million cars had a late MOT with more than 70,000 failing with a dangerous fault. Putting off your MOT to save money in January might be tempting, but alongside carrying out the road safety checks, […]
So you may have heard that today is ‘Blue Monday’ – the most depressing day of the year. And it isn’t hard to see why. Christmas is a distant memory, our New Year’s Resolutions have fallen flat, the weather is rubbish and we are feeling post-festive purse strings pinch until the next payday. Local suicide […]
Blue Monday – the gloomy title bestowed on the third Monday in January; a combination of the post-Christmas blues, cold dark nights and the arrival of unpaid credit card bills. For many, Blue Monday (January 20 this year), can heighten the feelings of festive forlornness and getting back into a routine – and this could […]
The University of Hertfordshire will host the Festival of Ideas in June, a unique two-day event at the University’s de Havilland campus in Hertfordshire, bringing together key thinkers and innovators from the arts, politics, heritage, literature and science. Taking place on 27 and 28 June 2020, the University’s Festival of Ideas is one of the […]