Anyone over 40 can walk into a number of vaccination centres across Hertfordshire and west Essex this week without an appointment – making it even easier to start to get protected against COVID-19. For the first time in the local vaccination programme, drop-in sessions are being offered at large vaccination centres, to make the most […]
How one young entrepreneur is supporting mental well-being and climate change in one simple app. One million minds will grow one million trees is the unique challenge which one young Hertfordshire entrepreneur has set herself. Elise Williams, aged 28 from Berkhamsted, has spent the last five years developing her mental resilience business and app, The […]
Increased sentences for those who harm service animals has been given Royal Assent by Her Majesty The Queen further to a campaign led by PC Dave Wardell of the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Dog Unit. The Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill England and Wales, known as Finn’s Law part 2, will mean the sentencing of those […]
The Chilterns Conservation Board and the Chiltern Society run the Buildings Design Awards competition every two years to encourage and recognise great examples of design and construction based on the principles in the Chilterns Buildings Design Guide. In previous years, the Awards have focused on celebrating design and construction that positively contributes to the distinctive character […]
The Government guidance for Step 3 (no earlier than 17 May) has been updated with more information for businesses and contains steps to protect employers, staff and customers. In addition to the information below, businesses should make sure they’re familiar with the UK government guidance to ensure that they make their business safe. If you […]
International conservation charity ZSL (Zoological Society of London), which runs London and Whipsnade Zoos, is calling on animal lovers to take on a 5k May Run for Heroes this month, to help fund its vital conservation work, and recover from the impact of the pandemic. Having been closed during lockdowns and reopening with much-limited capacities, ZSL missed out on £26 million of potential income during the pandemic […]
‘Alexa, play Radio Dacorum on TuneIn’ – these words get you to a world of local music, chat and information brought to you by people from our community. But that is just the tip of the iceberg, sitting at the point where community radio reaches out into your speakers. Behind the scenes, community radio is […]
Hertfordshire has more than 50 newly-trained hate crime champions ready to support people who have been targeted just for being who they are. Representatives from district and borough councils, housing associations, charities and community groups joined two online training sessions run by Hertfordshire Constabulary last month. As hate crime champions in their organisation they can […]
Local not-for-profit organisation The Hospice Lottery Partnership has launched its annual Summer Superdraw to raise much-needed funds for local hospices who have all experienced an unexpected loss of income over the last year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The hospices that will receive funds raised from the Summer Superdraw include: Florence Nightingale […]
Viewers’ heads are set to get itchy at 8 pm, 6 May on BBC One, as NitNOT, an eco head lice treatment faces the formidable Dragons, Touker Suleyman, Sara Davies, Deborah Meaden, Tej Lalvani and Peter Jones on Dragons’ Den. Eileen Hutchinson, a head lice technician from Hemel Hempstead, hoped to secure investment for her approach […]
On 6 May, Dacorum residents are going to the polls to have their say in the elections for Hertfordshire County Council and Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner. Some residents will also be voting in by-elections for two Dacorum Borough Council wards, Tring Central and Leverstock Green. You can view the notices of election, as well as […]
Dacorum Borough Council is giving away free compost to residents to mark International Compost Awareness Week 2021. Anyone who lives in Dacorum can attend the giveaway event at the Cupid Green Depot, Redbourn Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BA, on Sunday 16 May between 9am-12pm. This year International Compost Awareness Week (2-8 May 2021), has the […]