The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust are urging people to support moths this year as they celebrate the 2,500 species found in the UK with the publication of a new Wild About Gardens Magical Moths guide. Moths are vital pollinators and an important indicator of environmental health, yet their numbers […]
The Tring Spring FEASTival will be returning to Tring Market Place from 13-15 March 2026. Hosted by Zoom Events, the FEASTival launched in 2025 with locals packing out the Market Square to enjoy a delicious mix of street food and live music across the weekend. Now returning for 2026 — and taking place over Mother’s […]
A tale of extraordinary women in wartime is one of the Hertfordshire Libraries’ Centenary events taking place at Tring Library in March. Louise Jordan as she uncovers the lives of inspiring secret agents of World War II. These extraordinary women showed courage, daring, ingenuity and sacrifice in a bid to defeat Nazi terror. were they […]
Naomi MacKay watched The Beekeeper of Aleppo, which runs until Saturday 7 March at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre. The Beekeeper of Aleppo – adapted from Christy Lefteri’s bestselling novel by Nesrin Alrefaai and Matthew Spangler – returns to the stage in a 2026 touring production that builds on its acclaimed 2023 world premiere at Nottingham Playhouse. […]
Chiltern Open Air Museum (COAM), in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, will re-open its gates for the 2026 season on Saturday 7 March, marking the start of a very special year as the Museum celebrates its 50th anniversary. Founded in 1976, the Museum has spent five decades rescuing, preserving and re-erecting historic buildings, creating a unique […]
Many local residents took part in the 6 Shops for Christmas challenge, which encouraged shoppers to buy from the town’s retailers with a chance to win prizes. And the town’s retailers are keen to ensure that, much like puppies, shopping locally isn’t just for Christmas. Carolyn Sanders, owner of Almars in the High Street, saw […]
As The Eagles – one of the most influential bands in the history of rock and country – were preparing for a concert at the Las Vegas Sphere on 28 February, a tribute band was electrifying audiences at the Centenary Theatre in Berkhamsted, watched by Lyn Drummond. The tribute band, The Ultimate Eagles, which has […]
Hertfordshire Constabulary formally welcomed six new recruits to the Force Communications Room (FCR), marking the successful completion of their intensive training. The new operators celebrated alongside friends and family at a graduation ceremony held on Friday 20 February at police headquarters in Welwyn Garden City. Each graduate was presented with a certificate recognising their achievement […]
Following the closure of the community hub Open Door last year, a new organisation called Berkhamsted Together formed, and its volunteers have been busy. As we reported in the winter, the Warm Welcome Café, 137-139 High Street, is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (11am-2.30pm). The café, which had a planned reopening on 10 February […]
The major reconstruction of the level crossing over Stanbridge Road was completed ahead of schedule allowing plans to move forward for the start of the 2026 season at The Leighton Buzzard Railway on Sunday 15 March. The Leighton Linslade town mayor has been invited to carry out the now traditional ‘waving off’ of the first […]
Hertfordshire’s chalk rivers and the wildlife they support are already showing signs of recovery following the successful completion of a landmark two-year conservation project funded by the Government’s Species Survival Fund. In early 2024, Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust was awarded £1,723,840 from the Government’s Species Survival Fund for its Species Survival in Hertfordshire’s Chalk […]
These beautiful cats are currently with Cats Protection Hemel Hempstead & Berkhamsted Branch – can you offer any of them a forever home? Tabitha Friendly Tabitha is 4 years old and is looking for her forever home as the only pet as she does love having you to herself. She absolutely adores being stroked and […]