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Rob Muirhead at the Kings Arms Tring

Dacorum Pubs Win Big in Annual Awards

The King’s Arms in Tring has been crowned ‘Champion Pub of the Year’ by the Mid-Chilterns branch of the Campaign for Real Ale. CAMRA is thought to be the biggest consumer organisation in Europe and was set up in the early 70’s to protect cask beer and British pubs. Each year, the local Mid-Chilterns branch […]

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Introducing Herts Connected Community Messaging System

Hertfordshire Constabulary has signed up to a new community messaging system to replace OWL (Online Watch Link) from 1 April, 2024. Over 30 police forces already use Neighbourhood Alerts and our local system will be called Herts Connected. Chief Superintendent Dean Patient said: ‘We know that being part of a community messaging system helps prevent […]

Chilterns Neuro Pop Up Art Weekend Committee

Record-breaking Pop-Up Art Weekend for Chilterns Neuro Centre

The Chilterns Neuro Centre’s Pop-Up Art Weekend in Wendover just wrapped up its most successful year yet with over a thousand art enthusiasts venturing into a realm of creativity, as the usually clinical space was transformed into an art gallery for the weekend with record-breaking sales. The exhibition, held in partnership with the Clare Foundation, […]

Petplan Vet Awards Practice Manager Chloe Round

Tring Practice Manager Makes Finals of 2024 Petplan Veterinary Awards

Local practice manager, Chloe Round at Farr and Pursey Equine Veterinary Services Limited in Tring has been shortlisted for the esteemed Practice Manager of the Year in the prestigious 2024 Petplan Veterinary Awards. Now in its 25th year, these awards recognise the nation’s most outstanding veterinary professionals and practices for their hard work and dedication […]

Living Magazines Berkhamsted Citizens Association

Celebrating the Citizens’ Centenary

Berkhamsted Citizens Association (BCA) will celebrate its centenary this July: 100 years of serving and promoting the town of Berkhamsted – not forgetting Northchurch. This year, specifically for the Centenary, the Association has restored the Town Shield (outside the Civic Centre), which it originally donated to the Town in 1953 to mark the late Queen […]

Gaddesden Place RDA 50 for 50

Go for gold at Gaddesden RDA

Gaddesden Place is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and is encouraging supporters to help raise funds. The organisation’s 50 for 50 fundraising campaign challenges you/your team to accomplish and get sponsorship for 50 things, no matter how big or small, to fundraise for its 50th anniversary. From small acts of kindness to daring feats […]

London Luton Airport terminal building

Councils Oppose Further Airport Expansion

Luton Rising, the owner of London Luton Airport, has for a number of years now been progressing its ambition to grow the Airport from a currently consented throughput of 19 million passengers per annum (mppa) to 32 mppa. In February 2023 it submitted its application to Government for permission to do so.  The application will […]

Aldbury Village in Hertfordshire drone aerial view

Dacorum Local Plan Update

The consultation period for the updated Dacorum Local Plan closed in December. The next version of the plan is due in October, after Dacorum Borough Council has finished reviewing all the responses. According to the timeline, it should go for government approval in February 2025, with adoption slated for one year later in February 2026. […]

Tidy Tring team

Calling all Litter-pickers in Dacorum

Calling all litter-pickers in Dacorum! Volunteers urged to back Great British Spring Clean Dacorum Borough Council is once again supporting the Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean, the largest mass environmental action campaign in the UK. Now in its ninth consecutive year, the Great British Spring Clean will take place between 15 and 31 […]

Living Magazines DBC Garden Waste Subscription Service

Garden Waste Subscriptions 2024 Now Open

You can now buy a subscription for the 2024 Garden Waste Subscription Service at www.dacorum.gov.uk/garden-waste. The charge for the service is £50 per green-lidded bin. You will need to subscribe if you would like to have your garden waste collected. If you regularly create more waste than you can fit in your green-lidded bin, you can buy […]

Cats Protection Fudge

Cats in Need of Homes

These beautiful cats are currently with Cats Protection Hemel Hempstead & Berkhamsted Branch – can you offer any of them a forever home? Raya This little lady is looking for her forever home due to an unfortunate change in her home circumstances. She is 10 years of age and a very content little lady who […]