Chilterns Conservation and Heritage focused project – Chalk, Cherries and Chairs – is excited to release ‘Get on Your Boots‘, a lively and vibrant new song written and performed by High Wycombe-based musician Jazz Dylan. Jazz, a singer-songwriter from High Wycombe who studied at Bucks New University, said: ‘Get on your Boots is all about […]
After falling victim to the pandemic last year, the Tring Summer Carnival is back for one fun-packed day on Saturday 14 August 2021. Go along to Pound Meadow between 11am and 4pm for Carnival Day! If you have attended in previous years, you will know that the Tring Carnival is traditionally opened by the grand High […]
Berkhamsted Cycling Club held the region’s first full-capacity cycling road race to take place since first lockdowns began, and Marine Guerin and Craig Condie beat more than 60 and 80 riders respectively to finish first in the women’s and men’s categories. The two races took place on Sunday 25 July, with both men and women […]
Maylands Business Centre marked its 10-year anniversary last Friday, 23 July 2021. Since its launch in 2011, it has helped more than 165 businesses in their journey, from securing their first steps in a commercial premises to growing their business and preparing them for what comes next. Maylands Business Centre is based in Hemel Hempstead […]
Detectives investigating a serious assault in Tring are appealing for information and witnesses. It happened in the park off Miswell Lane at 6.45am on Thursday 22 July. The victim, a woman in her 40s, was walking her dog in the park when a man was verbally aggressive towards her pet. The victim retrieved her dog […]
For the last 15 months, Tring Radio’s volunteer presenters have been presenting from their own homes. They now want to move Tring Radio to the next level with a dedicated studio, which will open up so many more opportunities for them to support, inform and entertain and will give them a base right in the […]
Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust in partnership with Hertfordshire County Council have launched an updated online resource to help families discover the wildlife of Hertfordshire this summer. The Wild Child project, first launched in Easter, aims to help families connect with the wildlife around them by providing a series of fun and easy-to-use online resources. […]
The Neighbourhood Watch team who support fraud victims has alerted us to an apparent current increase in young adults whose bank accounts have been used for money laundering. The victims entered into what they believed was a genuine opportunity, but sadly this was not the case. The victims have told us they had been in […]
The Chiltern Society and the Chilterns Conservation Board’s project ‘Chalk Streams and wetland meadows: guarding the irreplaceable for people and nature’ has been awarded a grant from the government’s £40 million Green Recovery Challenge Fund. The grant will fund a suite of schemes developed by the Chilterns Chalk Streams Project (CCSP) focussing on chalk streams […]
Hertfordshire Constabulary is reminding drivers that they can get free catalytic converter marking, as part of Operation Feline, to help protect their vehicles. Catalytic converter thefts have continued this year, with thieves targeting the units due to the valuable metals they contain and can be removed fairly quickly. Operation Feline aims to help drivers protect […]
We hope you’re all enjoying the summer and our wonderful Chiltern countryside, despite the vagaries of weather recently. Here’s some latest news on HS2, Luton Airport, the Chilterns AONB and Planning courtesy of Chiltern Countryside Group. HS2 to be Debated in Parliament September 2021 Construction of HS2 continues with much disruption and damage to the […]
On Sunday 18 July, over 400 cyclists pushed themselves to the limit in the scorching summer heat at the long-awaited return of the Hemel Hillbuster. Starting and finishing at a sunny Gadebridge Park in Hemel Hempstead, the sportive event welcomed individual riders and clubs from Dacorum and beyond – offering a choice of 60k or 100k […]