As we’re sure you are aware, the Prime Minister has announced a second national lockdown for England. This lockdown comes into effect at 00.01 Thursday for 4 weeks (following a Commons vote on Wednesday and regulations published on Tuesday), so until 2 December 2020. After the four weeks, the Government will seek to ease restrictions, […]
St Mary’s Primary School in Northchurch is hoping for new neighbours next spring. Special swift nest boxes have been installed on the school building after a long delay since last March. The boxes will provide new homes for these wonderful birds, which travel all the way from Africa each year to raise their families in […]
As the nights draw in and the weather turns wetter and colder, Hertfordshire Constabulary is urging motorists to make sure their vehicles are winter ready. Winter readiness checks include ensuring tyres, lights and windscreen wipers are working and making sure oil and anti-freeze levels are correct. Tyres are a vehicle’s only point of contact with […]
Dacorum Borough Council and the Hemel Hempstead branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL) have confirmed that the traditional Remembrance Sunday event will not go ahead this year, due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Remembrance is hugely important in honouring the service and sacrifice of our Armed Forces, veterans and their families. In light of […]
State of the art robots have increasingly become a feature in bustling urban locations in recent years. However, the futuristic ‘Gas-Bots’ have not been deployed in rural locations, until this autumn when Britain’s largest gas distribution network Cadent deployed the innovative CISBOT (Cast Iron Sealing Bot) technology to remediate ageing gas mains in Shendish Manor, […]
This year, many of us have endured the heartbreak of separation, or the loss of a loved one, without the opportunity to share our feelings properly. The Hospice of St Francis are inviting you, your family and friends to join their Light up a Life online event (Sunday 6 December at 4.30pm), where our whole […]
Dacorum Borough Council is working in partnership with Pursued By A Bear Theatre Company on a creative writing and film project, celebrating inspiring women in Hertfordshire. The project is part of Herts Year of Culture 2020 and they want to hear stories from our older residents in Dacorum. The film and theatre project for older […]
Some parts of Halloween may not happen this year but at The Marlowes, Halloween will still be ‘spooktacular’. The Marlowes will be providing an entertaining scavenger hunt for shoppers in-centre, following government guidelines, and Halloween crafts for consumers at home. The Marlowes is offering shoppers a family-friendly scavenger hunt that can be downloaded from their […]
As Hertfordshire’s environmental officers, trading standards teams and police continue working together to give the county’s communities a regular COVID safety check-up, some 78 verbal warnings have been issued to people ignoring the rules. In the last week, Hertfordshire Constabulary police officers and council staff across the county have visited hundreds of licensed premises, pubs, […]
The Provincial Grand Lodge of Hertfordshire is delighted to have donated £3,750 to Lifelites, a charity providing technology to British children suffering from life-limiting illnesses and disabling conditions. The donation will fund the purchase of an Eyegaze – a technology that enables children who cannot speak, to communicate, to play with their brothers and sisters, […]
Parks and green spaces across the country are raising their Green Flag Award with pride in a year when millions of people have seen the value of having great quality green spaces on their doorstep. Among them will be five Dacorum parks and green spaces: Bunkers Park, Hemel Hempstead Canal Fields, Berkhamsted Chipperfield Common Tring […]
Gillian, 80, and John Mole, 82, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on 22 October with a garden visit at Bupa’s Kilfillan House care home in Berkhamsted, where Gillian is a resident. The team at the care home set up an area in the gardens for the happy couple to be able to celebrate their special anniversary […]