A 45-year-old sheep farmer was yesterday (October 12) jailed for 14 years after being convicted of blackmail and contaminating specific ranges of baby food. Nigel Wright, a father of two, was unanimously convicted by a jury following a nine-day trial at London’s Old Bailey on August 20. The court had heard how he selected jars […]
The Government has announced the new Three Tier System for Coronavirus Control, which will come into effect from tomorrow. This system aims to standardise and simplify local lockdown measures, with every part of England designated as one of the following three Alert zones: Local COVID Alert Level – Medium Covering most of the country – […]
The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre is open throughout the autumn Half Term holiday (Monday 26-Friday 30 October 2020) and tickets are now on sale for an immersive adventure, exploring all your favourite stories and characters. Located in the beautiful village of Great Missenden, just an hour from central London, the newly reopened (10 […]
Leading policy makers and practitioners from a wide range of organisations, across heritage and wildlife confirmed to speak at the event A full-day online conference on 24 October, including Q&A sessions and a youth panel, looking at how to get the next generation involved in citizen science To showcase the work of citizen scientists, discuss […]
In the light of the most recent Government announcement, Beechwood Fine Foods have taken the decision not to re-open the eat-in cafe until at least after Christmas; as a result they are rearranging that part of the deli to create a larger and better retail space, enabling them to increase the range of produce on […]
We hope this article proves useful to many of the independent retailers in the local area Getting your business online and visible has become a priority for many over the last 6 months. People have got used to doing their shopping online, and buying services over the internet too, such as Zoom yoga classes or […]
The Government Consultation on Planning Reform ‘Planning for the Future’: Closes 29 October and the Chiltern Countryside Group encourages you to participate. You have probably heard about this, maybe even read the Consultation documents. This is the most important and far-reaching planning reform proposal since the Town & Country Planning Act of 1947 and responses […]
Mental health affects us all – we all have it. For some of us, our mental health may be good, but 1 in 4 of us will struggle with a mental health problem at some point in our lives. This may display as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, […]
Stowe Family Law has opened an office in Berkhamsted, bringing the firm’s national presence to 30 offices and reinforcing its position as the country’s largest specialist family law practice. The new office will be headed up by Partner, James Scarborough (pictured) and supported by Managing Partner, Claire McParland and solicitors, Melanie Quinn and Laura Webster […]
More than 100 volunteers from around Dacorum rallied together in the Great British September Clean, to litter pick their local streets, parks and play areas collecting 75 bags of rubbish and over 45 bags of recycling. Dacorum Borough Council supported the Keep Britain Tidy national event, with participants including dog walkers, community groups, scout groups […]
Further to our recent story about plans for Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempsted Hockey Club, the AGP Planning Application will be put to the Development Management committee meeting on 15 October and the club is urging local people to support it. They gave us the following update: Dacorum’s own pitch provisioning plan has identified and acknowledged […]
How Frequency Specific Microcurrent is Changing Medicine. Traditional Methods of Health Care are Being Replaced by Technology. Article by Malcolm Baxter, Bio Health Practitioner By accident, a lady I knew and with whom I did financial business six years ago, accidentally phoned me one day in March 2020. ‘Paulette,’ I said ‘How nice to hear your voice. Why […]