The staff and volunteers at Hertfordshire Mind Network in Hertfordshire have received a £1,000 donation from the Amazon fulfilment centre in Hemel Hempstead. Hertfordshire Mind Network delivers essential mental health support by providing opportunities for individuals to access support to enable them to recover from or live with mental ill health. Hertfordshire Mind Network encompasses […]
Adults wanting to enjoy an evening out after working from home can now explore the Museum after dark every Thursday in September and October London Transport Museum has reopened its Covent Garden doors for the first time after closing temporarily for an unprecedented 173 days due to the coronavirus pandemic. Families, culture lovers and transport fans can […]
Sunday 13 September is the date set for Patrick Burke’s challenging walk to raise funds for the Chilterns MS Centre, a therapy centre for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) based in Wendover. Patrick Burke, aged 66, of Cowper Road, Berkhamsted has been training for the walk since June and hopes to raise at least £10,000. […]
The Great British Spring Clean, which was postponed by Keep Britain Tidy in March, is taking place this month (September) with new COVID guidance in place. Dacorum Borough Council is supporting the campaign renamed, The Great British September Clean, calling on volunteers from around the borough to join in the national cleaning efforts. In the […]
Officers are appealing for the public’s help to trace a missing teenage boy. Tyler Proud, aged 15, was last seen near Tesco in High Street, Berkhamsted at 4.15pm on Wednesday 2 September. He is described as 6 ft tall and of slim build. He was last seen wearing black tracksuit bottoms, a white T-shirt, Jordan […]
A solar-powered scarecrow that mimics the calls of a hawk is being used to ward off birds causing delays to passengers travelling between Manchester and London Euston. Large numbers of birds have been damaging the electric arms of Avanti West Coast’s Pendolino trains and overhead line equipment giving them power at Alstom depot in Longsight, […]
Dacorum Borough Council is beginning work to restore the white Grade II listed cast iron bridge in Gadebridge Park. The work on the historic bridge is due to begin on Monday 7 September and finish in January. While the work takes place there will be a temporary bridge over the River Gade. A small section […]
Officers are appealing for the public’s help to trace a man who is wanted. Bradley Reynolds, age 25, of Hemel Hempstead, is wanted in connection with assault (ABH) and controlling and coercive behaviour. Anyone who has seen Reynolds, or anyone with information about his whereabouts, should call the non-emergency number 101 quoting crime reference 41/68150/20. […]
Hertfordshire Constabulary is warning residents to stay vigilant following further reports of scam phone calls and text messages which appeared to be from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Nineteen victims were contacted by the fraudsters claiming to be the HMRC over the last two weeks. The victims were told there were outstanding debts or unpaid taxes […]
At one2one, their diet consultants pride themselves on giving one2one, personal support to their clients. So when lockdown hit they didn’t know how this was going to affect their clients or the business but they found ways and put in place measures to carry on supporting their old and new clients in a safe way. […]
Hertfordshire’s Public Health team have shared the following important message. There are a significant number of positive COVID-19 cases across Dacorum, with a specific rise in Hemel Hempstead. Existing self-isolation and testing measures have not contained this local outbreak amongst a group of young people (17-19 years old) in a small number of pubs and […]
A new leisure facility run in partnership with Dacorum Borough Council and local multi–activity organisation, Apex in the Community, is now open. Mayor of Dacorum, Councillor Terry Douris, opened the Active Dacorum Hub, located at Cupid Green Playing Fields in Hemel Hempstead on Friday 21 August. The building, previously known as the Cycle Hub, has […]