Major railway upgrades are taking place between the West Midlands and London this August bank holiday to make journeys more reliable for passengers and freight customers in future. The multi-million-pound investment, part of Britain’s Railway Upgrade Plan, will see Network Rail replace track, upgrade signalling and maintain bridges and other structures on the section of […]
More than 53,000 outlets across the UK have so far signed up to the UK Government’s Eat Out to Help Out Scheme – and a new official Government online finder is available to help diners locate them. As Eat Out to Help Out stickers and posters start to appear in the windows of restaurants, cafes, […]
Police continue to receive numerous reports of Hertfordshire residents receiving threatening emails. The sender claims to have recorded the recipient accessing adult or pornographic websites. The National Crime Agency has published an updated self-help guideline relating to Sextortion Webcam blackmails. More than 9,000 reports of this type of phishing email have been received by phishing.gov […]
If the phrase ‘Drive-In Movie’ conjures up images of a teenage boy in Buddy Holly glasses sliding his arm around his high school sweetheart as a muffled soundtrack blares through the windows of his Buick in small-town America it’s time you embraced the 21st century. Today’s experience is all about high-quality sound being piped into […]
Berkhamsted-based hair salon, Alchemy & I, have been nominated for ‘Best New Salon’ in the Most Wanted Awards 2020. The ground-breaking salon, which shares a building with sister company Cecily Spa, is nominated for the national industry award due to their fast-growing success as well as rave reviews for their alchemist’s bespoke cuts, colours and […]
The David Evans Court Theatre shares with us their plans for gradual re-opening: Following the Government’s announcement that theatres could re-open for outside performances we have been working hard for a ‘soft re-opening’ which we have called the Court Out programme. We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting both weekly comedy and […]
Great news from Ben at Get Stuffed Comedy Club announcing the return of stand up comedy to Tring this Sunday: The Court Theatre announced on Wednesday that they were willing to take bookings. An hour later, I’d replied and was already booking the comedians for this Sunday. Apologies for my tardiness. Not sure what I […]
This International Friendship Day, Mental Health Awareness Charity Hector’s House speaks about the importance of our social connections and how it affects our well-being. Humans are social beings. Having strong connections in our social lives is actually one of our basic needs. However, we understand it is becoming more and more tricky to make these […]
With life returning to our high streets and lockdown restrictions easing, Hertfordshire residents are being encouraged to do all they can to prevent COVID-19 from resurging in our county. New powers for local councils mean that it is now possible for them to close individual premises, public outdoor spaces and prevent events from taking place […]
Hundreds of knives have been surrendered in Hertfordshire during the latest Operation Sceptre week of action against knife crime, which concluded on Sunday 19 July. A knife amnesty began on Monday 13 July and was part of the week of action to reduce the number of illegal knives in circulation. Due to an increase in […]
Our thanks to Tring Corinthians FC for this update. We have recently appointed a new management team as you may have seen on our website. Jamie Roberts and Andy Hockley join us as Joint Managers with a wealth of experience in the Spartan Leagues and excellent coaching skills. Joining them is Richard Kyson as Director […]
Three men have been charged with importing and supplying class A drugs, following an investigation by the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU). The men were arrested after officers conducted warrants at addresses in Hertfordshire and London earlier this month. Those charged were: Shakeel Raja, 40, of Long Chaulden, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Denis Xhelili, 35, […]