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Living Magazines Tyre Changers Tring

The Tyre Changers Anniversary

Congratulations to ‘The Tyre Changers’ who are celebrating the first anniversary of their new garage unit at the Airfield Industrial Estate, Long Marston, near Tring. The Tyre Changers was founded by Jon Gates in March 2015. Jon has been a tyre fitter and technician since 1997, working in the motorsport industry for 18 years. During […]

Funding for Northchurch Tennis Club

County Councillor Supports Northchurch Tennis Club

Funds contributed from Hertfordshire County Councillor Locality Budgets have helped support local organisations with sports activities, outdoor play and safety equipment and physical education lessons. Each of the grants provide much needed funds for a range of initiatives and activities and are in line with the Hertfordshire County Council vision to help make a cleaner, […]

LGBTQ+ Foster Carers Jack Doyle and Andy Windebank from Stevenage

LGBTQ+ Foster Carers Urge Others to Consider Fostering

Members of the LGBTQ+ community are being urged to be the difference in a child’s life by becoming a foster carer. Hertfordshire County Council has launched a campaign to dispel the general misconception that LGBTQ+ residents cannot foster. The council is calling on residents from the LGBTQ+ community to apply to foster or simply find […]

Calendar Girls 2024

Calendar Girls the Musical Ready to Bloom in Aylesbury

The girls are back for 2024! The brand new production of the smash-hit production Calendar Girls the Musical, written by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth is ready to bloom on stage at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre from Tue 19-Sat 23 March 2024. With even more laughter, more joy, and considerably bigger  buns(!) Calendar Girls the Musical […]

Tring Brewery's charity of 2024 Hectors House

Tring Brewery Announces Partnership with Hector’s House Charity

Tring Brewery have declared a local suicide prevention charity their ‘Charity of Choice’ for 2024. Tring Brewery and Hector’s House, a Berkhamsted-based charity, are teaming up to reduce the stigma of talking about mental health in 2024. The brewer will produce monthly special beers to raise awareness for Hector’s House, and plans to host unique […]

Twee's owner Lauran Wise making marmalade

Twee Wins Two Silver Awards at World Marmalade Awards

Local preserves producers Twee based in Gt Gaddesden, near Berkhamsted have found success at the Artisan Marmalade Awards, receiving two Silver Awards for their Seville Orange Marmalade with a nip of whisky and their Christmas marmalade. Their jars are now amongst the best in the world for Artisanal production. The Christmas marmalade is particularly loved […]

Living Magazines Police traffic car

Police Crack Down on Mobile Phone Use at the Wheel

An annual police campaign is under way to target people using their mobile phone whilst driving. This week and next, officers will be carrying out more checks in Hertfordshire to make sure that motorists are not breaking the law. It is illegal to use a handheld mobile phone whilst driving for virtually any use – […]

How Care UK's newest care home in Tring is expected to look

Local Community Invited to Name Tring’s Newest Care Home

Tring’s newest care home is asking the community for their help to find a name – and there’s a £250 prize for the winner. Care UK, which is building a new care home on Icknield Way, is calling on local history enthusiasts and Tring residents for a name that will reflect the uniqueness of the […]

Cigarette butt bucket bin

Smokers Urged to Bin their Butts in High Streets

Dacorum Borough Council are introducing new ‘bucket bins’ in Hemel Hempstead High Street and Berkhamsted High Street to encourage smokers to bin their butts responsibly. The initiative, funded by Keep Britain Tidy, will see the bins put in place this month (February 2024) in areas where smokers tend to gather. Keep Britain Tidy research has […]

Living Magazines Community Outreach Service for Victims of Domestic Abuse

Hundreds of Cases of Domestic Abuse Tackled Thanks to New Centre

A new project to reduce domestic abuse across the county has already begun helping hundreds of people. More than 230 referrals have been made to the Chrysalis Centre which works across Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. The centre brings together a range of professionals from health care, criminal justice and behavioural change experts to introduce clinical and […]

EcoBerko formerly Transition Town Berkhamsted - courgettes

Local Green Activist Group Relaunch

What do you want Berkhamsted and the surrounding area to be like in a decade or two? Most people are concerned about climate change and how nature is being depleted in England. A lot of people worry about what needs to happen to combat both issues, and a lot of people feel helpless. Is the […]

Rectory Lane Easter Discovery Trail

Easter Discovery Trail

The Rectory Lane Cemetery in Berkhamsted will hold an Easter Discovery Trail perfect for families on Saturday 30 March 2024, 10am-1pm. Children can follow the trail using a clue card specially illustrated by the artist Lizzie Martell. On completion of the trail, which will take in the first signs of spring and the cemetery’s intriguing […]