Wildfest is a festival celebrating local wildlife and the groups that work to for nature across the region, which will be held in Watford’s Cassiobury Park on Saturday 8 July 2023. It promises to be a great day out for all those who appreciate the wilder side of life or, who want to know more […]
Tring’s Great Big Green Week will take place between 10 and 18 June. The Great Big Green Week encourages whole communities to come together to celebrate our environment and be ready and willing to take action to tackle climate change. The Great Big Green Week includes everything from cookery to craft, festivals to football matches, […]
Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a robbery in Tring. The incident occurred at around 11.30pm on Thursday 6 April, on Eight Acres. It is reported that a woman was on her mobile phone while standing outside an address when a man exited a vehicle, punched her in the face and stole the […]
Letter to the editor from Jane Atkinson, Breast Cancer Now Pink Ribbon Walk fundraiser. Breast Cancer Now’s Pink Ribbon Walk events are back this summer and I want to encourage your readers to step forward and sign up for the 10 or 20-mile walks. I know just how vital research and support is for those […]
Spring is here and Hertfordshire Constabulary has launched its annual crime prevention campaign to provide advice to help residents make their homes, gardens and outbuildings more secure. As the warmer weather starts to roll in, people will be spending more time outside, using gardening and leisure equipment. Burglars are also out and about looking out […]
A pair of Peregrine Falcons that bred on St Albans Cathedral are once again capturing people’s interest. One of only five pairs in Hertfordshire, the birds have been seen on and around the Cathedral since early spring and for the second year in a row the birds are breeding. In an exciting development, the public […]
An international operation involving the National Crime Agency has taken down one of the biggest online marketplaces selling stolen credentials to criminals worldwide. As a result, the Neighbourhood Watch team are informing residents how to check if they have been affected. You can check whether your data has been compromised and accessed by criminals on […]
Following the devastating earthquakes that took place on 6 and 20 February in Southeast Turkey and Syria, local school students Iris and Sofia Sat have been busy baking cakes to sell at their mother’s workplace throughout March. The local Tesco and Waitrose stores have also kindly contributed cakes and ingredients for the sales, so it’s […]
On Saturday 1 April, the Declaration Service of the new High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Liz Green was held at St Peter’s Church, Berkhamsted. The Office of High Sheriff dates to Saxon times and is the oldest secular office in the United Kingdom after the Crown. Whilst the Shrieval duties have evolved over time, High Sheriffs […]
Passengers travelling between London Euston and Scotland and through the Midlands over the Easter bank holiday are being reminded that the best time to travel is either side of the long weekend. Between Good Friday (7 April) and Easter Monday (10 April), Euston station will be shut to main line train services for the final […]
NHS staff across Hertfordshire are appealing for the public’s support as they prepare for the Easter bank holiday weekend, followed by a four-day junior doctors’ strike which will affect local services. Significant disruption is expected, particularly during the strike period (beginning 7am on Tuesday 11 April and ending at 7am on Saturday 15 April) which […]
Naomi MacKay watched The Shawshank Redemption at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre. On until Saturday 8 April. Doing a stage production of a popular film is always a risky business – and when you take on a modern classic like the Shawshank Redemption, based on a story by Stephen King, and which was nominated for seven academy […]