Orson Grimer, who was diagnosed with hearing loss as a baby, is calling on the Government to support and fund the life-changing programme which helped him to listen and speak this World Hearing Day (Friday 3 March). Now flourishing at school, Orson, from Hertfordshire, attended charity Auditory Verbal UK’s (AVUK) specialist family-centred programme for two […]
More than a third of motorists unaware of number of HGV blind spots Drivers urged to ‘know the zones’ Leading haulage bodies back campaign National Highways has launched a new safety campaign, amid concerns about drivers’ awareness of heavy goods vehicle ‘blind spots’ when overtaking. Car and van drivers can underestimate limitations HGV drivers face […]
Dacorum Borough Council is giving away 20 water butts to help residents to reduce the amount of water they use from their mains supply and reduce their carbon footprint. The initiative is organised by the Council’s Dacorum Climate Action Network (Dacorum CAN) which works to encourage and enable residents and local organisations to ‘think global […]
94 per cent of children have been allocated a place at one of their preferred secondary or upper schools by Hertfordshire County Council. Of the 14,972 Hertfordshire children who applied this year, 78 per cent gained a place at their first preference school. Over 99% of parents and carers in Hertfordshire applied online and will […]
Your local NHS organisations are developing a plan to improve health services over the next five years – and they need your help. The new five-year plan must set out how NHS services in Hertfordshire will meet the health needs of our 1.6 million residents, delivering national NHS improvement targets on important issues like how […]
Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust is asking dog owners to support them to help keep wildlife safe this spring. Springtime sees a rush of activity in nature – wildflowers are shooting, birds are nesting and species are emerging from hibernation. The Trust is urging us all to minimise wildlife disturbance and asking dog owners to […]
Detectives are appealing for witnesses and information following an assault in Tring. The incident occurred at around 8.30pm yesterday (Monday 27 February), at the Dolphin Square. It is reported that a man was assaulted with an object, believed to have been a knife, and suffered injuries to his arm. The suspects then made off on […]
Police are appealing for witnesses and information following an assault in Berkhamsted. The incident occurred at around 6pm on Friday 24 February, in Gossoms End. It is reported that a teenage boy and a woman got off a bus near Riverside Gardens having travelled from Hemel Hempstead and were approached by a group of teenagers. […]
A research project is to be undertaken to explore if potential discrimination is evident by police officers using stop and search powers. David Lloyd, Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire has awarded a contract to the University of Hertfordshire to complete a six-month study into the police tactic. The aim of the research is to […]
Over the coming financial year, the county council will spend over £1billion delivering essential services to residents and businesses, but due to the increasing pressures caused by inflation, to protect vital services, the council will have to raise council tax this year. The decision to raise council tax comes after the council had exhausted all […]
Chiltern Countryside Group have given this update on the campaign and fundraising to uphold Dacorum Borough Council’s refusal for planning permission to build on prime agricultural land in Green Belt, abutting and informing the Chilterns AONB, to the East of Tring. If you’re not aware, a new group, the Community Objectors Group (COG) has been […]
Sally Nash and her sister Helen recently hosted a fundraising ceilidh to raise funds for Playskill, a local charity that provides expert support, training and respite for pre-school children in Hertfordshire who have physical delays or disabilities. Helen’s son, Elis, has a very rare chromosomal condition. When he was diagnosed at 6 months, doctors told Helen […]