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Theatre with a sting in the tale

Naomi MacKay watched The Beekeeper of Aleppo, which runs until Saturday 7 March at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre. The Beekeeper of Aleppo – adapted from Christy Lefteri’s bestselling novel by Nesrin Alrefaai and Matthew Spangler – returns to the stage in a 2026 touring production that builds on its acclaimed 2023 world premiere at Nottingham Playhouse. […]

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Chiltern Open Air Museum re-opens for 2026 season

Chiltern Open Air Museum (COAM), in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, will re-open its gates for the 2026 season on Saturday 7 March, marking the start of a very special year as the Museum celebrates its 50th anniversary. Founded in 1976, the Museum has spent five decades rescuing, preserving and re-erecting historic buildings, creating a unique […]

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Tring shopping – not just for Christmas

Many local residents took part in the 6 Shops for Christmas challenge, which encouraged shoppers to buy from the town’s retailers with a chance to win prizes. And the town’s retailers are keen to ensure that, much like puppies, shopping locally isn’t just for Christmas. Carolyn Sanders, owner of Almars in the High Street, saw […]

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Constabulary welcomes new communications operators

Hertfordshire Constabulary formally welcomed six new recruits to the Force Communications Room (FCR), marking the successful completion of their intensive training. The new operators celebrated alongside friends and family at a graduation ceremony held on Friday 20 February at police headquarters in Welwyn Garden City. Each graduate was presented with a certificate recognising their achievement […]

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Berkhamsted Together gets busy

Following the closure of the community hub Open Door last year, a new organisation called Berkhamsted Together is being formed, and its volunteers have been busy. Before Christmas, the team ran a pop up community cafe at, and in partnership with the Swan Youth Project. Since the new year, the team has refocused its efforts […]

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Leighton Buzzard Railway ready for 2026 season

The major reconstruction of the level crossing over Stanbridge Road was completed ahead of schedule allowing plans to move forward for the start of the 2026 season at The Leighton Buzzard Railway on Sunday 15 March. The Leighton Linslade town mayor has been invited to carry out the now traditional ‘waving off’ of the first […]

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Funding delivers major gains for chalk rivers

Hertfordshire’s chalk rivers and the wildlife they support are already showing signs of recovery following the successful completion of a landmark two-year conservation project funded by the Government’s Species Survival Fund. In early 2024, Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust was awarded £1,723,840 from the Government’s Species Survival Fund for its Species Survival in Hertfordshire’s Chalk […]

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Cats in need of homes

These beautiful cats are currently with Cats Protection Hemel Hempstead & Berkhamsted Branch – can you offer any of them a forever home? Tabitha Friendly Tabitha is 4 years old and is looking for her forever home as the only pet as she does love having you to herself. She absolutely adores being stroked and […]

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Sustainable Streets Together programme launches in Dacorum

Residents across Dacorum are being invited to take part in a free community programme called Sustainable Streets Together, a community-led programme that helps neighbours come together street by street to cut household bills, reduce waste and feel more connected to their neighbours. Delivered locally by Grand Union Community Energy (GUCE) in partnership with Dacorum Borough […]

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Save Castle Fields

Dr James Moir, a Trustee of the Berkhamsted Castle Trust which is leading the fundraising campaign to secure the future of Castle Fields, spoke to the Berkhamsted Citizens Association on 19 February in the Town Hall Berkhamsted. Berkhamsted Castle Trust secured a loan of £500,000 from a local benefactor to purchase the land, and now […]

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Snap and walk with CPRE Herts

2026 marks 100 years of CPRE, the countryside charity, and its work to protect the English countryside.  To celebrate this important milestone, CPRE Hertfordshire is promoting its self-guided walks through a Walk 100 Miles challenge. The challenge aims to raise funds to continue CPRE’s work protecting Hertfordshire’s countryside for generations to come. There are three […]