The first ever National Hedgehog Conservation Strategy has been published by leading wildlife charities People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) and The British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS). The strategy has been created in response to trends highlighted in the State of Britain’s Hedgehogs 2022 report, also published by BHPS and PTES, which revealed that native […]
Speakers have already been identified and booked for The Arts Society Tring Park lectures in 2025. The intense annual selection process (which we covered in a previous issue) took place once again in March to bring members a wide variety of high-quality speakers and subjects for the programme of 10 talks a year. Next year […]
Dacorum Heritage will hold a reminiscence event for former employees of the Ovaltine factory in Kings Langley on Saturday 26 October 2024. This is an opportunity to see some of the Ovaltine objects that Dacorum Heritage cares for at its museum store. Former workers can recall their time working at the factory, using the objects […]
E-scooters illegally ridden on the streets of Hertfordshire are being confiscated and destroyed by the police, the Chief Constable has assured the Police and Crime Commissioner. PCC Jonathan Ash-Edwards asked the Chief Constable Charlie Hall about the enforcement of the laws around the electronic scooters during his monthly Accountability and Performance meetings. In the discussion, […]
Rabbi Neil Janes from the South Bucks Jewish Community and Fr Stuart Owen, Rector of St Peter’s Church Berkhamsted, are set to embark on a unique four-day pilgrimage. Beginning on Wednesday 16 October 2024, the pair will retrace a historic journey that took place nearly 800 years ago, walking from Wallingford Castle in Oxfordshire to […]
A baby Southern white rhino has been born at Whipsnade Zoo in the heart of Bedfordshire. The male calf, who keepers estimate weighs less than 50kg, was born on 2 October, to parents Fahari and Sizzle. After a 16-month gestation, seven-year old Fahari went into labour in on Wednesday morning, but the calf was not […]
Dacorum Borough Council has announced the launch of the Community Grant Training Bursary Scheme, designed to support the professional development of unpaid coaches and volunteers within sports, arts, heritage, cultural, and community groups within Dacorum. This initiative provides financial assistance for training and qualifications, aiming to enhance the skills, knowledge and capacity of coaches and […]
Have you ever noticed the beautiful Quaker Meeting House on Berkhamsted High Street, near the St John’s Well Lane mini roundabout? Maybe you once went to a children’s party there, or maybe you’ve been to a class or talk yourself. Or, perhaps you’ve walked past the pretty garden and building and wondered what goes on […]
Victoria Collins, MP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted, yesterday held a Westminster Hall debate in Parliament on tackling sewage discharges into chalk streams. Saving these waterways from this destructive practice is an issue Victoria has strongly campaigned on both locally, prior to and since her election, and now on the national stage through this parliamentary debate. […]
Experts from two regional organisations have teamed up to help ensure charities in Hertfordshire are better able to protect themselves against the threat of cyber crime. Teams from the Eastern Region Special Operations unit (ERSOU) – a specialist policing unit working across the region – are working with the Eastern Cyber Resilience Centre (ECRC) to […]
babblevoice, a local healthcare telephony system provider, is proud to announce that it has been shortlisted for the prestigious Telecoms Provider of the Year award at the 2024 GP Awards. Based in Berkhamsted, babblevoice provides innovative, cloud-based telephony tailored specifically for GP practices and PCNs. This exciting nomination recognises the company’s commitment to better connecting […]
Works will be carried out between the roundabouts at Brook Street and Langdon Street by Eurovia on behalf of Hertfordshire County Council from 17 October to 15 November 2024. The road needs to be clear of parked vehicles to complete the work, so please make sure your vehicle is moved outside of the road closure […]