A letter to the editor from Michelle Blackburn, who was diagnosed with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Awareness Month is upon us, which means the return of Wear it Pink – Breast Cancer Now’s biggest and brightest fundraising event – on Friday 18 October. Every 10 minutes, someone in the UK hears the words ‘you have […]
Northchurch Social Centre is at the heart of its community, and has been for over 50 years. After a hugely successful event last year, on Saturday 5 October 2024 the Centre is once again inviting all local people to its Community Open Day, between 10am-3pm. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy a whole range […]
Land near the castle to the east of New Road has recently changed ownership resulting in significant limitations to access for Berkhamsted residents. Narrow public Rights of Way have been extensively fenced in, dramatically confining pre-existing pathways and denying access to most of the land that had traditionally been used by the community. Its location […]
After more than a year of renovation of the historic pub, the current owners opened the Trooper in June last year. With the appointment this summer of new Head Chef Jermaine Harriott, the Trooper is now well on its way to becoming a well-loved, established pub and restaurant, alongside the more relaxed Trooper Barn serving […]
Tring Park School for the Performing Arts has announced its Autumn Open Days, giving talented young performers from across the UK an opportunity to experience what the unique vocational school has to offer. The Open Days will take place for the Prep Department on 2 and 17 October, Years 7 to 10 on 10 and […]
The latest forecast of Hertfordshire County Council’s budget for the 2024/25 financial year will be presented to the Resources and Performance Cabinet Panel on 3 October 2024. The report estimates an overspend of just under £1 million for the current financial year. The council’s prudent financial planning, which included a £20 million contingency fund built […]
Local attraction Chiltern Open Air Museum, who have recently been awarded a Certificate of Excellence in the Tripadvisor Traveller’s Choice Awards 2024, is hosting its annual Traditional Harvest event on 28 and 29 September, 10am to 5pm. COAM is home to over thirty rescued historic buildings spanning more than two thousand years of history, from […]
Conservative Party leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat MP met Conservative Party members in Hertfordshire as part of his tour of local associations across the UK. During his visit, he pledged to local members and activists that as the Leader of the Party he would serve both them and the British people, lead the Party with traditional […]
Scammers have been taking advantage of new rules introduced to protect consumers making online payments. From 7 October 2024 new rules mean that fraud victims who have lost money via Authorised Push Payments (APP) should be able to recover their money due to a new mandatory reimbursement scheme. Under the new rules, all payment service […]
Victoria Collins MP has said the Lord Darzi report into the state of the NHS must be a wake-up call for the government to rescue health and services in Berkhamsted. The report said that the NHS is in a ‘critical condition’ and that since 2015, the NHS has missed every target for A&E, cancer and […]
People with type 2 diabetes are being invited to join an innovative programme to treat the condition. The ‘Path to Remission’ plan is a 12-month, evidence-based programme to support people with Type 2 diabetes to lose weight and better control their blood sugar levels. This reduces the need for diabetes-related medication and potentially achieving remission […]
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity is supporting Sustainable Fashion Week from 20-29 September. With 13 charity shops across Buckinghamshire and a new electric van to move items around the county, the Charity is firmly committed to supporting sustainable living. Imperfectly Perfect is a new campaign which promotes those clothes which have small fixable flaws. This week […]