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Dacorum's Den group 2025

Make your business idea a reality with a £1,000 grant

Budding entrepreneurs have the chance to get a head start in business by pitching for a grant of up to a £1,000 from Dacorum’s Den. The Dacorum Borough Council initiative, based on the popular TV series Dragons’ Den, is a grant giving initiative to help local small businesses develop and grow. Now in its 12th […]

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Tring School Production of Chicago: Teen Edition

The 2026 Tring School Production of Chicago: Teen Edition comes to the Dembe Theatre, Tring from Tuesday 20 January-Saturday 24 January. Step into the dazzling, jazz-filled world of Chicago: Teen Edition – a sensational story of fame, fortune, and murder set in the roaring 1920s. Set in the dazzling world of 1920s Chicago, Chicago: Teen […]

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Tina Turner musical takes to the stage at Milton Keynes

The producers of the hit production, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, are bringing the first-ever UK and Ireland tour of the West End smash to Milton Keynes Theatre from Tue 27 Jan-Sat 7 Feb 2026. The cast will be led by Elle Ma-Kinga N’Zuzi (Moulin Rouge! Das Musical, Cologne; Sweet Charity, Nottingham Playhouse) and […]

Chief Constable Andy Prophet and Paul Robin

Community foundation chosen as constabulary’s first ever charity of the year

A charity supporting local groups that address social need across Hertfordshire, including domestic abuse, food and fuel poverty, debt, mental health concerns and social isolation, has been chosen as Hertfordshire Constabulary’s first ever charity of the year. Chief Constable Andy Prophet personally chose Hertfordshire Community Foundation (HCF) as the constabulary’s charity for 2026 having visited […]

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Thieves target defrosting vehicles

With recent overnight temperatures dipping below zero, police are warning motorists against leaving their vehicles unattended while defrosting. Motorists risk their vehicles being stolen if they leave them with the engine running and unattended while the windows defrost. Equally any items left in open, unattended vehicles are also an easy target for thieves. Investigations Detective […]

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Record numbers of people standing up for local wildlife

Membership of Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust (HMWT) has topped 24,000 for the first time in the charity’s history. Over the past 61 years, HMWT has been relentless in its efforts to look after local wild spaces, protect wildlife, encourage conservation management in the wider countryside, getting local people and their communities engaged with nature […]

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Appeal to trace wanted Anthony Smith

Officers are appealing for the public’s help to trace a man who is wanted. Anthony Smith, aged 46, is wanted in connection with grievous bodily harm and other assault offences. He has links to Hemel Hempstead and Berkhamsted. Anyone who sees Smith is asked to not approach him but to call 999 as soon as […]

Missing George Berkhamsted

Have you seen missing George from Berkhamsted?

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace a man who has gone missing from Berkhamsted. George, aged 45, was last seen at his home address at 7.45pm on Tuesday 30 December. He is described as 5ft 8in tall, of slim build and has short dark hair. He also has two star tattoos under […]

Baby giraffe, born to mum Ijuma, at Whipsnade Zoo (c) Whipsnade Zoo_Alex Simpson

Second endangered giraffe calf born at Whipsnade Zoo

A Christmas gift of gigantic proportions was received at Whipsnade Zoo, as the conservation zoo welcomed a second endangered giraffe calf – just four weeks after the birth of its half-sister, Leoni. The long-legged gift – a precious baby boy – is an important addition to the international conservation breeding programme for their species. He […]

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Chiltern 3 Peaks Challenge 2025. Picture: DANNY LOO

Set your sights on a challenge that matters in 2026

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care is kicking off the new year by unveiling its 2026 fundraising challenge calendar – a packed programme of walks, runs, cycles, golf days and adrenalin-fuelled adventures designed to give supporters new challenges while raising vital funds for local hospice services within Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire. From scenic countryside routes to big-city […]

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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? Poppy and Norman Paddy and Rupert Paddy and Rupert (pictured top) are siblings and as you can see gorgeous male black kittens, approx. 4 months old. Paddy is a very sociable, confident […]

Living Magazines Hertfordshire Constabulary

Four arrested in connection with burglary

Four men have been arrested in connection with a burglary offence in Berkhamsted. The arrest occurred on Thursday 18 December, after a vehicle the men were travelling in was stopped due to a suspected link to a burglary in Berkhamsted the day before. The vehicle was identified in Hertfordshire and the Mobile Support Team were […]