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Nicola Catling and Andy Selemba running for Keech Hospice

Ten Run for Keech Hospice in London Marathon

This year, 10 people will be running the London Marathon on Sunday 27 April in aid of Keech Hospice, the charity which provides free, specialist care and support for adults in Bedfordshire and children in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes. Between them, they hope to raise a minimum total sum of £20,000 for Keech, which only […]

Dunstable Downs Beacon, Bedfordshire's highest point (c) Peter Adams

VE Day at Dunstable Downs

The National Trust will join communities across the country in marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day by lighting the beacon at Dunstable Downs. The beacon will be lit at 9.30pm on Thursday 8 May 2025 alongside others across the UK, Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, symbolising the ‘light of […]

Footballing legend and Heineken 0.0 Ambassador Gareth Bale celebrates Heineken 0.0 and 114 pubs and breweries setting a new Guinness World Records™ title for the largest simultaneous pint pour. Photography credit: Nigel Davies.

Berkhamsted Local Helps Make World Record History

Local pub, The Lamb has made history and become a new Guinness World Records™ title holder – joining Heineken and 114 pubs and breweries across the UK to set a unique world record for the most people pulling a pint at exactly the same time. The nationwide ‘The Big Pour’ event took place on 7 April […]

Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake

Modern Classic Takes Flight in Milton Keynes

Naomi MacKay watched Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake at Milton Keynes Theatre – running until Saturday 19 April. Can you believe it’s 30 years since Matthew Bourne’s groundbreaking twist on the classic Swan Lake first flew onto the stage? As Matthew himself says: ‘It’s hard to believe that our Swan Lake is now 30 years old […]

Herts police hate crime networking with Chief Inspector Tony Fontenelle

Networking Against Hate Crime in Herts

More than 30 organisations from across Hertfordshire were represented at a hate crime reporting networking event recently. Representatives from local charities, schools, colleges, councils and community groups joined police and county council partners at Hatfield’s Fielder Centre on Thursday 13 March to learn more about being a third-party reporting centre (TPRC). Organised as part of […]

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‘Magical Marlowes’ Returns this Easter

The Marlowes Shopping Centre, located in the heart of Hemel Hempstead, are seeing the return of their popular Magical Marlowes this school holidays. Free for families to attend, on Wednesday 16 April from 11am-4pm a sprinkling of pixie dust will transform the shopping centre into a magical wonderland, with some classic characters and princesses roaming around the […]

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Have Your Say on Local Policing Priorities

Hertfordshire Constabulary is seeking views from members of the public as it looks to set its next round of local policing priorities. What is a local policing priority? Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPTs) work alongside partners to focus on solving long and short-term neighbourhood issues, such as anti-social behaviour, theft, speeding and drug-related crime. They set […]

Alison Wright, winner of Traing care home naming competition

Tring’s Newest Care Home Named Following Competition

A local resident has won a competition to help name Tring’s newest care home. Alison Wright took part in a competition to name the new multi-million-pound Care UK home, on Miswell Lane, which is set to open to residents in summer 2026 and will provide premium residential, dementia and respite care for 72 older people. […]

Leighton Buzzard Railway Opening Weekend 2025

Great Start to Season for Leighton Buzzard Railway

The first running day of the 2025 season started fantastically for the Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway with more than 300 passengers taking to the trains to celebrate Mothers’ Day and hear the opening address by the Town Crier, accompanied by Councillor David Bligh, the 50th Mayor of Leighton-Linslade. The entirely volunteer-run railway put on […]

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Force Celebrates First Anniversary of Herts Connected

More than 3,000 targeted messages have been sent to Hertfordshire residents signed up to receive police alerts on a range of local topics including updates on incidents, events, crime prevention advice, court results and good news over the last 12 months. The majority of the 50,000 residents (10 per cent of Hertfordshire households) signed up […]

Aerial view of Marshcroft

Feedback Invited on Marshcroft Garden Village Proposals

Harrow Estates is seeking feedback regarding plans for a new garden village suburb in Tring, Hertfordshire, known as Marshcroft. Following a previous planning application and appeal which was concluded in 2024, the Marshcroft site (known as Tr03) has now been included in Dacorum Borough Council’s New Local Plan to 2041. The Plan is in the […]