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Multi-Million Crime Victim Care Contract Renewed

A multi-million pound contract to care for victims of crime has been agreed by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire. The £2.8m four-year contract, to begin this April, ensures those who live in the county will continue to benefit from one of the UK’s most comprehensive schemes run through the Hertfordshire Beacon Victim Care […]

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Cats in Need of Homes

These beautiful cats are currently with Cats Protection Hemel Hempstead & Berkhamsted Branch – can you offer one of them a forever home? Harry This is Harry, he is 11 years old but very young at heart; you wouldn’t know his age to look at him! He loves to be with people and cuddle up. […]

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Recycled Christmas Trees Help Gardens Grow

On Sunday 9 January, Dacorum residents recycled over 6000 Christmas trees for free at Dacorum Borough Council’s chipping points throughout the borough. The annual recycling day has been running in Dacorum for 26 years, and it soared back to pre-COVID levels with local Scouts groups and the Hospice of St Francis able to offer tree […]

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Bucks Nature Reserve to Hold Volunteer Open Day

A local nature reserve which recently had a starring role in the BBC’s Countryfile is holding its first open day for people to find out more about volunteering opportunities. Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) is inviting people to join the open day at its College Lake nature reserve near Aylesbury on Tuesday 8 […]

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Anything Goes – Musical Auditions at the Boxmoor Playhouse

HHTheatre Co are very excited to announce that their musical this year will be Anything Goes, the hit Broadway and West End, Cole Porter musical. The S. S. American is sailing between New York and England with a comically colourful assemblage of passengers: Reno Sweeney, a popular nightclub singer and former evangelist, her pal Billy […]

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Community Gardens Supported by the RHS

The RHS has announced a brand new grant which will see four gardens gifted to communities across the UK, one in each of the home nations. They’re inviting communities and schools to apply for the new RHS Community Gardens grant to develop a garden worth up to £50,000. Communities will get the chance to work […]

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Appeal for Information Following Arson in Northchurch

Detectives in Dacorum are widening their appeal for information as part of ongoing enquiries into an arson in Northchurch. At around 7.40pm on Monday 20 December, the occupant of a property in High Street returned home to discover a fire in her living room. The fire service attended to deal with the blaze and make […]

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Hemel Place Board Appoints Independent Chair

Dacorum Borough Council has appointed Andrew Percival as Independent Chair of the Hemel Place Board. The Hemel Place Board is a new partnership of key stakeholders who have a strong presence in Hemel Hempstead and are key to the future success of the town. Representatives include those from the public and private sector and from […]

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Face Coverings Still Required in Health Settings after Return to Plan A

Thanks to the success of the booster programme, the government has announced that England will return to ‘Plan A’ on Thursday 27 January. However, patients in Hertfordshire and west Essex will still be required to wear face coverings in GP practices, hospitals, and other healthcare settings when COVID-19 restrictions ease later this week. NHS guidance […]

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A Dozen Female Detectives Join Herts Police

Twelve new trainee detectives are now on duty in Hertfordshire after the first all-female passing out parade at the constabulary. Chief Constable Charlie Hall congratulated the new police officers at their passing out ceremony at police headquarters in Welwyn Garden City last Friday 21 January. With family and friends of the student police officers watching […]

Applications Open for Colourful Minds Art Therapy Course

Applications are open for the next Colourful Minds course in March. The course is being delivered as part of Dacorum Borough Council’s Active Dacorum initiative, which is working in partnership with Herts Inclusive Theatre to support residents’ mental health, as part of their wellbeing programme of activities. The 24-week creative art therapy course offers residents […]