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Sgt Dan Amos and PD Muzza

Four new police dogs ready to sniff out crime

Four new police dogs – Murphy, Madden, Dixon and Muzza – have officially joined the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire (BCH) Dog Unit team, having successfully completed their training. The dogs and their handlers – Sergeant Dan Amos, PC Dale Jenkins, PC Josh Westgate and PC Liam Mandrell – officially passed out at a ceremony held […]

Stream dipping at Stanborough Park © Marissa Kodikara

Herts Rivers Week encourages water and wildlife-saving heroes

From 23-31 May, Herts Rivers Week is returning for the second year running, with a renewed focus on the urgent need for everyone to save water and protect Hertfordshire’s globally rare and fragile chalk rivers. Herts Rivers Week, hosted by Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust (HMWT), aims to put a spotlight on local chalk rivers […]

COAM Cavalry & Cannons Event

The Napoleonic experience returns with a bang

On 24 and 25 May Bank Holiday, over 150 Napoleonic re-enactors from riflemen to cavalry will take over Chiltern Open Air Museum in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire. Visitors can watch expert displays of skirmishes, horsepower, cannons and weaponry from the Napoleonic era. At this special living history event, the sights and sounds of the early […]

DV5 robot at Watford General

Herts patients to benefit from advanced robotic surgery technology

Patients in Hertfordshire will be among the first in the UK to benefit from the most advanced robotic surgery technology ever used by the NHS – which will speed up recovery times for cancer surgery, increase the number of operations available and cut waiting lists. The state-of-the art platform is designed to minimise tissue damage […]

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Hertfordshire to take part in national knife crime campaign

Hertfordshire Constabulary will conduct a week of action to combat knife crime between Monday 18 and Sunday 24 May as part of Sceptre, a national knife crime initiative. Knife-related crime remains low in Hertfordshire, compared to other parts of the country, but the campaign aims to raise awareness that carrying a knife is illegal and […]

The Marlowes Hemel Hempstead

Marlowes to host dementia support day

Behind the clinical statistics of dementia are thousands of local families navigating a journey often described as ‘the long goodbye’, the heart-wrenching experience of watching the personality, memories, and spirit of a loved one gradually fade. To provide a lifeline for those facing this emotional struggle, The Marlowes Shopping Centre has announced it will host […]

LNR Class 730/2 train

Extra seats for London Euston passengers

London Northwestern Railway (LNR) is introducing 42,000 extra seats on its services to and from London Euston every week as part of a national timetable change coming into effect this Sunday 17 May. From this weekend, LNR is completing the rollout of its brand-new electric trains onto routes between London and Milton Keynes and on […]

Chalk Stream Challenge River Mimram Panshanger Park (c) Heidi Mansell

Turn screen time to green time with 30 Days Wild

This Mental Health Awareness Week, 11-17 May, the Mental Health Foundation are asking people to take action to support good mental health. Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust agree that by taking small actions in nature, we can feel hopeful and less powerless, and this is proven to have a positive impact on both mental and […]

Three Peregrine Falcon Chicks (c) St Albans Cathedral Webcam

Three peregrine falcons hatch at St Albans Cathedral

Three Peregrine Falcon chicks have successfully hatched on St Albans Cathedral, over the weekend. The first sightings were of two fluffy, white chicks, around 2am on Saturday 9 May, another hatched later that same day, and one egg remains on the nest. It is possible that a further chick may appear within the next couple […]

Owen James of The Rozzers

Tribute to signature sound of Sting and The Police

The Rozzers had Centenary Theatre, Berkhamsted jumping with their tribute to Sting and The Police on 9 May, from Walking On The Moon to Every Little Thing She Does is Magic to the ever-popular Roxanne. Lyn Drummond was in attendance. The original Police’s signature sound was a masterful blend of rock, reggae, and punk, each […]

Jonathan Ash-Edwards and Chief Op Hotspot

Visible policing boost passes significant milestone

More than 50,000 hours of targeted hotspot patrols have now been delivered across Hertfordshire as part of ongoing work to crack down on crime, anti-social behaviour and violence in town centres and neighbourhoods. Operation Hotspot, an initiative launched by the Police & Crime Commissioner with funding secured by his office, focuses on town centres and […]