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New Bus SaverCards Launched

Two new bus saver cards have been unveiled by Hertfordshire County Council and the Intalink partnership opening up discounts on bus fares. This is being funded from the Bus Service Improvement Plan and the Department for Transport. The new Senior Savercard will enable those over 60 years old to obtain significant discounts on multi-operator tickets. […]

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World’s Fastest Growing Sport Comes to Chesham

Game4Padel, the UK’s leading padel business, will be officially opening two new padel courts this November at Chesham 1879 Lawn Tennis & Squash Club. Padel is reported to be the world’s fastest growing sport which is now played in over 100 countries around the world, by an estimated 25 million players. It is estimated that […]

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Greatest Days Shines On at Aylesbury Waterside

Naomi MacKay was ready to take that and party at the jukebox musical Greatest Days at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre. Jukebox musicals sometimes suffer from a weak or contrived storyline, as the writers try to fit specific songs into the set, but Greatest Days creator Tim Firth cleverly took another tack, by making it all about […]

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Reducing, Reusing and Recycling at the Marlowes

The ‘Big Recycling Hunt’ was held in the Marlowes Shopping Centre last month to mark the start of Recycle Week, an annual campaign which is a celebration of recycling across the UK. The event, organised by Dacorum Borough Council in conjunction with Hemel Hempstead Business Improvement District (BID), was on Saturday 14 October. On the […]

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The Stars Come Out…

Naomi MacKay watched a quartet of West End Joseph stars bring the magic of the musicals to a packed audience at the Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury. I have a confession, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is not my favourite musical – too much singing it in the primary school choir is probably to blame – […]

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Dacorum’s ‘Can Do’ Climate Event

Dacorum Borough Council’s third Dacorum Climate Action Network (Dacorum CAN) annual networking event is being held on Monday 20 November. The event, to be staged at The Forum, Hemel Hempstead, from 6pm to 8.30pm, is for residents to speak to like-minded people and organisations, with this year’s theme being ‘Community Climate Action’. There will be […]

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Magic Moments for West Herts Wizards

Berkhamsted-based pickleball club, West Herts Wizards, built on their recent successes at the England Open with an abundance of medals at the England Nationals Pickleball Championships in Bolton. Over four days of competition against 600 players from across the UK, the Wizards picked up 5 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 5 bronze medals. Club […]

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New SEND Employment Forum Helps Businesses Become Inclusive Employers

Hertfordshire County Council is calling on local businesses to support young people in the county with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) to increase their skills by providing workplace opportunities. A new Hertfordshire SEND Employment Forum, taking place online on Wednesday 22 November at 10am, provides an opportunity for local businesses to learn from others […]

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Completion of New Homes in Tring

Dacorum Borough Council has marked the completion of six new council homes in Tring. The homes are a mixture of two and three-bedroom houses, providing much-needed housing for social rent in the sought after village of Wilstone. One house is fully accessible. The homes are on under-used Council land and are designed to complement the […]

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Herts Residents Fall Victim to Job Application Fraud

Fifteen Hertfordshire residents have been scammed when applying for fake jobs. The victims reported losses of more than £79,000, with one Waltham Cross resident losing £37,400. Residents from Watford, Hatfield, Letchworth, Berkhamsted and Henlow were also targeted by the scam. The fraudsters target job seekers by posting fake job opportunities on social media sites or […]

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Toy Hub is Back for 2023

Toy Hub is back for 2023. Last year (also its first year) they provided gifts to 474 children! If you haven’t heard of them, here is a bit about what they do, why they do it and who they support. Toy Hub’s aim is to ensure that no child living within our local community goes […]

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Council Welcomes Decision not to Close Rail Ticket Offices

Hertfordshire County Council has welcomed news announced on Tuesday that plans to close ticket offices in railway stations across the county have been cancelled. The announcement, made by Transport Secretary Mark Harper MP means that the threat of ticket office closures has passed, with the Minister saying that ‘the proposals did not meet the ‘high […]