Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust have unveiled the winners of their fourth annual wildlife photography competition, Wild Snaps. Amateur photographers and smartphone snappers gave the general public a difficult job in selecting their favourite wildlife images to vote on from the wonderful shortlist chosen by the competition’s judging panel. With an over-arching category of ‘General […]
Further information below on the expansion of London Luton Airport from its current permitted cap of 18 million passengers per annum (mppa) up to 32 mppa, including: new terminal capacity; additional taxiways and other transport infrastructure; the construction of landside support buildings; surface access adjustments; mitigation works and other associated development. This letter from the […]
The countdown is on to Madagascar – The Musical coming to Aylesbury Waterside Theatre from Wednesday 15-Saturday 18 November. Get ready to follow all of your favourite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s […]
WildStrong Berkhamsted has been selected as one of the nation’s 100 most impressive small firms by the Small Business Saturday UK campaign, as it kicks off its second decade in the UK. WildStrong, an outdoor movement and community building company was founded in 2021 and now has a network for 5 locations across the UK. […]
Hosts and supporters of the county’s Ukrainian guests are to be celebrated and honoured through a Heart Radio Hertfordshire Heroes Award. Over a thousand residents have stepped forward to host Ukrainian families since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022. And countless more have given their time to support hosts and guests through community groups, […]
Dacorum Borough Council has issued the following notification in accordance with Regulation 18 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004. What is the consultation about? Dacorum Borough Council is consulting on the next stage of the Dacorum Local Plan 2024-2040. […]
A new Legitimacy Plan to enhance public confidence and increase scrutiny around police behaviour has been compiled by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire. Before the final version is agreed, those who live and work in the county are being asked for their opinions on the draft strategy by David Lloyd. The Legitimacy Plan […]
Six employees from flour mills across the United Kingdom have been awarded UK Flour Millers’ highest qualification, the Advanced Milling Diploma, after three years of study. This year’s cohort of Advanced Milling Diploma students is the sixth to pass through the challenging diploma programme, which aims to support the development of high potential flour millers’ […]
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity (FNHC) is proudly celebrating 30 years in brick-and-mortar retail. The milestone will be hit on Saturday 28 October and throughout their shops across the region there will be celebration, reflection and giveaways to commemorate the achievement. FNHC opened its first charity shop in 1993 in Aylesbury and over the past 30 […]
Since the introduction of London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone in August 2023, highways officers from Hertfordshire County Council have been made aware of and removed fake ULEZ signs. The fake signage, placed in various locations across the county displays a QR code as shown in the (intentionally blurred) image which, if activated, leads people to fraudulent […]
Ghostly Light Love knows no barriers: Tring author Brenda Hurley presents the concluding part to her fantasy romance trilogy. Continuing on from Ghostly Return, we find Louis’ journey might have been laid to rest had Doris not bought his magnificent carved bed, with its secret. Now reality and the netherworld exist side by side in […]
With winter approaching, National Highways is investing £15.4m in new state-of-the-art network of weather stations, including supporting infrastructure, that will provide real-time data of road conditions. As the clocks go back this weekend, the organisation is ready for the winter season with more than 530 gritters to call upon in adverse conditions and around 280,000 […]