October is Tyre Safety month, and Hertfordshire Constabulary is reminding motorists to check their vehicles to make sure that they are ready for winter. Simple winter readiness checks include ensuring that your tyres are in good condition, that all lights and windscreen wipers are working and that oil and anti-freeze levels are correct. Tyres are […]
The Old Town in Hemel Hempstead has put up the cobwebs and is ready to welcome visitors for some haunting Halloween celebrations this October. A brand new digital trail has been released by Dacorum Borough Council on the LoyalFree app for Halloween – head up to the eerily transformed Old Town High Street to take […]
Doughnut thieves dash to the finish in the family and education board game awards. The Dark Imp, a small independent board game publishing company, has won the Best Imagination Gaming Game of the Year (BIGGY) Award for their game Doughnut Dash. The Imagination Gaming Awards recognises games for families and education. Their aim is to […]
Passengers can pose for selfies beside a huge map of the West Coast main line for a chance to win rail tickets to key destinations from London Euston station. Each Friday for the next four weeks, passengers who post pictures to social media using the hashtag #EustonBackOnTrack while standing on the massive map outside the […]
DENS is thrilled to announce the return of its Sponsored Sleepout event on Friday 26 November. Taking place once again at The Hemel Hempstead School, the charity is challenging people from across Dacorum to swap their cosy bed for a sleeping bag and put themselves in the place of those sleeping rough in the cold winter […]
Alchemy & I in Berkhamsted have won the Independent Salon – Business Newcomer title at HJ’s British Hairdressing Business Awards 2021, sponsored by the National Hair and Beauty Federation (NHBF). Alchemy & I beat off tough competition from other finalists to be recognised for creating a successful new salon business that is less than two […]
A new Chalk Stream Restoration Strategy calls for chalk streams in England to be given enhanced environmental status. Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust has welcomed the publication of the Chalk Stream Restoration Strategy 2021, drawn up by group of environmental organisations including The Wildlife Trusts and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The […]
A member of Electric Umbrella charity from Tring is urging people to support a new appeal which aims to collect 1,000 musical instruments by Christmas. Electric Umbrella uses music and song to enhance the lives of learning disabled people and to enable them to continue doing this they are asking people to donate their unwanted […]
Come along to the first Dacorum Climate Action Network event on Wednesday 3 November. Tying in with COP26 – the global climate summit taking place in Glasgow this November – Dacorum Borough Coucil are hosting the first annual event for the Dacorum Climate Action Network (Dacorum CAN). The recently launched Dacorum CAN is intended for […]
Hertfordshire’s Modern Slavery Partnership will join organisations across the country for UK Anti-Slavery Day today (Monday 18 October) to help raise awareness of modern slavery. Anti-Slavery Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the exploitation of individuals and to encourage the government, local authorities, companies, charities and individuals to do what they can to […]
Back on our screens and soon to be back live on stage, Strictly Come Dancing’s Karen Hauer and Gorka Marquez are finally able to bring their Latin spectacular Firedance to a stage near you in 2022, in association with Raymond Gubbay & Kilimanjaro Live. Two Latin dancers from rival Houses meet at The Festival of […]
The number of farmers with succession plans in place is climbing steadily amid huge financial changes to the industry, according to new research by leading rural insurer NFU Mutual. Nearly half of farmers (48.6%) now have a plan on how they’re going to hand the farm on to the next generation, findings from an extensive survey […]