Dacorum Athletics Club has recently qualified for the Youth Development League (YDL) Nationals Finals in Manchester as a combined team with Harrow Athletics Club. This year Dacorum Athletics Club has been hugely successful in the Premier Division of the YDL as a combined team with Harrow AC. As a team they have finished 2nd in […]
Internet usage accounts for almost four per cent of global carbon emissions. With this startling fact in mind – along with a drive to make a positive change for her clients and the planet – Louise Towler, Founder of Tring-based Indigo Tree Digital and Women In Innovation Award Winner 2022, launched the team’s innovative new […]
Say hello to James Bye, who will be swapping the borough of Walford for the town of Aylesbury this Christmas to star as Prince in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre from Fri 1 Dec 2023-Wed 3 Jan 2024. James took up residence in Albert Square back in 2014 playing Martin […]
Tins of beans and a sense of humour are the only two pieces of ‘equipment’ needed for the popular Jog On Gentle Exercise Classes. Started in lockdown, by two local fitness coaches, Erica Carter and Heather Harris these twice weekly on-line classes are still going strong. As Erica explained, ‘We wanted to help people who […]
Poppy Fields Cemetery, the newest addition to Hemel Hempstead’s landscape, opened its gates on 31 July. Covering an expanse of 7 acres, this cemetery offers a serene and thoughtfully-designed space for families to commemorate their loved ones. Drawing inspiration from the Victorian era, the internal layout features kidney-shaped areas bordered by roadways, providing a peaceful […]
Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is waving goodbye to Reqs, Britain’s longest-serving fire investigation dog, as he retires from the service. The black Labrador has been using his impeccable sense of smell to detect accelerants like petrol at the scenes of fires in Hertfordshire and the wider eastern and south-eastern regions for almost 11 years, […]
Tring’s Puddingstone Distillery picked up a special judges’ award at the biz4Biz awards in July. Nominated by fans of the distillery and their Campfire Gin range in the Made in Herts category the original list included 83 Hertfordshire businesses, large and small, covering a wide range of industries. It was then whittled down to 25 […]
On Wednesday 19 July nine physically disabled people took part in a brand new Learn to Ski event at The Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead. The day was organised by WheelPower, the national charity for wheelchair sport and supported by a brilliant team of coaches from Disability Snowsport UK. The free event was a great […]
Hertfordshire County Council has raised serious concerns on behalf of residents around plans to close ticket offices at most stations in the county. The county council’s response to the Rail Delivery Group’s consultation on the plans sets out a number of objections to the proposals. In its formal response to the consultation, the county council […]
The West Herts Crematorium Joint Committee is pleased to invite residents and community members to attend two open days to explore the new Hemel Hempstead Crematorium and its services before its official opening in the coming months. One of the primary goals of the new crematorium is to offer an expanded capacity for the west […]
The Chilterns Neuro Centre is delighted to form a new association with Hollister Ltd, a global healthcare company that develops, manufactures and markets ostomy and continence products. As well as financially contributing to the work of the Wendover-based charity, the association will also see Hollister host bladder clinics at the Centre to show those affected […]
As schools break up across Hertfordshire for the summer, many young people will be looking at ways to fill their time. With results from the government commissioned Community Life Survey indicating that 29% of 16 to 24-year-olds took part in formal volunteering, and 25% in informal volunteering, activities between 2021 and 2022, a high number […]