A Hertfordshire family support charity has received £1,000 from the Amazon fulfilment centre in Hemel Hempstead. Home-Start Herts offers families the help of a mentor to give practical and emotional support that provides parents with the skills, confidence and strength they need to nurture their children. The donation from the Amazon team will be put towards helping […]
Chief Constable Charlie Hall has welcomed the first intake of police officers to start the new police constable degree apprenticeship (PCDA). Hertfordshire’s top cop took time out to speak personally with the officers, the first in the region to start the PCDA training, congratulating them on their choice of career. ‘I am always delighted to […]
Local maternity experts are urging pregnant women to get the COVID-19 vaccine as national figures show a continued rise in the number of unvaccinated pregnant women being admitted to hospital with COVID-19 and many experiencing complications. According to recent figures from the UK Obstetric Surveillance System from the last three months, one in three pregnant […]
Recently opened gift shop Kinship Local in Rowsham has found a positive way to help fellow small creative businesses whose sales may have suffered this last year. Kinship Local was founded by small business owners Claire Ashton and Jen Burton, who have a passion for championing British made, independently owned, small creatives. Lovers of good […]
A new business is set to transform the way Berkhamsted experiences flowers by introducing the world’s first ‘florist’s table’, a space to watch floristry in action while sipping champagne and enjoying a selection of nibbles. Set to open its doors on Wednesday 18 August, Hanako will be bringing flower-lovers the unique opportunity to soak up […]
Herts Visual Arts is bringing artists, artisans and art-lovers together for inspiration, discovery and a rich opportunity – art in the heart of our communities across Hertfordshire. Running now for more than 30 years, Herts Open Studios remains a popular and well-established part of the annual Hertfordshire art calendar. This year Herts Open Studios runs […]
A man was arrested after armed police were called to a street in Berkhamsted last night (Thursday 5 August). Police were called just before 10.40pm to reports that a man had been seen with a knife before going into a property in Gossoms End. Officers, including the firearms unit, attended and a man was subsequently […]
Whether it be a live or recorded performance, a classical, contemporary, musical theatre or spiritual song, British/Italian soprano Carly Paoli, certainly knows how to deliver and 24 September 2021 will see the release of her brand-new album, Carly Paoli & Friends. The singer/songwriter’s fourth album features a stunning mix of collaborations with some of the biggest names […]
All 25 of Dacorum Borough Council’s car parks, including those in Berkhamsted and Tring, have attained the prestigious British Parking Association’s Park Mark Safer Parking Award for the first time. Dacorum’s car parks have been reassessed by independent specialists from The British Parking Association and Hertfordshire Constabulary and found to meet the standards of the […]
Volunteers across England, Scotland and Wales are being asked to record any sightings of roadkill that they see on Britain’s roads via a free app, to help conservation. The Mammals on Roads app is part of wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species’ (PTES) annual survey, which starts this August. PTES hopes that as the […]
Rectory Lane Cemetery has proved itself to be a venue for many this past month: a cool and shaded space for visitors escaping the recent heat; a location for the Hospice of St Francis to host their volunteer thank you event; a performance space for local singing group, Glee Club, to showcase what they had […]
As part of Maylands Business Centre’s 10 year anniversary celebrations on Friday 23 July, a new flexible workspace called Flexidesx was unveiled. The facility, which was created in response to the dramatic shift to home working born out of the pandemic, provides 10 desks that can be booked by the hour, day or week to […]