Residents and visitors to Hemel Hempstead can take part in a stunning sculpture trail as ‘Snowdog’ sculptures arrive in the town centre this November to help celebrate Ten Years of Friendship and Fun with The Snowman™ and The Snowdog this Christmas. The trail is brought to Dacorum Borough Council in partnership with Hemel Hempstead Business […]
The Director of Tring-based Masons Minibus and Coach Hire won two industry awards at the premier ceremony for the sector last week in Birmingham. Candice Mason, was named Manager of the Year for small to medium operators at the routeone Awards. Judges commended Mason’s efforts over the past twelve months and had ‘shown commitment, enthusiasm […]
Have your say on new Draft Employment and Skills Supplementary Planning Document. Dacorum Borough Council has launched a consultation on the new Employment and Skills Draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). In Dacorum, there is opportunity for new development to contribute towards delivering skills and employment opportunities in the Borough, directly benefiting its local residents and […]
Police are appealing for witnesses, information and dash cam footage following a road traffic collision on Lower Kings Road in Berkhamsted. At around midday on Tuesday (8 November), a man in his sixties was hit by a car which failed to stop near the Cook shop. The man sustained slight injuries. PC Lee Gough, from […]
On Monday 7 November, Wendover Canal Trust (WCT) staged its biggest ever community engagement event with more than 100 guests from 85 different organisations, to mark the 25th anniversary of work starting on restoration of the Wendover Canal. The occasion also enabled the Trust to provide an update on its activities, hold a dialogue with […]
Poultry keepers have been urged to provide extra enrichment for their pets to keep them ‘hentertained’ – as the UK Government’s new housing order in England sees poultry and captive birds placed under lockdown. New housing measures to protect poultry and captive birds from avian influenza are now in force in England, with Scotland and […]
Children’s literacy charity Schoolreaders is looking for more volunteers who can help spread the joy of reading to children in Hertfordshire primary schools – especially around Tring. A recent survey of young people by the National Literacy Trust (NLT) revealed that reading enjoyment had reached a 15-year low, rallying slightly in the pandemic before declining […]
Read all about it! Back for its third year, BerkoFest Book Festival is coming to Berkhamsted on Sunday 20 November 2022; don’t miss out! The Book Festival will be held at the central High Street location of Berkhamsted Town Hall. Organisers are thrilled to announce the following Sunday Times top ten selling authors: Natalie Haynes, […]
To go direct to the (very brief) form and have your say on the proposals, please click here. To get started, click ok to approve the cookie notice towards the bottom of the screen and then ‘Start Survey’ bottom right. Alternatively, if you have any questions about Lidl’s plans, please email lidltring@new-stores.co.uk or call 0800 089 […]
When local pub company, the multi-award winning Oakman Group, owner of The Kings Arms in Berkhamsted and The Akeman in Tring amongst others, was founded almost 15 years ago, its Founder and Chairman Peter Borg-Neal declared the business would leave things a little better than before – for their neighbours, guests, employees, the local communities […]
More than 50 people had anti-tamper screws fitted to their vehicles at a special crime prevention ‘PL4TE S4FE’ event in Dacorum at the weekend. Officers from the Dacorum Safer Neighbourhood Team were thrilled to find a queue of drivers already in the car park at Berkhamsted Leisure Centre in Douglas Gardens on Saturday morning. ‘We […]
Dacorum Borough Council has launched a consultation on the new Paradise Design Code Draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). The design code sets out a framework of requirements for development in the Paradise and Wood Lane area in Hemel Hempstead’s Town Centre. This area is currently allocated for a mixture of housing and business development in […]