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Wildlife and Roadkill Survey

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 […]

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Celebrating Volunteers, Flowers and Getting Together

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 […]

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Flexible Workspace for Local Businesses

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 […]

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Berkhamsted’s Got Talent Exhibition

Open Door’s latest exhibition is ‘Berkhamsted’s Got Talent’ which showcases fabulous textile creations from local artists and crafters. The event will run until Saturday 21 August and is available to see at Open Door from 10.30am-3.30pm Monday to Saturday and will run in loving memory of wonderful friend and crafter Barbara Thoma. The centrepiece of […]

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New Song Released as Part of First Sonic Map of Chilterns

Chilterns Conservation and Heritage focused project – Chalk, Cherries and Chairs – is excited to release ‘Get on Your Boots‘, a lively and vibrant new song written and performed by High Wycombe-based musician Jazz Dylan. Jazz, a singer-songwriter from High Wycombe who studied at Bucks New University, said: ‘Get on your Boots is all about […]

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Tring Summer Carnival is Back

After falling victim to the pandemic last year, the Tring Summer Carnival is back for one fun-packed day on Saturday 14 August 2021. Go along to Pound Meadow between 11am and 4pm for Carnival Day! If you have attended in previous years, you will know that the Tring Carnival is traditionally opened by the grand High […]

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Local Cycling Road Racing Returns

Berkhamsted Cycling Club held the region’s first full-capacity cycling road race to take place since first lockdowns began, and Marine Guerin and Craig Condie beat more than 60 and 80 riders respectively to finish first in the women’s and men’s categories. The two races took place on Sunday 25 July, with both men and women […]

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Maylands Business Centre Celebrates 10 Years

Maylands Business Centre marked its 10-year anniversary last Friday, 23 July 2021. Since its launch in 2011, it has helped more than 165 businesses in their journey, from securing their first steps in a commercial premises to growing their business and preparing them for what comes next. Maylands Business Centre is based in Hemel Hempstead […]

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Appeal for Witnesses Following Serious Assault in Tring

Detectives investigating a serious assault in Tring are appealing for information and witnesses. It happened in the park off Miswell Lane at 6.45am on Thursday 22 July. The victim, a woman in her 40s, was walking her dog in the park when a man was verbally aggressive towards her pet. The victim retrieved her dog […]

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Tring Radio Needs You

For the last 15 months, Tring Radio’s volunteer presenters have been presenting from their own homes. They now want to move Tring Radio to the next level with a dedicated studio, which will open up so many more opportunities for them to support, inform and entertain and will give them a base right in the […]

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Families Encouraged to Get Wild this Summer

Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust in partnership with Hertfordshire County Council have launched an updated online resource to help families discover the wildlife of Hertfordshire this summer. The Wild Child project, first launched in Easter, aims to help families connect with the wildlife around them by providing a series of fun and easy-to-use online resources. […]

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Money Laundering Scam

The Neighbourhood Watch team who support fraud victims has alerted us to an apparent current increase in young adults whose bank accounts have been used for money laundering. The victims entered into what they believed was a genuine opportunity, but sadly this was not the case. The victims have told us they had been in […]