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Garden Waste Collections Restart for Spring

Dacorum Borough Council’s garden waste collections will restart from the fortnight beginning Monday 28 February. Green-lidded bins are for organic garden waste only, such as: grass/hedge cuttings leaves twigs/small branches flowers (including cut flowers that are kept inside the house) prunings weeds small animal bedding made from straw, hay or woodchips (but not shredded paper) […]

Living Magazines Household Support Fund

Grants for Community Groups and Organisations

As part of the nationwide efforts to recover following the pandemic, Hertfordshire have been provided with some funding from the government’s Household Support Fund (HSF). This funding will be used to help people with things like the cost of food and energy. Grants of up to £5,000 are available to groups working in areas of […]

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Have You Seen These Stolen Ornaments?

Officers have released a photo of ornaments stolen in a burglary in Bovingdon in a bid to trace them. Between around 6.30pm and 10.40pm on Sunday 13 February, offender(s) broke into a property in the village after smashing a rear patio door. A messy search was carried out and twenty Lorna Bailey ornaments were stolen, […]

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Reading Well for Children

Children have had a lot to cope with recently. Reading Well for Children is a collection of books to help children understand their feelings and worries and cope with tough times, and for parents and carers to discuss the difficult issues with their children. Titles have been chosen by children, carers, health experts and librarians […]

Living Magazines Kate Bratt-Farrar, Chief Exec Heart Research UK

Grants Available for Healthy Heart Community Projects

Community groups that are helping local people look after their hearts can now apply for a £10,000 grant from national charity Heart Research UK. One grant will be awarded to each of the 12 regions in the UK, with the first five grants of the year being funded by instore donations from Subway® restaurants across […]

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Jay Blades to Share Story at Event for Hertfordshire Businesses

Dacorum businesses will have a unique opportunity next month to hear from the nation’s favourite furniture up-cycler and star of The Repair Shop, Jay Blades MBE. Jay has teamed up with all local authorities in Hertfordshire, including Dacorum Borough Council, to talk about his experiences as a business owner and his unconventional path to success. […]

Living Magazines World Book Day

World Book Day with Schools

Our Bookshop in Tring have got some wonderful virtual events for schools on Thursday 3 March: 9am – Kieran Larwood – Carnival of the Lost (for Key Stage 2)10am – Polly Faber – The Book Cat (for Key Stage 1)11am – Derek Landy – Skulduggery Pleasant (for Key Stage 2)For more information, click here. Schools […]

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Covid Update February 2022

Yesterday The Government published a new plan for living with Covid-19. This plan is based on four major principles: 1. Living with COVID-19 ​​Removing domestic restrictions while encouraging safer behaviours through public health advice, in common with longstanding ways of managing most other respiratory illnesses. 2. Protecting people most vulnerable to COVID-19 Vaccination guided by […]

Living Magazines Hertfordshire Constabulary

Warning Over COVID Test Scam Texts

Police are warning residents about reports of scam text messages claiming individuals have been in contact with someone who has the Omicron COVID variant. Seven people have reported the scam in Herts, with several clicking a link in the text to apply for a test kit and have been duped into giving personal information, with […]

Living Magazines Great British Spring Clean

Litter Pickers Needed for Big Bag Challenge

Dacorum Borough Council is supporting residents who pledge to pick one bag of litter for the Great British Spring Clean campaign. The council is proud to be backing the Keep Britain Tidy charity campaign and is encouraging people to pledge to do their bit to clear up the litter that blights the borough. This year’s […]

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Spring Fayre 2022 – Get Involved

Get involved with your Community Group or Charity! Spring Fayre is a two-week period dedicated to welcoming Spring to Tring, supporting the good causes of our local community groups and charities as well as highlighting the beauty of our surrounding countryside and promoting related activities. For this fortnight, following launch day on Saturday 23 April, […]

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BikeSafe Scheme for Motorcyclists

Officers from the Road Policing Unit are once again running the popular BikeSafe events this year, aimed to help keep bikers safe on the roads of Hertfordshire. BikeSafe is a national police-led motorcycle initiative, aimed at working with motorcycle riders in a relaxed environment to raise awareness of the importance and value of progressing on […]