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Living Magazines Tring School New Building dining hall

Tring School – Finally in the New Building!

After years of planning and then building, the students and staff of Tring School are finally in their fabulous new  building! On Thursday 16 December 2021 they had their last day in the old school buildings. Over Christmas and the  new year a lot of the furniture, equipment, materials etc was moved over into the […]

Living Magazines The Big Hoot

The Big Hoot Hemel Hempstead

Get ready to go on an owl hunt in Hemel Hempstead! The Big Hoot Hemel is a free, fun, family-friendly art trail brought to you by Dacorum Borough Council and Hemel Hempstead Business Improvement District (Hemel BID). This exciting trail will see 12 individually designed Big Hoot owls placed around Hemel Hempstead town centre, Hemel […]

Living Magazines Hertfordshire Constabulary

Keep Your Eyes on the Road, Not on Your Phone

Motorists are reminded not to use their mobile phones while driving or face a minimum £200 fine and six points on their licence. The warning comes at the start of a road safety campaign which will see officers targeting motorists who use handheld devices while driving. Last year more than 347 motorists were caught using […]

Living Magazines Face coverings in health settings

Funding Helps Improve Access to GP Services

Patients across Hertfordshire and west Essex are getting more urgent, same-day appointments at their GP surgeries this winter thanks to £6 million in national funding. The money from NHS England has meant that local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), who plan and pay for health services on behalf of patients, have been able to boost capacity […]

Living Magazines Chilterns Sunset

Create an artwork in The Chilterns AONB

Hundreds of local people are invited to come together and create an artwork in The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) as part of UK-wide celebration of creativity. Leading outdoor arts company Walk the Plank will be working with local people, organisations and community groups to bring the gathering to life. The artwork will […]

Have Your Say on Luton Airport Expansion

Luton Airport is continuing its consultations with local residents over its plans to expand, which would see up to 32 million passengers travelling through the airport – compared with the current 19 million. Airport owners Luton Rising, a subsidiary owned by Luton Borough Council, will run the consultation online and in person. The expansion, which […]

Living Magazines Save The Plough Potten End

Save The Plough Campaign Latest

It’s been a while since our last update from The Plough Pub Potten End Community Interest Company. Joe Roberts tells us the latest news: It has been a while since we’ve been able to update you about where we are with the campaign to save The Plough. We apologise and never meant to be silent for […]

Living Magazines Highway Code Changes

Changes to the Highway Code

Changes to the Highway Code came into force from Saturday 29 January across Hertfordshire and the UK to protect the most vulnerable on our roads. An explicit road user hierarchy, places those who choose to walk, cycle, ride horses or motorcycles at the top of the hierarchy and applies to all road users. It ensures […]

Berkhamsted Living Magazine Neighbourhood Watch

Neighbourhood Watch Rogue Trading Message

Neighbourhood Watch are asking for your assistance to help them catch rogue traders. Do the following sound familiar? ‘The moss on your roof needs removing otherwise it will cause damage…’ ‘You have some loose tiles on your roof that are causing a leak and they need repairing…’ Rogue Traders Typically, an individual or a group […]

Living Magazines Herts Police Headquarters

Warning to Motorists after Thefts from Vehicles

Police are urging motorists to review their security in the wake of vehicle crime reports in Dacorum recently. Since the beginning of January, there have been seven reports of thefts from vehicles in the areas of Tring, Berkhamsted, Ashridge and Little Gaddesden. Sergeant Sarah Anderson, from the Berkhamsted and Tring Safer Neighbourhood Team, said: ‘Since […]

Living Magazines Ashridge Home Care Awards

Flying Start to the Year for Ashridge Home Care

The Amersham-based home care provider has started the year with celebrations as it has been shortlisted at the national Home Care Awards 2022 in three different categories. Ashridge Home Care provides bespoke, personalised, one to one care for vulnerable people enabling them to remain in the comfort of their own homes, be that visiting, daily […]

Living Magazines Vaccination centre

COVID-19 Vaccinations Offered to ‘at risk’ 5 to 11-year-olds

COVID-19 vaccinations are now being offered to clinically vulnerable 5- to 11-year-olds who are most at risk from COVID-19 infection and those living with someone who has a weakened immune system. GPs and hospital specialists have been asked to identify 5- to 11-year-olds who are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination and to contact them in the […]