Dacorum Borough Council has been awarded £300,000 of Government funding to carry out energy efficiency upgrades to its council homes. The funding is part of the £3.8 billion Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund which aims to bring social housing stock currently below Energy Performance Certificate of C, up to a higher standard. The grant will be […]
Two people have been arrested after officers discovered a cannabis factory in Bovingdon near Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire. On Monday morning (14 February), officers from the constabulary’s Operational Support Group (OSG) attended an address in Chipperfield Road, acting on intelligence regarding possible drug production. Inside the property, police found a total of 851 cannabis plants – […]
Over the last 12 months, Dacorum Borough Council has been investigating the potential of replacing Berkhamsted Leisure Centre with a new, modern leisure facility within the existing site. The Council is launching a public consultation to find out residents’ views on the proposals for the new leisure centre, which runs from Wednesday 16 February until […]
Berkhamsted’s Rectory Lane Cemetery have created a memorial to enable the local community to commemorate loved ones in life and death. The memorial which is called ‘A Celebration of Life’ is a vibrant wall of glass tiles, situated in the cemetery’s Garden of Remembrance. Individuals can purchase one or more glass tiles to be hung […]
Hertfordshire Special Constabulary is hosting an information evening for those looking to take on this exciting and rewarding volunteering opportunity. A Special Constable is a part-time, voluntary police officer with all the same powers as a regular police officer, including the power to arrest. Specials come from all walks of life and volunteer their spare […]
Dacoum Borough Council is delighted to announce that their Magenta Court development in Apsley has been named overall winner in the Best Small Social Housing Development category at the prestigious National Building Excellence Awards 2021. The council’s Housing Development Team won this award on 28 January 2022. The LABC (Local Authority Building Control) Excellence Awards […]
Hertfordshire Constabulary is once again offering free catalytic converter marking, as part of Operation Feline, to help drivers protect their vehicles. Thieves are continuing to target the catalytic converter units due to the valuable metals they contain and because they can be removed fairly quickly and easily from some vehicle models. Operation Feline is helping […]
With half-term approaching (week commencing 14 February), COVID vaccination centres across Hertfordshire are running ‘Relax and Vax’ sessions to help young people who are nervous about having the vaccine to get protected from the virus. Specially trained vaccinators will be on hand to help young people overcome worries like a fear of needles or other […]
Five full size dinosaurs are visiting Tring this spring half term on Thursday 17 and Friday 18 February. Why? Tring Town Council wants people to have some fun and come back to The High Street for shopping and leisure. Tring is a vigorous community led town with shops, cafes, pubs, restaurants, two museums and the […]
Caregivers from local at-home care company Home Instead have undergone specialist training to enable them to better understand the needs of people living with Parkinson’s across Hemel Hempstead and Chilterns. The training has come about thanks to a special partnership with Parkinson’s UK, the leading national charity supporting people with Parkinson’s, their friends, family and carers. […]
DENS is teaming up with BMR and énergie Fitness Online for a charity virtual Spinathon on Saturday 19 February. The event will consist of five consecutive spinning classes on Zoom, with the first starting at 9.15am. Participants should have access to a training bike at their home or gym, and an internet-enabled device to join […]
Local charity Gaddesden Place RDA provides therapeutic riding and equine experiences for over 100 children and adults with a wide range of disabilities. They are back up and running again and trying to get all their riders back in the saddle but without a full team of horses this is proving difficult. Finding another horse […]