A new blueprint Plan for policing, community safety and criminal justice across Hertfordshire has been published by David Lloyd the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire. Following his re-election last year Mr Lloyd has consulted with thousands of residents to draw up the new strategic five-year Plan ‘Everybody’s Business’ which takes an evidence-based and Prevention […]
Bletchley Park launches its largest-ever exhibition uncovering hidden stories from the height of its wartime operations. On Thursday 28 April 2022, Bletchley Park will unveil its largest ever exhibition, The Intelligence Factory. For the first time in Bletchley Park’s history, visitors will be able to explore Block A, a newly-restored wartime building at the heart of […]
Rennie Grove’s Open Water Swim event at Merchant Taylors’ Lake is returning in 2022, with online registration now open for the distance swimming challenges on Saturday 28 May. This year there will also be a second event with a family fun Open Water Swim Festival taking place on 16 July. From 10am-12noon on 28 May, […]
A plan to reduce the carbon footprint of the local health care system has been formally agreed, as part of the NHS’s ambition to be carbon neutral by 2040. Last week, the Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) signed off a green plan for the future of the health and care system, including […]
Construction of the new West Herts Crematorium which will serve the residents of West Hertfordshire was marked with a ground breaking ceremony earlier this month. The ceremony was attended by members of the West Herts Crematorium Joint Committee (WHCJC) and Council Leaders, all representing the five local authorities involved in delivering the project. The facility […]
On Monday 28 March, Tring-based pub company, The Oakman Group, unveiled the much-anticipated restoration of Tring’s Victorian canal-side pub, The Grand Junction Arms, following a six-month, £1.2 extensive redesign and renovation. It is a year since The Oakman Group acquired Joycelyn Neve’s six North-West seafood pubs to form their new Seafood PubCo division and The […]
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab chose a visit to Hertfordshire’s Beacon victim services team to launch a range of new measures to help support victims across the country. The Secretary of State for Justice was welcomed to the Safeguarding Hub at the Domestic Abuse Investigation and Safeguarding Unit (DAISU Hatfield Police Station on Wednesday 23 […]
On Red Nose Day, Friday 18 March 2022, the Monkey Puzzle Head Office team held a bake sale to fundraise for a wonderful cause, Comic Relief. On the week leading up to Red Nose Day, an internal email was sent to the Monkey Puzzle team with the initial plans for the MP fundraiser. As always, […]
Discover Bucks Museum is proud to present its new Discover Bucks Galleries launching on 2 April from 11am. These five brand new galleries tell the story of Bucks people and landscapes from 200 million years ago to today featuring star objects from the Museum collections. Your journey starts 200 million years ago in the Discover […]
Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust is launching an ambitious fundraising challenge to visit 30 wild places across Hertfordshire and Middlesex in 30 hours, travelling by eBike. The Ride Wild Challenge will take place over 29 and 30 June and will see a single cyclist, travelling only by eBike, visit some of the best wild places […]
A letter to our editor from Rachael Franklin, Director of Fundraising, Communications and Engagement, Breast Cancer Now. In the UK, 1,000 people die from breast cancer every month – that’s 1,000 too many. Most of those deaths are from secondary breast cancer, which occurs when breast cancer cells spread from the first (primary) cancer in […]
Berkhamsted has always enjoyed a vibrant musical scene, especially with many classical musicians living locally. Now there is a new kid on the block! Echor Music is the brainchild of three internationally celebrated musicians living in the Chilterns. During lockdown, their idea of forming an ‘Orchestra for the Chilterns’ became a reality, with an inaugural […]