The Graham Greene International Festival is emphatically back again this year, with a fascinating programme compiled by experienced festival director Mike Hill. The 2021 Festival offers a range of lovingly researched talks for the aficionado, along with many opportunities for those less familiar with his work to discover that haunting literary mindscape, Greeneland. Baroness Claire […]
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is today urging young people to check if they have a hidden pot of gold – in the shape of a Child Trust Fund (CTF). It is now one year since the first account holders started turning 18 and around 55,000 CTFs mature every month. This means their owners can […]
The plight of the performing arts industry and its venues has been well documented since the pandemic began, so Tring Living caught up with Ian Gower, Artistic Director of the community-run Court Theatre in Tring, to see how their plans were evolving now restrictions are starting to lift. He told us that although this had […]
It’s that time of year when many young people are preparing to go to university, and to begin living away from home for the first time. Although the risk of suffering from violence or aggression is thankfully very low, by taking some simple, basic precautions, new students can easily reduce the risks and take control […]
As a local provider of wood fuel, Berkhamsted Logs is making it easy for customers to find wood fuels that have been certified as Ready to Burn and that meet new legal requirements that came into force from 1 May 2021 in England. Under the new Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuels Standards) (England) Regulations 2020 […]
Berkhamsted residents of all ages took part in the creation of a historic work of art last weekend in an event set up by community arts organisation Open Door and Berkhamsted’s Rectory Lane Cemetery. The event, Down Rectory Lane, was created to mark the beginning of the town’s emergence from the Covid-19 pandemic and saw local […]
This Autumn sees the launch of Herts based Puddingstone Distillery’s new bottle design for its multi award winning Campfire Gin range. The refreshed design retains the simplicity and strong identity of the original Campfire bottle, but the distillery has increased the volume from 50cl to 70cl. This latest development forms part of their growth strategy […]
Hertfordshire businesses which have rubbish illegally dumped on their land can apply to have it removed for free. The Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire runs the Fly Tipping on Private Land Fund which can pay the cost of having the waste removed. The scheme covers both rural and urban areas across all ten of […]
Dacorum Borough Council is supporting Oxfam’s Second Hand September campaign and have teamed up with three local businesses fighting fast fashion and over-consumption of new products, in a fantastic competition for residents. The UK is a nation of shoppers, purchasing more clothes than any other country in Europe. However, keeping wardrobes fresh comes at a high cost […]
Network Rail has completed essential upgrades to the railway between Euston, the Midlands and North West over the August bank holiday. Between Saturday 28 and Monday 30 August, teams carried out vital work on the railway to improve passenger and freight services on the West Coast main line – the Backbone of Britain. The £17m improvement […]
The Best Business Women Awards have announced their finalists for 2021 and this is an amazing line up of incredible business women from across the globe. Pushing through the pandemic, these women continued to drive their businesses forwards. The judges were impressed by the creativity, tenacity and great business acumen demonstrated in the finalists selected. […]
An employee from Amazon in Hemel Hempstead has taken part in a charity cycling challenge to support the MND (Motor Neurone Disease) Association. Richard Samm, from Dunstable, took on the challenge to cycle 700 miles in seven days in honour of friends and family that receive support from the MND Association. Despite becoming ill on […]
