A brand new OWL mobile app has been launched so the latest alerts can be received instantly as a notification on your phone or tablet. By downloading the OWL app and opening it once, you will receive alerts based on your current postcode location. The postcode can be changed and other nearby zones of interest […]
Dacorum Borough Council would like residents and local communities to give their views on how the council should shape design guidance for the future of Hemel Hempstead town centre. The COVID -19 pandemic has changed the way residents live and work, prompting the council to re-evaluate how the town centre will be used. They would […]
Local preserves producers Twee based in Gt Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead have found success at the World Artisan Marmalade Awards, receiving a Silver Award for their Seville Orange Marmalade with Ginger, proving it really is some of the best in the world! A firm favourite, this preserve is particularly loved for its bitter sweet flavour and […]
Keech Hospice Care is delighted to reveal that one of its Big Trunk Trail herd has been decorated in tribute to Captain Sir Tom Moore. ‘Inspiring Hope’ is joining more than seventy other beautifully sculpted and painted elephants on the biggest public art trail Bedfordshire has ever seen. The trail trumpets into Luton’s parks and […]
Join in as the three local NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) deliver their first joint annual general meeting on Thursday 8 July and take a brief look back on one of the most extraordinary years in the history of the NHS. You will be able to find out more about what the three CCGs (who […]
Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries held a fundraising day on Wednesday 23 June for the Pepper Foundation. It’s important to give back to our local community and help others where we can, that’s why Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries have continued to donate, fundraise and support a local charity called ‘The Pepper Foundation’ in Tring. The Hospice […]
Dacorum Borough Council’s consultation on the ‘Emerging Strategy for Growth’ stage of the Local Plan closed in February 2021. The Emerging Strategy for Growth was the second consultation on the new Local Plan for Dacorum, and set out the emerging approach to accommodating growth across the borough. The consultation ran for 13 weeks and attracted […]
This Rabbit Awareness Week the charity is highlighting the plight of abandoned rabbits. The RSPCA fears there will be an increase in the number of abandoned rabbits coming into its care following a huge increase in pet ownership during the lockdown. As restrictions lift and people’s lives go back to normal, the charity is concerned […]
Lockers Park has been celebrating academic success this month. The highly-regarded boys’ preparatory school is proud to announce that once again it has achieved a fantastic 100% pass rate for its Common Entrance examinations, with all 21 of its Year 8 pupils securing places at their chosen senior schools. The academic accomplishments see pupils moving […]
Wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) has launched a brand-new garden survey, ‘Map your log pile’, to help save endangered stag beetles and other wildlife. PTES is asking anyone with a garden or access to a local green space – including school playgrounds, church yards, parks, allotments and traditional orchards – to create […]
A fully accessible Changing Places toilet facility is now available at London Euston station. The new loo opened on Friday 25 June as Network Rail continues to make rail travel more accessible for everyone. Standard accessible toilets do not meet the needs of all disabled people. A Changing Places toilet facility has: a height-adjustable adult-sized […]
Two Hertfordshire Constabulary buildings were lit up green on Thursday 24 June in support of emergency services colleagues at St John Ambulance. Both the Headquarters site in Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield Police Station took part in St John’s Day, an annual celebration that pays tribute to the first-aid charity’s volunteers. In a further show […]
