In a record-breaking year for the Green Flag Award, as the scheme marks its Silver Jubilee, five of Dacorum’s parks join a total of 2127 celebrating success today. Dacorum Borough Council has retained Green Flag Awards at: Bunkers Park, Hemel Hempstead Canal Fields, Berkhamsted Chipperfield Common Tring Memorial Garden Water Gardens, Hemel Hempstead The award […]
As public attention has focused on violence against women and girls in recent weeks, Hertfordshire Constabulary and partner agencies have been redoubling efforts to tackle these issues. While instances of stranger attacks remain relatively rare in the county, there is determination to ensure that everyone feels safe in our streets and public places. The constabulary, […]
New road safety camera vans are being deployed in Hemel Hempstead and Dacroum in response to community concerns over speeding. Police and Crime Commissioner David Lloyd has funded four of the vehicles which are available for the public to request to visit roads where they are worried about speeding. On Thursday 7 October Mr Lloyd and […]
Dacorum Borough Council have announced the new parking, access and movement arrangements for the Water Gardens area, Hemel Hempstead starting on Saturday 16 October 2021. The new arrangements will enable a better flow for car park users and pedestrian access to Hemel Hempstead town centre. It also includes new landscaping along the Leighton Buzzard Road. […]
Dacorum Borough Council is currently preparing a new Local Plan. As part of this process, the Council needs to plan for future development and understand what land might be suitable and available to enable this. The Council maintains a register of land in the borough which holds the latest information on sites and feeds into […]
5 Star and Boom are looking for people with various medical conditions to appear on SKIN A+E which is returning for its third series. Following on from the success of the first two series, which can be viewed here: SKIN A+E SERIES LINK, the doors to the Skin A+E clinic will be open for a […]
The winner of Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust’s Wild Snaps wildlife photography competition has been announced. Will Jobbins won the public vote with his picture of a jumping spider taken at Uxbridge Alderglade Nature Reserve. On World Photography Day on 19 August, hobby photographers in Hertfordshire were asked to submit their best photos of wildlife […]
As part of Hate Crime Awareness Week, Hertfordshire’s Hate Crime Partnership Board wants to understand how people feel about reporting hate crime. Hate crimes are crimes that are committed against a victim because of their disability, their race, religion, sexual orientation or transgender identity. They can have a devastating impact on the victim, their family, […]
A special performance in words and music will take place in St Mary the Virgin, Ivinghoe, to mark the 800th anniversary of the 13th-Century church. The village name was spelt ‘Yvingho’ at the time, and ‘Yvingo Tales’, created by local writer Dave Sivers, and set to music by Judith Sheridan, is a re-imagining of the […]
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity is bringing its popular Santa Dash event to Aylesbury this year, to coincide with the town’s Santa Parade on Sunday 21 November. Santa Dashers will be able to choose between running, jogging, scooting or walking their way around a 2.5km or 5km circular route around the town to raising money for […]
We have teamed up with Britain Loves Baking to bring you the Ultimate Advent Calendar for 2021! We have just one Advent Calendar to give away. Each advent calendar is hand-packed and presented in 20 small daily treat boxes and four larger boxes (to be opened every Friday) and bakers will discover four sharing-size, Christmas-themed […]
The Annual Fireworks event in Berkhamsted is a long-standing event, traditionally organised and manned over past years by various local service organisations, such as the Round Table, Lions and currently by Berkhamsted Rotary Club – this year celebrating 85 years since its foundation! In its original format and for many years, the event was held […]