Essential rail improvement work over Christmas and New Year has been planned to cause the least disruption to passengers travelling between London, the Midlands, North West and Cumbria. This year the bulk of the £30m bank holiday upgrades will take place on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, when traditionally most of the railway shuts down, […]
The Prince’s Trust’s 12-week TEAM programme is for people aged 16-25 who are not currently in employment or education. TEAM is designed to help young people to get back into employment or further education. Not only is there a qualification at the end, it’s also free! Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is now recruiting for […]
Police leaders in Hertfordshire pledged to stay relentlessly focused on public trust and confidence in policing in an announcement on Wednesday 15 December, with Chief Constable Charlie Hall saying, ‘No woman in Hertfordshire should fear approaching a police officer for help.’ The pledge follows the publication that morning of a new national policing framework to […]
Landmark reforms for victims of crime have been backed by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire David Lloyd. Ministry of Justice plans include consultation on the first ever Victims’ Law that would guarantee greater consultation with them during the criminal justice process to ensure their voices are properly heard. The changes would also hold […]
Driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs could not only ruin Christmas but destroy lives forever, Hertfordshire Constabulary warns as part of its drink and drug driving campaign. Between now and the New Year, officers will be out in force across Hertfordshire targeting those under the influence of alcohol behind the wheel, and […]
Detectives are re-appealing for witnesses and information following a serious assault in Berkhamsted last week. At around 6.10pm on Tuesday 7 December a man on Curtis Way was approached by two other males who had exited a white Peugeot 3008 SUV and were described as being dressed all in black with their faces covered. Following […]
Work has completed to relocate shops from ramps leading to platforms 8-11 allowing more space for rail travellers to move from the concourse to trains. The addition of shops to the ramp in the 1980s and increasing passenger numbers since had led to bottlenecks and crowds forming when trains were announced. Gareth Parry, station manager […]
The increasing threat from the Coronavirus Omicron variant is a call to arms for people in Berkhamsted and Tring as volunteers are needed to support the increased roll-out of booster jabs. If you want to be part of a history-making moment, to be able to say that you were one of the people who helped […]
Since the beginning of November, Dacorum Borough Council has upped its commitment to making Dacorum a cleaner and safer place to live, work and visit by partnering with District Enforcement, a company that specialises in environmental enforcement. 433 people have been issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) after they were caught either deliberately dropping […]
Following the Prime Minister’s announcement on Sunday evening (13 December) that the booster vaccination programme is extending this week to all eligible adults aged over 18, NHS staff in Hertfordshire and west Essex have been working around the clock to increase the vaccination opportunities in our area. This week, thousands more bookable vaccination slots are […]
In the wake of the success of her EP release Broken, which received copious amounts of radio play, led to sold-out gigs across London and was even featured in an independent YouTube comedy sketch, the ridiculously soulful and talented singer/songwriter Tiffani Vinyard returns with a brand new, feel-good original Christmas single called This Christmas Time. […]
Hertfordshire residents are being reminded that there are many ways of accessing police services, including face-to-face meetings at 21 police stations across the county. Online or phone contact is the most popular with members of the public, but they can also report crimes, raise concerns and meet with local police officers by making an appointment […]