A new force strategy to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG) has been agreed by police leaders in Hertfordshire ahead of International Women’s Day (8 March). Chief Constable Charlie Hall and David Lloyd, Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire, signed off the new plan on Monday (7 March) which provides a roadmap for how […]
Local businesswoman, Louise Towler of Indigo Tree Digital named one of top female game-changing innovators and business leaders in UK, with national award win. Louise Towler, Managing Director of Indigo Tree Digital – a web design and development agency located in Tring, Hertfordshire – has been recognised as one of 38 top female innovative entrepreneurs […]
Drivers on one of the busiest stretches of motorway in the country can now enjoy the benefits of a new congestion-busting upgrade which was fully opened to traffic yesterday. A national speed limit of 70mph has been introduced on the M1, between junction 13 (Milton Keynes South) and Newport Pagnell services, following the opening of […]
College Lake Nature Reserve north of Tring had a starring role in a recent edition of the BBC’s Countryfile. Presenter John Craven met teenage conservation volunteers at the site who told him about their work and why they love doing it. Among those featured was 17-year-old Dylan, who goes to College Lake every Sunday to […]
Berkhamsted Osteopaths is celebrating 25 years of helping local residents with a wide variety of musculoskeletal symptoms from tension headaches to foot problems and sports injuries, as well as common back and neck pain. But Tim and Juliet Hanwell, who first opened the doors to their practice in March 1997, are reporting a rise in […]
After pausing in 2021 due to the pandemic, the CPRE Hertfordshire Awards are back. The ambition of the Awards is to recognise and celebrate inspirational people engaged in activities that enhance and protect the Hertfordshire countryside and its rural communities. With a closing date of 31 May 2022, they would love to receive nominations for […]
Northchurch resident Ben Morton contacted Berkhamsted Living because he wanted to say thank you to the townsfolk for their generosity. Ben is a former captain in the British Army and a Gulf War veteran. He now runs Ben Morton Leadership, as a leadership mentor and performance coach. At the end of last year, Ben spent […]
Vote for ‘Staying Connected’ in the People’s Choice voice before 10 March. Hertfordshire’s Staying Connected project has been shortlisted into the top 3 in the Digital Poverty category for the 6th Digital Leaders Impact Awards 2022. With almost 500 entries this year, competition was fiercer than ever before, so they are delighted to have been […]
Dacorum Borough Council is creating a memorial garden in Gadebridge Park in memory of residents who lost their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. The focal point of the garden will be a red-leaf Copper Beech tree, which was planted in October, surrounded by benches and wildflower planting to encourage a biodiverse, peaceful place for the community to […]
Sunday 24 April sees the return of this iconic cycling event over stunning Chiltern Hills and through beautiful, historic villages. Run in association with British Cycling, this firmly established and hugely popular sportive attracts hundreds of passionate cyclists from around the Home Counties and further afield. Offering a choice of 100k and 60k routes, starting […]
Dacorum Borough Council is reminding the public to take their rubbish home with them after litter is continuously left on and around sports pitches after games at weekends. The Council is seeing increasing amounts of litter being left at playgrounds, parks and pitches. The issue has been highlighted by their own Clean, Safe and Green […]
Our editor, Naomi MacKay, enjoyed a World Book Day performance of the comedy musical Billionaire Boy, based on David Walliams’ book. It’s not often you go to the theatre and are greeted by a tower of toilet rolls on the stage. But this touring production of the musical adaptation of one of David Walliams’ best-loved […]