Passengers were kept safely on the move over a track fault thanks to innovative use of a GoPro camera by Network Rail workers. Smart thinking by rail management engineer Steve Rand and section manager Scott Morrison, after spotting the cracked railway crossing on the West Coast main line south of Milton Keynes, prevented two days […]
Royal Mail UK Service Friday 18 December – 2nd Class and 2nd Class Signed For Monday 21 December – 1st Class and 1st Class Signed For and Royal Mail Tracked 48 Tuesday 22 December – Royal Mail Tracked 24 Wednesday 23 December – Special Delivery Guaranteed International Standard & International tracking and signature services Friday […]
Tring Farmers Market is looking forward to Christmas and beyond with new stalls and products and a continued commitment to a great local, sustainable shopping experience. New additions to the market include Chiltern Charcuterie, So Natural (natural body products) Phomo UK (Vietnamese Pho), and Happy Yoga Kitchen (vegan food). Most food is either made, grown […]
Tring Together, local charity, organiser of major town events and dedicated supporter of local businesses and residents, is determined to bring a Christmas celebration to Tring this December. The annual Christmas Festival, which usually has more than 100 festive stalls and more than 10,000 visitors flowing along the High Street, cannot go ahead but the […]
Network Rail has announced major upgrades on the West Coast main line and at London Euston in spring/summer 2021. The work, part of Britain’s Railway Upgrade Plan and HS2 Phase One, will make passengers’ journeys more reliable and ease pressure on the West Coast main line by adding more railway capacity. Though passenger demand is […]
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity have joined together with Bucks Healthcare Trust to offer a virtual Time to Reflect service this December to support those who have faced the loss of a loved one this year. From 5pm on Sunday 6 December until the end of the year, the virtual Time to Reflect service will be […]
The newly restored Rectory Lane Cemetery should be fully open by the time you read this. The finished project is the result of three years of work to physically transform the space, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and local fundraising. Project Manager Dr James Moir has worked for seven years to achieve the […]
Ashridge House has been busy creating a truly magical Christmas experience to look forward to after the lockdown because if there is ever a year we need Christmas, it is this year! They gave us this update I am delighted to announce the launch of our Enchanted Garden Globes at Ashridge House from 3 December […]
Open Door, the community centre in Berkhamsted, and Berko Food for Friends have teamed once again up to provide a free meal service for the most vulnerable in our community. Every Tuesday and Thursday during lockdown, volunteers are delivering freshly cooked main courses and desserts to older people, and those who are self isolating or […]
Tring Radio and Living Magazines team up to help keep the community connected Tring Radio is entering into a new partnership with Tring and Berkhamsted Living Magazines. Both the station and the magazines hold the same values when it comes to keeping the community connected, promoting local businesses and organisations and providing entertainment. Living Magazines […]
Urgent & important news from Chiltern Countryside Group In haste, but importantly, we have just heard there is a key full Council Meeting of Dacorum Borough Council on Wednesday 18 November, with an agenda item to ratify the new Local Plan for public consultation starting in December. The Berkhamsted Residents Action Group (BRAG) have set […]
A Hertfordshire homelessness charity has scooped a major national award for the work it does selling items through its online shop. Emmaus Hertfordshire has been presented the UK Community Hero Award by eBay, one of ten awards presented to businesses and organisations across the UK to recognise exceptional or innovative use of the online selling […]
