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Living Magazines Coronavirus in Hertfordshire

Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Useful Information

Neighbourhood Watch have shared some useful information about Coronavirus COVID-19: There are a number of confirmed Coronavirus cases who are residents of Hertfordshire and, sadly, earlier this week an elderly patient with underlying conditions died. Public Health England (PHE) is working closely with NHS colleagues and Hertfordshire County Council to manage the situation and help […]

Living Magazines YC Music project

Rapper helps to inspire musical youth

A group of young people from Hertfordshire have just completed a once in a lifetime musical project with one of the UK’s most respected urban musicians. The seven-week project was run as a pilot by Hertfordshire Constabulary’s Gangs and Schools team with YC Hertfordshire Services for Young People, who teamed up with Quinton Green, a […]

Living Magazines Network Rail staff working on tracks in ITV series

Primetime ITV documentary goes behind the scenes at Network Rail

Operations manager Rob Bligh plays a key role in Network Rail’s response to flooding disruption in the opening episode of a new ITV series airing this week. This is one of the plot lines covered by ITV who were granted unprecedented access to Network Rail’s control centres between Birmingham New Street and London Euston for […]

Living Magazines Wanted Andrew Prothero

Have you seen wanted Andrew Prothero?

Police are appealing to the public for their help in locating a wanted man. Andrew Prothero, aged 28, whose last known address is in Hemel Hempstead, is wanted in connection with an assault. Anyone who sees him, or has any information about his whereabouts, is asked to contact Hertfordshire Constabulary via 101 or report information […]

Living Magazines The Rennie Grove sausage from Kings

Hospice charity has its own sausage

Rennie Grove Hospice Care, the local charity that provides specialist care for adults and children with a life-limiting illness, has been given a novel boost by having a sausage named after it. And that’s not all. The Rennie Grove sausage is also raising funds for the charity with £1 from each 1lb sold being donated […]

Living Magazines Animal Mummies Exhibition at Tring Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum Unwraps Animal Mummies Exhibition

Gaze at a sealed 2,400-year-old wooden cat coffin Discover why an unwrapped mummified crocodile with stones in its abdomen is so unusual Discover a handprint on a terracotta jar that contained a mummified bird of prey This spring visitors to The Natural History Museum at Tring will be able to visit a new free temporary […]

Living Magazines OWL Card Minders

Free Bike Marking

Recently Hertfordshire Constabulary have seen a rise in bike thefts, specifically in Dacorum. In response to this they will be holding a bike marking session on 14 March 2020 between 10am-3pm (subject to variation). This will be held at Halfords on London Road in Hemel Hempstead. Police believe bike marking will help reduce theft due […]

Living Magazines Lockers Park Pre-Prep Pupils & their Royal Castles

A Royal Welcome at Lockers Park School

Lockers Park School in Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead is opening its doors for a School Open Morning on Saturday 14 March from 10am-12 noon. The morning’s theme will be ‘Kings & Queens’, a topic the school’s Reception class has enjoyed learning about. There will be a selection of majestic activities at the Pre-Prep to keep little […]

Living Magazines Greenway Lodge home for children opening

New children’s home in West Hertfordshire

Greenway Lodge, a residential home for young people with complex health or care needs has opened its doors in Dacorum. The opening of the new home on 21 February was marked at a cake cutting ceremony by Cllr Teresa Heritage, Hertfordshire County Council’s Executive Member for Children, Young People and Families and Joanne Henderson, Director […]

Living Magazines salons boycott gossip magazines

Berkhamsted Beauty Spots Boycott Gossip Magazines

Cecily Spa, Koha Skin Clinics and hair salon, Alchemy and I, have all removed celebrity gossip magazines from their salons and will instead only be providing positive material such as wellness and lifestyle publications. The beauty spots will no longer be providing the magazines for clients while they enjoy treatments as they promote harmful and […]

Living Magazines Tring Mayor Roxanne Ransley

Letter from the Mayor of Tring, Spring 2020

Dear Tring Residents, I was thrilled to become Mayor in May last year following the election of the new Town Council. Tring Living is a great way to let you know what the Council is involved with and what I have been doing in my civic role as Mayor. The role of Mayor is a […]

Living Magazines Garrick Stevens, Mayor of Berkhamsted

Letter from the Mayor of Berkhamsted, Spring 2020

Dear Berkhamsted Residents, As Town Mayor of Berkhamsted I was delighted to be asked to contribute to Berkhamsted Living. In this first article I will give an overview of current activities, then in future, focus in more detail on particular projects. One of my most enjoyable civic duties is visiting charities and organisations in Berkhamsted. […]