Dacorum Borough Council is upping its commitment to making the borough a cleaner and safer place to live, work and visit by targeting people who deliberately drop litter or breach the borough’s public space protection orders. The council will be taking a firmer approach to littering and dog fouling by introducing Environmental Enforcement officer patrols across […]
Ashridge House will be presenting The Gruesome Gardens, a spooky Halloween adventure this half term! Step into the ghostly grounds at Ashridge House in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire for a truly unique and spooktacular experience! Enter through the Haunted Castle and make your way to the Gruesome Gardens where your trail begins. Using the map and your […]
October is Tyre Safety month, and Hertfordshire Constabulary is reminding motorists to check their vehicles to make sure that they are ready for winter. Simple winter readiness checks include ensuring that your tyres are in good condition, that all lights and windscreen wipers are working and that oil and anti-freeze levels are correct. Tyres are […]
The Old Town in Hemel Hempstead has put up the cobwebs and is ready to welcome visitors for some haunting Halloween celebrations this October. A brand new digital trail has been released by Dacorum Borough Council on the LoyalFree app for Halloween – head up to the eerily transformed Old Town High Street to take […]
Doughnut thieves dash to the finish in the family and education board game awards. The Dark Imp, a small independent board game publishing company, has won the Best Imagination Gaming Game of the Year (BIGGY) Award for their game Doughnut Dash. The Imagination Gaming Awards recognises games for families and education. Their aim is to […]
Passengers can pose for selfies beside a huge map of the West Coast main line for a chance to win rail tickets to key destinations from London Euston station. Each Friday for the next four weeks, passengers who post pictures to social media using the hashtag #EustonBackOnTrack while standing on the massive map outside the […]
DENS is thrilled to announce the return of its Sponsored Sleepout event on Friday 26 November. Taking place once again at The Hemel Hempstead School, the charity is challenging people from across Dacorum to swap their cosy bed for a sleeping bag and put themselves in the place of those sleeping rough in the cold winter […]
Alchemy & I in Berkhamsted have won the Independent Salon – Business Newcomer title at HJ’s British Hairdressing Business Awards 2021, sponsored by the National Hair and Beauty Federation (NHBF). Alchemy & I beat off tough competition from other finalists to be recognised for creating a successful new salon business that is less than two […]
A new Chalk Stream Restoration Strategy calls for chalk streams in England to be given enhanced environmental status. Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust has welcomed the publication of the Chalk Stream Restoration Strategy 2021, drawn up by group of environmental organisations including The Wildlife Trusts and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The […]
A member of Electric Umbrella charity from Tring is urging people to support a new appeal which aims to collect 1,000 musical instruments by Christmas. Electric Umbrella uses music and song to enhance the lives of learning disabled people and to enable them to continue doing this they are asking people to donate their unwanted […]
Come along to the first Dacorum Climate Action Network event on Wednesday 3 November. Tying in with COP26 – the global climate summit taking place in Glasgow this November – Dacorum Borough Coucil are hosting the first annual event for the Dacorum Climate Action Network (Dacorum CAN). The recently launched Dacorum CAN is intended for […]
Hertfordshire’s Modern Slavery Partnership will join organisations across the country for UK Anti-Slavery Day today (Monday 18 October) to help raise awareness of modern slavery. Anti-Slavery Day provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the exploitation of individuals and to encourage the government, local authorities, companies, charities and individuals to do what they can to […]