Dacorum Borough Council’s garden waste collections will start again from the fortnight beginning Monday 9 March. Green-lidded bins are for organic garden waste only, such as: grass/hedge cuttings leaves twigs/small branches flowers (including cut flowers that are kept inside the house) prunings weeds small animal bedding made from straw, hay or woodchips (but not shredded […]
A 60-second film which shows the possible signs of terrorist activity will air in cinemas across the region from today (Friday 6 March), including at Watford’s Vue cinema. ‘Look Again’ is a powerful short film, produced by Counter Terrorism Policing, which shows what sort of behaviour could indicate someone is planning a terrorist attack and […]
Hertfordshire Year of Culture 2020 (HYOC2020) is a year to showcase Hertfordshire as a county of creative and cultural opportunity. Dacorum Borough Council has joined the rest of the county during 2020 and is showcasing creativity and cultural opportunities across the borough. Organisations, businesses, groups and individuals across Dacorum are getting involved in different ways […]
World Book Day Today is World Book Day so we asked Ben, Alison, Sandra and Kim at Our Bookshop to tell us what it means to them. ‘Our Bookshop are proud to be involved in World Book Day this year. As our first year involved, it’s been like a little voyage into the unknown but we […]
How does an event featuring local people from the arts, charities and small businesses turn into a live radio show? And who are the community-minded people who made it happen? The story begins in Berkhamsted seven years ago when local author and poet, Leslie Tate (pictured), started ‘Berkhamsted Live‘. Right from the start, the show […]
A man has been arrested in connection with an incident in Hemel Hempstead last week, where a 12-year-old girl was reportedly approached by a vehicle in suspicious circumstances. Police were contacted shortly after 5.20pm on Tuesday 25 February to report that a vehicle had pulled up alongside a girl near Bennetts End community centre and […]
Dacorum Borough Council has pledged its support for this year’s Great British Spring Clean, run by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy and is calling on litter heroes from across the borough to join in the annual spring clean. The campaign, which runs from 20 March to 13 April, will see around half a million people […]
Detectives investigating a robbery at a jewellers in Hemel Hempstead have released an image of a man they would like to identify and trace as part of their enquiries. It happened at F. Hinds inside the Marlowes shopping centre between 4.45pm and 4.50pm on Wednesday 12 February. A man entered the jewellers and requested to […]
Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a fatal collision near St Albans. At around 9am yesterday (Monday 2 March), several vehicles – three cars and a lorry – were involved in a collision at the Park Street roundabout, on the A414 North Orbital Road. Police, ambulance and fire services all attended the scene. […]
Can you lend a hand? Rennie Grove Hospice Care is seeking people with a little time to spare to join a team of volunteers who are making a big difference to local people living with cancer or other life limiting illnesses. Supporting Hands volunteers help out in a number of ways including assisting people to […]
6-8 November 2020 – Postponed from Easter Weekend due to coronavirus outbreak 10am-5pm Each Day Prepare your taste buds and loosen your jeans for the annual Great Missenden Food Festival and 2020 is set to be the biggest and best Festival yet! Each day will be packed with exciting events and a host of new […]
The annual CPRE Awards Scheme is now open and the countryside charity is inviting you to think about the people or groups who help improve life in your community and/or enhance the environment in Hertfordshire and nominate them for an award. They want to recognise those who work so hard to protect, promote and enhance […]