Hertfordshire Constabulary has teamed up with six other police forces in the Eastern Region in an effort to tackle hare coursing. The borders between the forces, which include Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Kent, have been removed when using certain tactics, making apprehending and prosecuting offenders easier. The agreement, which has been completed […]
The most modern mobile Covid-19 testing laboratory in the UK makes its showbiz debut today. London Medical Laboratory’s new, high-capacity mobile testing unit will ensure many big-budget film and TV productions continue shooting in the UK. The UK has remained the location of choice for many film and TV productions throughout the pandemic. That’s thanks […]
At a recent Berkhamsted Raiders Trustees Meeting, some changes were agreed to the leadership of the Raiders Trustee Board. After 12 years as Chair of Trustees for Raiders, Keith Pollard (pictured) has decided to step down to free up some time for the other volunteer roles that he undertakes, both within and outside sport. The […]
Discovering the origins of new towns. During the pandemic, The Arts Society, Gade Valley has moved its annual programme of professionally delivered lectures online to support its members and reach out to a wider audience. The Society is now offering a free public Zoom lecture on the morning of Wednesday 22 September to both members and […]
Officers from Hertfordshire Constabulary celebrated with the local LGBT+ community at Herts Pride on Saturday 14 August. The event is an important opportunity for engagement between the police and the LGBT+ community. Officers attend every year and 2021 was no exception, with a group of officers including Chief Constable Charlie Hall, all showing their support […]
The 2021 MKFM Tour de Vale will be returning to Buckinghamshire in just 1 month’s time and organisers WheelPower are looking forward to welcoming riders back to Stoke Mandeville Stadium for a celebration of cycling, community and charity at the Birthplace of the Paralympic Movement. On Sunday 19 September hundreds of cyclists will be start […]
Tring Brewery are thrilled to showcase an exclusive matchday pie prepared by Willy’s Pies and served at Watford FC’s Vicarage Road stadium. ‘Beef Brisket & Tring Ale Pie’ will be sold throughout the home-end of the hornet’s stadium and has been made using premium brisket chunks, delicious flaky pastry and Tring Brewery’s ‘Death or Glory’ […]
Seven students from The Jayne Marie Dancing School, est. 1983, have passed their vocational ISTD Intermediate ballet exams with Merits and Distinctions, and four have passed their vocational ISTD Intermediate modern exams, all with Distinctions: an amazing achievement for a part-time dance school. Abi Fullard, 17, from Berkhamsted, and Lottie Casserley, just 14, from Boxmoor, […]
Driving while under the influence of drugs can destroy lives forever, Hertfordshire Constabulary warns at the start of a national drug driving campaign. Drug taking impairs reaction times and the ability to think clearly. As a result, motorists driving under the influence of drugs are twice as likely to be involved in a collision. Those […]
People aged 16 and 17 can now get their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at walk-in sites across Hertfordshire and west Essex, following new guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). From this week, all vaccine centres operated by Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust are offering walk-in sessions for anyone over 16. They […]
Water voles have been reintroduced to the River Ver after a 34-year absence. On Tuesday 10 August, Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust, in partnership with the Ver Valley Society and a number of private landowners, reintroduced the nation’s beloved water vole to a stretch of the River Ver to the west of St Albans. The reintroduction […]
Almost 10,000 (9,997) calls reporting intentional harm inflicted on a wild animal have been taken by the RSPCA over the past five years, according to new figures from the animal charity. 14 intentional harm incidents were reported in Hertfordshire in 2020. As part of its Cancel Out Cruelty campaign, RSPCA data showed that wild mammals […]