Berkhamsted tarot card reader Naomi Stevens is once again putting her talents into raising funds for Comic Relief. Naomi won the charity’s 2025 Solo Superstar award, having raised over £4,000 since she began fundraising for Comic Relief in 1985. Now, Naomi is planning for the 2026 Red Nose Day on 20 March, and hoping to […]
Now in its 51st year, this season’s Tring Pantomime is the all-time favourite, Cinderella. With not a soap star in sight, it features a well-known cast of local talent that has many years of pantomime experience. You can expect all the annual on-stage shenanigans, audience participation, fun and frolics that have become the team’s trademark. […]
When a local single parent with two young children was struggling to keep food fresh after her fridge-freezer broke, she turned to Dacorum Community Trust for help. The Trust quickly provided a replacement item, helping the family avoid further hardship. Dacorum Community Trust is a small, independent charity established in 1976, dedicated to supporting residents […]
Naomi MacKay watched Goldilocks and the Three Bears at Milton Keynes Theatre, where it runs until Sunday 11 January 2026. Milton Keynes Theatre has been transformed into a magical circus tent for the next few weeks, as the 2026 panto Goldilocks and the Three Bears brings dazzling sparkle, laugh-out-loud chaos and good old-fashioned festive fun […]
Tring’s newest care home has marked its latest construction milestone. The Care UK team were joined by Mayor of Tring Cllr Paul de Koning for a special topping-out ceremony at Eggleton House on Miswell Lane, which is set to open in summer 2026. After making his way up to the roof of the building, Mr […]
Naomi MacKay watched Jack and the Beanstalk at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, which runs until Sunday 4 January. It’s panto season again – the most wonderful time of the year – and Jack and the Beanstalk blasts it off to a sparkling start in Aylesbury. This high-energy production fires jokes and silliness at a terrific pace. […]
Interested in photography? Are you always looking for that perfect photo? Want to showcase your creative side? The Rotary Young Photographer competition is for you. This event encourages young people aged up to 17 to develop and showcase their photography skills. This year Berkhamsted Rotary is looking for three photos on the subject of ‘Happiness […]
A long-held community vision is coming to life in Northchurch, as the St Mary’s Garden Group (part of EcoBerko) takes the next steps towards transforming the unusable front playground of St Mary’s Primary School into a vibrant garden for everyone to enjoy. Guided by feedback from the school and wider community, the group is working […]
Country music artist and Cancer Research UK campaigns ambassador Emma Jade Garbutt took the first runner-up title in the recent Ms Great Britain 2025 competition. Emma, 31, took part in the glittering 80th anniversary national final at The Athena, Leicester. Originally from South Yorkshire, she moved to Berkhamsted in 2024. Emma, who recently handed over […]
Nestled on the edge of the Chiltern Hills, Bartlett’s Residential Care Home in Stone has taken an innovative step in enriching life for its residents – by planting a vineyard. More than 4,000 vines of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay now flourish in the grounds, benefiting from the same chalky soils that make France’s Champagne region […]
The Roy Chapman garage has been a familiar name to car owners in Berkhamsted, and then Tring, for more than 50 years. As it closed its doors for the last time this autumn, Roy Chapman looks back on the family-owned company’s history and says a fond farewell to customers. In October 1974, my wife, Anne […]
A trio of young entrepreneurs have been busy selling their homemade wares on a stall at Berkhamsted Farmers Market in the High Street. Lula Spivack, 11, Amelia Metcalfe, 11, and Maya Ivanov, 12, all attend Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, and live in villages around Berkhamsted. The latest business idea for the girls, […]