The British public is being asked to keep an eye out for spectacular stag beetles this summer and record any sightings online, as part of a wildlife charity’s national Great Stag Hunt survey. The Great Stag Hunt, run by People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES), has been running for over 25 years. Native stag beetles – with […]
This week (w/c 30 June), the UK’s largest canal charity Canal & River Trust will begin installing 2,000 steel piles into a 200-year old reservoir’s embankments, as part of a 15-month programme of statutory works at Wilstone Reservoir, near Tring in Hertfordshire. Stretching for 1,350 metres, the historic embankments at Wilstone Reservoir are among the […]
Sunday 22 June saw a gathering of over 100 classic and vintage vehicles at Buzzrail’s Page’s Park station, delighting visitors and owners alike. Drivers showing their classic cars were treated to a reduced-price train ticket on one of five departures, headed by 1919-vintage Andrew Barclay 0-6-0T locomotive ‘Doll’ and 1979-origin (rebuilt 1999 by Alan Keef) […]
London Euston has welcomed a feathery new member of the station team in Oscar, a Harris hawk. Oscar will visit London Euston once a week over the next few months with his handler at varying times to carry out ‘pigeon patrols’ aimed at deterring pigeons from setting up home at the station. Although Oscar has […]
Michael Harrison, in association with Cameron Mackintosh, is delighted to announce more venues for the major UK and Ireland tour of Miss Saigon following huge public demand for the thrilling new production. The newly added dates now ensure audiences across the UK and Ireland have the chance to experience the new production of this legendary […]
Insect Week runs from 23 to 29 June 2025 and Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust give us plenty of reasons as to why we should all be celebrating the smallest members of our community. Bugs, critters, creepy crawlies, minibeasts, insects, invertebrates… whatever you know them as, local wildlife charity Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust want […]
On Saturday 28 June 2025, Dacorum Borough Council will be hosting its annual Armed Forces Day event. Armed Forces Day is an opportunity to show support for our Armed Forces Community. The free event will be held in Market Square, Hemel Hempstead from 11am-3.30pm and will feature a range of entertainment and activities for all […]
The first Hertfordshire Retail Crime Forum has been hosted by the Police and Crime Commissioner Jonathan Ash-Edwards. Over a hundred representatives from retailers and partner organisations attended the event to discuss how they could best work together to reduce shoplifting, business crime and assaults on staff. Held at the Tesco headquarters in Welwyn Garden City […]
Hertfordshire County Council has announced that under the new administration’s 100 day plan, an alternative approach to pothole repair on residential streets will be trialled in the county between 23 June and 4 July. The new approach will involve highways crews identifying and fixing the worst potholes, looking for other issues in the same section […]
Step back in time and experience the thrill of medieval combat at Chiltern Open Air Museum in Buckinghamshire on 28 and 29 June. Hear the clash of steel and the thundering of hooves fill the air. Step into a world of knights in shining armour and see displays of incredible skill and horsemanship as the […]
The spectacular UK & Ireland tour of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe stops off in Milton Keynes Theatre for performances from Tue 22-Sat 26 July. The celebrated production of C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which was loved by audiences and critics alike during its recent West End run, has […]
Hertfordshire County Council is the highest scoring council for climate action in Hertfordshire, according to Climate Emergency UK who published their second edition of the Council Climate Action Scorecards today, the only holistic analysis of all UK councils’ climate action. Hertfordshire County Council scored 42% overall, closely followed by Watford District Council with 41%. These two councils […]
