An innovative notification system aiming to provide more joined-up help and support to children reported missing in Hertfordshire launches today, Monday 26 April. The scheme is being piloted in Hertfordshire in partnership with the county’s Children’s Services, education providers and Operation Encompass, a charitable organisation first set up in 2010 to help schools safeguard children […]
Hertfordshire Constabulary will conduct a week of action to combat knife crime between Monday 26 April and Sunday 2 May as part of Operation Sceptre, a national knife crime initiative. Knife related crime remains lower in Hertfordshire than in other parts of the country, but the campaign aims to reinforce the message that carrying a […]
To support the return of domestic tourism and inspire bookings to Herts, Visit Herts is launching a campaign targeting the domestic market by showcasing Hert’s outstanding food and drink offer and breath-taking landscapes to capitalise on an increased interest in reconnecting with nature and local produce This campaign will be supported by the national VisitEngland […]
Local Tring distillery gains further recognition at the London Spirits Competition Small batch gin producer Puddingstone Distillery has been awarded two gold medals and two silver medals in the 2021 London Spirit Competition for its Campfire Gin range. This is a great achievement for the Hertfordshire-based nano craft gin distillery, founded by Ben and Kate […]
Rail passengers are being urged to travel either side of the early May bank holiday when hundreds of railway engineers improve the West Coast main line. Millions of pounds is being invested to improve future journeys for passengers and freight on Network Rail’s West Coast South route. Between Saturday 1 and Monday 3 May, Euston […]
Tring Running Club members will be celebrating the club’s 40th birthday year with a variety of running-focused events, including a 40-mile relay and a ‘Treasure Hunt’ Score Challenge. With its founding club run on 14 April 1981, ‘Tring Jogging Club’, as it was then known, has seen many changes in its 40-year history. Perhaps the most […]
The Great British Spring Clean will be returning this year with their most ambitious target to date: to litter pick a million miles around the UK. Dacorum Borough Council is proud once again to be supporting the annual litter-picking campaign and is calling on everyone to join in with the national effort throughout May and […]
Hertfordshire Constabulary is warning residents to stay vigilant following reports of scam phone calls and text messages which appeared to be from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Seven victims in Borehamwood, Watford and Hemel Hempstead have been contacted by the fraudsters claiming to be HMRC over the last few weeks. The victims were told there […]
Dacorum Borough Council will be in Hemel Hempstead town centre this Saturday to promote their new partnership with LoyalFree. The LoyalFree app, available to download now, promotes high street businesses throughout borough for free, whilst also providing a range of local offers, deals, event listings, interactive trails and more. A small team from the council […]
The festival runs from 22 May to 6 June with over 80 guided walks in the beautiful Chilterns All walks must be pre-booked at visitchilterns.co.uk/walkingfest and numbers are limited to make them Covid-safe The Chilterns Conservation Board is delighted to announce that the Chilterns Walking Festival is back this spring with an impressive programme of […]
Katy Etherington, founder of the not-for-profit website for disabled people and personal care assistants, PA Pool, has won the London & South East England Prestige Awards – Private Care Specialists of the Year 2020/21. The PA Pool website, www.papool.co.uk, is for disabled or elderly people looking to employ a Personal Care Assistant (PA) or carer, […]
A Hertfordshire woman has been issued with a Community Resolution Order after attempting to sell a genuine 1960s ocelot fur coat. The woman, aged 18 and from Chipperfield, had attempted to sell the coat online before the UK National Wildlife Crime Agency alerted police. Officers subsequently made contact with the woman and she agreed to […]