On Friday 27 November Dacorum Borough Council is launching its consultation on the Emerging Strategy for Growth – the next step to creating the new Dacorum Local Plan 2020 – 2038. The consultation will run for 10 weeks, from 5pm on Friday 27 November 2020 and will close at 11:59pm on Sunday 7 February 2021. […]
Dacorum Borough Council is encouraging residents to apply for the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme – the deadline has now been extended until March 2022. The initiative helps make homes more energy efficient which can help people to save money on their bills – and it will reduce their carbon footprints too. The grant funds […]
Dacorum Borough Council supports new joint committee for good growth and recovery Dacorum Borough Council is the latest of 11 councils on the Hertfordshire Growth Board to officially announce its support for the new statutory joint committee. Building upon the success of the Growth Board collaboration over the last two years, the new committee, made […]
Our thanks to Angela Delglyn for this update on what’s going on at Tring Farmers Market An interesting side effect of these strange and uncertain times has been an upsurge in attendance at Tring Farmers Market, both by new stallholders and the public. In fact, it’s been heart warming to feel a return to the […]
Begin 2021 with sparkle and bright lights, with the extension of Waddesdon’s hugely popular Winter Light programme throughout January for the first time, bringing a little cheer to a dark time of year. The November lockdown has meant the first two weeks of Winter Light, part of this year’s Christmas at Waddesdon, have had to […]
Yesterday the Government announced plans to return to a strengthened three-tiered system of local COVID Alert Levels in England on 2 December – set at medium, high, and very high. On Thursday they will announce which geographical areas will fall within each tier. Below are details of the restrictions that will apply in each tier […]
This November marked another milestone for one of the region’s very popular local businesses, Puddingstone Distillery, the home of Campfire® Gin. It is now 4 years since co-founders Kate and Ben Marston opened the doors to the distillery, based at the PE Mead & Sons farm shop, in Wilstone, Tring. During that time the distillery […]
Thousands of independent stores have already closed in this current lockdown. If we don’t support our local business owners, the high street in our towns will close The Vendary is a collective platform launched purposely to help local high street business owners and smaller independents crack lockdown and overcome the challenges of the pandemic. It […]
Newly eligible 50 to 64-year-olds are being asked by doctors to wait to be contacted by their GP practice to book their flu vaccine. Local GPs and pharmacies are gearing up to provide free flu vaccinations to healthy 50 to 64-year-olds following the government announcement that vaccines should be available to this group from December. […]
As we enter a peak shopping period, Hertfordshire Constabulary is reminding people to exercise the same caution when buying online as they would at any other time of year. Last year 54 local residents reported falling victim to online fraud in November and December, losing a combined total of £27,413. Across the country as a […]
At a time when many of us are separated from loved ones, The Hospice of St Francis is holding a poignant and reflective event to bring families together virtually. Join their Light up a Life online event on Sunday 6 December at 4.30pm via the Hospice Facebook or website: stfrancis.org.uk/LUAL. Everyone is welcome to join […]
Following a growing number of catalytic converter thefts across the county over recent weeks, Hertfordshire Constabulary is urging drivers to protect their vehicles. There have already been 73 thefts in the county during November, compared with 98 in the whole of October. The areas most targeted by thieves have been Watford, St Albans, Dacorum, Broxbourne […]