Since 4 July, Peter Borg-Neal, Founder and Chairman of 28-strong local pub group, Oakman Inns, which owns five pubs in Hertfordshire, and his CEO, Dermot King, have provided comfortable yet Covid-safe environments for their guests. With other pub and restaurant operators across the UK, the Tring-headquartered group is bitterly disappointed that the Government has imposed […]
Our thanks for this story go to Molly Berry who teaches ‘Lipreading and Managing Hearing loss’ classes There are estimated to be about 10 million people in the UK with some sort of hearing problem, including tinnitus (ringing in the ears), and about 4 million of these people are hearing aid users, so you are […]
From Sarah Gain Productions, Hannah Khalil presents Mrs Scrooge – a digital interactive story for children aged 4-9 years old – which features in Fly High Stories’ free Winter theatre project: 12 Tiny Plays for children and their grownups. Children will be guided by a delightful cast of characters on screen, with lots of participation […]
Berkhamsted-based hair salon, Alchemy & I, has been announced as a finalist in eight categories of the Salon Awards, including Best Salon and Best Salon Team. The Salon Awards showcases the professionalism of the hairdressing industry on a local level, and has revealed Alchemy & I to be finalists in the following categories for the Hertfordshire […]
Recent restrictions have taken their toll on retail stores across the country but communities are still supporting their local outlets, as can be seen by the recent successful launch of MooBoo at The Marlowes, who have begun to brew a bubble tea trend. For those new to bubble tea, the popular drink originated in the […]
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 […]