World Book Day Today is World Book Day so we asked Ben, Alison, Sandra and Kim at Our Bookshop to tell us what it means to them. ‘Our Bookshop are proud to be involved in World Book Day this year. As our first year involved, it’s been like a little voyage into the unknown but we […]
How does an event featuring local people from the arts, charities and small businesses turn into a live radio show? And who are the community-minded people who made it happen? The story begins in Berkhamsted seven years ago when local author and poet, Leslie Tate (pictured), started ‘Berkhamsted Live‘. Right from the start, the show […]
A man has been arrested in connection with an incident in Hemel Hempstead last week, where a 12-year-old girl was reportedly approached by a vehicle in suspicious circumstances. Police were contacted shortly after 5.20pm on Tuesday 25 February to report that a vehicle had pulled up alongside a girl near Bennetts End community centre and […]
Dacorum Borough Council has pledged its support for this year’s Great British Spring Clean, run by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy and is calling on litter heroes from across the borough to join in the annual spring clean. The campaign, which runs from 20 March to 13 April, will see around half a million people […]
Detectives investigating a robbery at a jewellers in Hemel Hempstead have released an image of a man they would like to identify and trace as part of their enquiries. It happened at F. Hinds inside the Marlowes shopping centre between 4.45pm and 4.50pm on Wednesday 12 February. A man entered the jewellers and requested to […]
Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a fatal collision near St Albans. At around 9am yesterday (Monday 2 March), several vehicles – three cars and a lorry – were involved in a collision at the Park Street roundabout, on the A414 North Orbital Road. Police, ambulance and fire services all attended the scene. […]
Can you lend a hand? Rennie Grove Hospice Care is seeking people with a little time to spare to join a team of volunteers who are making a big difference to local people living with cancer or other life limiting illnesses. Supporting Hands volunteers help out in a number of ways including assisting people to […]
6-8 November 2020 – Postponed from Easter Weekend due to coronavirus outbreak 10am-5pm Each Day Prepare your taste buds and loosen your jeans for the annual Great Missenden Food Festival and 2020 is set to be the biggest and best Festival yet! Each day will be packed with exciting events and a host of new […]
The annual CPRE Awards Scheme is now open and the countryside charity is inviting you to think about the people or groups who help improve life in your community and/or enhance the environment in Hertfordshire and nominate them for an award. They want to recognise those who work so hard to protect, promote and enhance […]
Herts Visual Arts’ annual Call for Artists and Venues will open 1 March for the special 30th Anniversary year of Herts Open Studios. Read their press release below for further information. Open Studios 2020 runs from Saturday 12 September to Sunday 4 October 2020 – 3 full weeks of art and opportunity that brings artists, […]
Berkhamsted Citizens have brought us news of a big and exciting joint venture they started at the beginning of February. The Ravens Lane bridge over the Grand Union Canal is being completely refurbished. Berkhamsted Citizens have partnered with the County Council and Osborne (the contractors) in the design of the decoration of the bridge. The […]
Mum of 3 Alexi Willoughby, 36, joined her local Slimming World group and has gone on to lose 5st 8.5lbs, transforming her health and that of her family. Alexi had always wanted to have the confidence to stand in a room full of people and not feel self-conscious about how she looked, but never thought […]
