The Government announced last Tuesday that grants for energy-saving home improvements including insulation and double glazing, would be available from September. By Wednesday, scammers had started making phone calls to residents in Bishops Stortford, pretending to be a part of this scheme. Hertfordshire County Council Trading Standards advises that if you receive a call referring […]
In a career marked by longstanding relationships with Alexander McQueen and John Galliano, and having directed videos for Tom Ford, Lady Gaga and Kanye West, Nick Knight’s constant desire to experiment, push boundaries and challenge his audience has led him to take up a new subject, the classic rose – but expressed in an entirely […]
Hemel Hempstead MP, Sir Mike Penning, has tabled an Early Day Motion in Parliament calling for a new acute hospital on a new site for West Hertfordshire. The Motion reads: ‘That this House notes that the acute hospital in Watford was the first hospital to be built under the reign of Queen Victoria; further notes […]
July 2020 sees the 30th anniversary of the partnership between Robert Stringer and Richard Mann of Stringer Mann Chartered Financial Planners based in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. Despite Coronavirus blocking any plans for a party, a donation will be made to the St. James’s Place Charitable Foundation to assist those struggling as a result of the pandemic. […]
This Is My Theatre are due to be bringing their production of Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers to Tring this August. The open-air show will run outdoors at St Bartholomew’s Church, Tring on Wednesday 19 August at 2pm. Ethan Taylor of This Is My Theatre told us: ‘Although 2020 isn’t quite the year any of […]
From Friday 24 July, wearing face coverings in shops will be mandatory in England, to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19. The government announced these new rules earlier this week from best available scientific evidence that states when used correctly, wearing a face covering may reduce the spread of coronavirus droplets in certain […]
Hertfordshire Constabulary gave a big socially distanced welcome to 11 new Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) on Friday 3 July. The latest recruits, including former retail workers, a fitness coach and a teaching assistant, were formally designated into their roles at a special ceremony at police headquarters in Welwyn Garden City. ‘Usually new PCSOs would […]
The largest open air cinema in the UK is running in the stunning grounds of Hatfield House until 2 August, boasting a giant wide screen LED screen which is the biggest in Europe. The Screen Space, the brain child of local events company owner Matt Gourd (who has provided the screens for the St Albans […]
Organisers of Tring’s annual music festival, Chilfest, launch a series of outdoor cinema events this weekend. Following the difficult decision to cancel the main festival, due to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown measures, Steve Butcher and his team have pulled together nine weekends of alternative entertainment for local film lovers. The beautiful Pendley Manor’s Meadow […]
As there was an unprecedented demand for free call blocking devices from the National Scams Team this week, Hertfordshire County Council Trading Standards is advising residents of other ways that they can protect themselves from landline telephone scams. Contact your phone provider, ask if they provide free call blocking services and sign up if they […]
A total of nineteen people were arrested and £200,000 in cash was seized during a proactive cross-border traffic operation across the M25 corridor. Officers from both local and countywide Operation Scorpion units, BCH Road Policing and Safer Neighbourhood teams worked in partnership with colleagues from the Metropolitan Police Service, Thames Valley Police, Surrey Police and […]
Online gaming can offer many positive experiences. It can give children and young people the chance to escape into a virtual world, to learn, and to connect with others. However, there is a risk of children and young people viewing inappropriate content in games and being contacted by adults seeking to exploit them. These activity […]