Hertfordshire’s Public Health team have shared the following important message. There are a significant number of positive COVID-19 cases across Dacorum, with a specific rise in Hemel Hempstead. Existing self-isolation and testing measures have not contained this local outbreak amongst a group of young people (17-19 years old) in a small number of pubs and […]
A new leisure facility run in partnership with Dacorum Borough Council and local multi–activity organisation, Apex in the Community, is now open. Mayor of Dacorum, Councillor Terry Douris, opened the Active Dacorum Hub, located at Cupid Green Playing Fields in Hemel Hempstead on Friday 21 August. The building, previously known as the Cycle Hub, has […]
Not-for-profit social enterprise, Wenta, have launched a series of FREE webinars designed to help anyone facing unemployment and considering becoming self-employed. Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic has caused uncertainty to many, it has also been a time to reflect on work-life balance and what really matters. Business start-up experts, Wenta, have reported a 140% increase in […]
How are our local businesses managing post lockdown? Living speaks to Peter Elsworth, Chairman, Berkhamsted Chamber of Commerce. ‘They are feeling bruised in many cases,’ he says. ‘It’s difficult to gauge what will happen because I’m waiting to see how many reopen on the high street. Zen hairdressing closed. Laura Ashley is going, but that’s […]
Stonegate Pub Company is continuing the Eat Out to Help Out scheme across two Hertfordshire pubs September. Customers visiting the Green Man in Hemel Hempstead and The Waterside Inn, Ware, will all receive 50% off their bill from Monday to Wednesday. This offer will be available on food, soft drinks, tea and coffee, with no […]
DENS are urging everyone to sign up to their new exciting virtual event – challenging participants to complete 10,000 (or more) steps each day throughout the month of September to raise money to help vulnerable local people take the next positive step in their lives. Whether you’re a serious stepper, a roving rambler or just […]
The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre is re-opening on Thursday 10 September, after being closed for almost 6 months following the coronavirus lockdown in March – and it will be offering a unique personal visitor experience to ensure every single visitor feels safe and secure. During the summer, the museum has undergone a deep […]
Dear Berkhamsted Residents, The current Covid-19 crisis has disrupted all of our lives, in ways we would never have thought a few months ago. I hope you and your families are all well and managing to stay safe. The impact of this crisis continues to be a concern, and the Town Council continues to have […]
Dear Tring, Now that lockdown is easing and life in Tring returns to a new normal, it is important that we remember how fortunate we are. The majority of the people of Tring have stayed well; our sympathies go to the family and friends of those who lost their lives or were very ill in […]
Although the Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme ends on Bank Holiday Monday, 31 August, Oakman Inns, which operates six family-friendly pubs in Hertfordshire (Banyers House, Royston, Beech House, St Albans, Kings Arms, Berkhamsted, Red Lion, Water End and The Akeman and Grand Junction Arms in Tring) has chosen to continue it through the […]
The RSPCA is investigating after a terrier was handed into a vet practice covered in bite wounds and with one rotten leg ‘hanging off’. Eight-year-old Maggie was transferred to RSPCA Block Fen Animal Centre on 11 August after being handed into a private vet practice in Watford, Hertfordshire, in a terrible condition. RSPCA inspector Mel […]
Wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is, for the first time, running its Living with Mammals survey during autumn, from Monday 31 August until Sunday 29 November. This is the second time the survey has taken place this year, following a successful spring survey which proved popular during lockdown. The survey, which usually only […]