Is your business involved in the tourist industry? Each year, VisitEngland invites all English visitor attractions to take part in their annual survey, the Business Barometer, recording visitor numbers alongside key information including entrance fees and visitor profiles. The survey is an official statistic and generates considerable media interest, both local and national, when published. […]
Dacorum Borough Council has recognised the borough’s most inspirational community projects with its annual Community Grant Awards evening. Charities, voluntary organisations and sports groups came together on Tuesday 12 March at a ceremony to award the winning projects. Leader of the Council Cllr Andrew Williams, Chief Executive Sally Marshall and the Mayor Cllr Rosie Sutton […]
The Marlowes Shopping Centre in Hemel Hempstead has announced that a new Empire Cinema will be coming to the town, after signing a 25-year lease with the UK’s leading independent cinema chain. The agreement comes after The Marlowes secured planning permission in 2018 from Dacorum Borough Council to add an extension above the existing centre […]
Right Guard is helping Dacorum’s residents ‘start their day right’ with the donation of a fresh outdoor community gym in Gadebridge Park. The gym is the second of its kind in the UK following the huge success of the first ever community gym made of recycled aerosols which was donated to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park […]
‘Thank you for adopting me’, words one mum will never forget With Mother’s Day approaching, one of Barnardo’s adoptive mums has shared her inspiring story in the hopes of encouraging other families to welcome a vulnerable child into their lives. Louisa, 47, from Birmingham, works in a school and had seen how children in care […]
High Street Baptist Church in Tring would like to add a Bra Bank to their Recycling Centre, becoming a collection point for anyone in the local area. However, to get an ABC Bra Bank up and running they need to collect 200 bras to begin with. Can you help? Giving your old bras a new lease […]
London Luton Airport Ltd (LLAL), the Luton Council company that owns London Luton Airport (LTN), has announced its preferred option for the long-term sustainable growth of the airport. The proposal is aimed at moving towards making best use of the existing single runway, in line with government policy and contributing to the projected shortfall in […]
Highways England is calling on drivers to join them in doing their bit to reduce litter levels on the nation’s motorways. Litter presents a serious safety risk besides being unsightly and a risk to wildlife and the environment, as we reported when Dacorum Borough Council installed litter signs on the A41. Around 200,000 bags of […]
The walled garden at Eythrope is opening its gates to the public, through a series of tours that start in May. These exclusive events will offer a glimpse into a garden that has, until now, been kept intensely private. Described by Gregory Long, President Emeritus of The New York Botanical Garden, as ‘the perfect dream […]
We previously reported on the proposal to move Egerton Rothesay School from one side of the valley to the other – plans which will affect us all. Currently, Egerton Rothesay (ERS) – a private specialist school – is near the top of Durrants Lane, just a few minutes’ drive from the A41. Proposals by Hertfordshire […]
Hertfordshire Police frequently receive reports from residents whose ‘keyless’ vehicles have been stolen. If your vehicle uses a vicinity key, this is their advice. What is a vicinity key? A vicinity key operates the vehicle to which it belongs using an automatic signal. You only have to be near to the vehicle for it to […]
Want to feel safer? Join your local Neighbourhood Watch (NHW). Membership of NHW in Berkhamsted currently stands at around 30%, compared to the borough average of 40% – so we’re asking you to get involved. Higher NHW membership in an area means that more people are aware of current incidents and therefore more likely to […]