Husband and wife team The Cook Partnership in Tring are celebrating 20 years in the town – and are thrilled to still be there! Established by David Cook in August 1999, the chartered accountancy firm has gone from strength to strength since it opened the doors of its very first office. ‘My wife Pam and […]
A regular club night is bringing a bit of excitement to Tring – and is proving to be a big success! HouseMouse, run by Housemousemusic, a local electronic dance music collective, turned up the heat at The Court Theatre last month – and will be doing it all again later this year. The group’s main […]
It’s only been open a few months but the Wigginton Community Shop and Café has already been shortlisted in two prestigious awards, including regional finalist for the Countryside Alliance’s Rural Oscars, and finalist in the Herts Business Awards. Vice Chair of the Management Committee Deborah Simcock, is thrilled. ‘The last time Wigginton had a village […]
Hemel Hempstead MP, Sir Mike Penning has expressed his anger after learning that the West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust is proposing massive investment at Watford and the absolute bare minimum at Hemel. The boards of West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust and Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group met on 6 June to agree a way forward […]
We always knew it was the case, and now the BBC agree that Berkhamsted is perfect, as they chose to film an episode of their new flagship property programme ‘Escape to the Perfect Town’ in and around our very own desirable town! Presenter Jonnie Irwin spent the day helping a house-hunting couple find their new […]
The issue of our plastic wrap round the magazine has recently been raised on social media – and believe us when we say it’s something we’ve been looking into for quite some time! Like most things, once you start looking into it properly, its not quite as simple as you would think – and we […]
Following the completion of an extensive refurbishment programme, the swimming pool at Tring Sports Centre will reopen to the public on Saturday 8 June. Dacorum Borough Council has provided investment of £1.8million to modernise the pool and other facilities for the benefit of the community. Significant works have been carried out to transform the reception […]
FundStar, a not-for-personal-profit enterprise set up by Tring-based serial entrepreneur David Evans MBE, formally launched yesterday, 5 June, after successful trials to offer schools a strategic and co-ordinated approach to their fundraising activity. As schools experience a reduction in real-terms funding and increased costs, the pressure to raise money by alternative means is growing. Whilst […]
The Herts County Show enjoyed a great turn-out of local residents and their four-legged friends over the late Spring Bank Holiday weekend. Herts County Council had a great time showcasing some of their key services, including Fire and Rescue, Highways and Fostering Adoption, that help make Hertfordshire such a great place to live. Doggy delight […]
You may remember we brought you the news of The Wildlife Trusts’ annual challenge – 30 Days Wild – calling on everyone to go wild every day in June. The challenge has now begun and this year looks set to be bigger and wilder than ever – so far, more than 60,000 people, families, schools, […]
The prestigious Tring Park School for the Performing Arts have won the much-coveted BBC Songs of Praise Senior School Choir of the Year 2019 competition for the second time in four years. The final, which was aired on Sunday 2 June on BBC1, saw the Tring Park School Chamber Choir, also known as the Tring […]
Bandit is currently with Cats Protection Hemel Hempstead & Berkhamsted Branch – can you offer him a forever home? This lad is our Bandit he is approx. 10 years of age. He has had a bit of a time of it previously before coming into Cats Protection and is now becoming the relaxed chilled out […]
