An amazing night with Wille Edwards supporting our local homeless charity DENS Congratulations to Blues Bar Tring who raised money for DENS recently during the Wille Edwards gig. £310 On the door after paying Wille his cover £65 from an auction of a returned raffle prize £100 worth of Tring Brewery Vouchers £380 from Tring Brewery […]
Summershed Brewery based in Wigginton, Tring has celebrated a successful first year of trading by opening newly extended facilities to meet demand for its premium bottle conditioned ales. Having started the brewery as a hobby in a shed in his back garden, Simon Crichton made the decision to take the next step when the village […]
Boxmoor resident Mr Iain Young was fined at St Albans Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 20 November after pleading guilty to illegally dumping waste. Dacorum Borough Council’s Environmental Enforcement Team, along with Legal Services, have successfully prosecuted Mr Young for fly-tipping offences in The Square, an area falling within the centre of Hemel Hempstead. Mr Young […]
Yes, it’s almost that time of year again for ol’ St Nic to take to the streets to bring festive cheer to everyone he meets. Is Father Christmas going to be in a road near you? If you’re in the Tring area, then you might be in luck! He’ll be seen for approx 2 hours […]
Local not-for-profit organisation The Hospice Lottery Partnership has launched its annual Winter Superdraw to raise much needed funds to help support patients and families that are cared for by our local hospices including: Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity based in Aylesbury Michael Sobell Hospice Charity based in Northwood Rennie Grove Hospice Care covering Herts and Bucks […]
The first Tring Book Festival has come to an end. Running from 8-17 November, the festival was a huge success. During its ten days, 36 events were held across 7 beautiful venues featuring 53 authors. Over 4,400 tickets were sold, along with a staggering 1,600 books. Not only was the festival attended by hordes of […]
Pupils at Lockers Park Preparatory School in Hertfordshire were on top form at the weekend. The school’s highly-regarded Chapel Choir sang at Berkhamsted’s ever-popular Festival of Light which took place on Sunday 24 November. The 20-strong choir, resplendent in choral robes, had been practising hard in the run-up to the event and dazzled audiences with […]
Art lovers are being given the chance to discover new works by local artists at College Lake nature reserve. The College Lake Artists will showcase their work once again at one of the Wildlife Trust’s flagship nature reserves. The group, which have exhibited their work at College Lake for the past four years, will be […]
Italian and festive food lovers, rejoice! Launching on Sunday 1 December 2019, ASK Italian introduces the ‘12 Days of ASK Italian Christmas’ – a festive celebratory offer giving away a free dish each day across a 12 day-period nationwide, including our local Berkhamsted restaurant, when purchased alongside any other main course. The free dishes on […]
Dacorum Borough Council’s Environmental Enforcement Team, along with Legal Services, have managed to successfully prosecute a repeat fly tipper, Ricky Tim from Watford, who blighted the environment by fly tipping on Dacorum land. The first offence consisted of waste that was collected from a residential property in Watford. The resident was having some renovations done. […]
You spoke – and we listened. The plastic that has been used to wrap our magazine for years has, after much research into compostable alternatives, been banished for good! Like many other businesses, including the RSPB, we have switched to a new, more environmentally-friendly compostable wrap to bring your favourite, and only truly local, magazine […]
The Hertfordshire Domestic Abuse Partnership will be launching an appeal for local businesses and services to help victims and survivors of domestic abuse on Monday 25 November. In town centres up and down the county, volunteers will be taking part in a walkabout, visiting local businesses, such as hairdressers and cafes encouraging them, to get […]