Hertfordshire County Council has revealed how it plans to spend an extra £7.892m of local roads funding announced in the November Budget. Added to the £5m already allocated within the county council’s budget for improving local roads, more roads can be resurfaced than previously planned. As a result, an extra 200 roads across Hertfordshire are set […]
Dacorum Borough Council is consulting on proposals to change planning rules in a bid to protect the borough’s employment areas. Changes of use from office, light industrial or warehouse use to houses or flats no longer require planning permission following recent changes in planning rules. The council is proposing reintroducing the need for planning permission […]
Three people have been arrested in connection with a robbery at the Lifestyle convenience store in Christchurch Road, Tring, which took place on Monday 7th January at around 6.20pm when money was taken from the till before the offenders ran off. No-one was hurt during the incident. An 18-year-old man from Hemel Hempstead and two […]
As you may have seen in our news last week, Dacorum Borough Council ran several Christmas tree chipping points on Sunday 6th January. The annual reycling day, in its 23rd year, broke all previous records with more than 4,000 residents coming along to see their trees go through the chipper! Recyclers were then able to […]
We’re delighted to bring you this item on how to stick to your New Year’s resolutions in 2019, written for us by Dr Zain Sikafi, CEO and Founder of Mynurva. Arguably the best part of celebrating the start of a new year is the inspiration it gives you to make the ensuing 12 months a success – […]
The Prince’s Countryside Fund is open for grant applications from today, January 9th until February 21st 2019. The Fund gives its grants twice a year, and projects in rural areas across the UK can apply for up to £50,000 in the spring round of funding. The charity was set up in 2010 by HRH The […]
Parents have been advised to worry less about their children’s screen time following a report by leading paediatricians which says there’s little evidence of it being harmful. The review of evidence did, however, find associations between higher screen use and obesity and depression. In a report by BBC News, the guidance avoids setting screen time limits, but […]
Euston station’s new outdoor taxi rank opened yesterday, Sunday 6 January, providing passengers with a better way to switch between road and rail, with level access from the station concourse. Taxis now pick up and drop off outside the front of the station (formerly Euston Square Gardens West), instead of at the previous underground taxi rank. […]
The following summary of planned new and ongoing road improvements over the coming week is correct as of Friday 4 January but could be subject to change due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances. M1 junction 2 Mill Hill, Greater London: survey work Work to improve journeys by undertaking survey work will start this week. The […]
This year’s Tring Book Festival will take place from 8th to 17th November. For ten days, the Hertfordshire market town of Tring will be transformed into a literary lover’s dream as we welcome a selection of the world’s finest writers, actors, politicians, poets and leading opinion formers to help us celebrate the joy of the […]
If making a Will was one of your New Year’s resolutions, you may be interested to know that February is Make Your Will Month. Rennie Grove Hospice Care has teamed up with a selected group of local legal experts who are donating their time and legal expertise to write a standard Will in return for […]
Now in its 37th year, the Berkhamsted Half Marathon and Five Mile Fun Run attracts an enthusiastic following, with up to 1200 runners taking on the longer distance, and 600 enjoying the Fun Run. The Half Marathon, which tracks through attractive Chilterns countryside, is an ideally timed event for runners coming back to competitive running […]
