If you read our news and features regularly, you’ll know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. We’ve just heard that a limited edition product has been released to raise money for breast cancer fighters, survivors and supporters as Bioflow, the leading manufacturer of magnetic therapy products worldwide has partnered with the Pink Ribbon Foundation […]
NFU Mutual and Machins Solicitors are hosting a free breakfast seminar on Wednesday 23 October. At this seminar, they will be sharing their legal and financial expertise to help you avoid the common pitfalls and navigate the commercial considerations to minimise the typical key risk areas for businesses. What steps have you taken to protect […]
A new way of maintaining and improving motorways and major A roads in the East of England launched today, Tuesday 1 October. The new approach will see Highways England take a more hands-on role, directly managing both routine road maintenance and the delivery of capital renewal and improvement schemes. Drivers will benefit from better, more […]
Tring’s Own Apple Fayre runs throughout the month of October and is in its 14th year. The Apple Fayre is a celebration of the common ground linking our environment and culture. There is an activity to suit everyone whether you fancy checking out Apple Day at the country’s only surviving World War I smallholding, following […]
Winter is around the corner and while the weather is warm at the moment this could change quickly. Resident and community groups can get free salt to grit their streets from Hertfordshire County Council, as the council starts to gear up for the winter. The county council is also offering salt to schools, to help […]
Dacorum Borough Council is looking to recruit residents to its new Community Review Panel. The role is voluntary and will give people the opportunity to comment on plans for future developments. The panel will comprise of 12-16 members who will play an independent, advisory role in planning work, discussing issues including housing, transport, public and […]
Tring based business, Pieces of Art, clubbed together with hundreds of other Small Business Sunday winners and gifted the best birthday present ever in a secret initiative! Enter the Dragon … As Theo Paphitis, King of the high street, self-described shopkeeper and Dragons Den star celebrates his 60th birthday, a group of over 160 winners […]
Close to a 100 people turned up on Sunday 22 September and took to the streets of Hemel Hempstead to run their town to support what matters locally. The ‘Your Town’ initiative led by Dacorum Borough Council in partnership with Your Town aims to encourage people to live healthy lives, get more engaged in their […]
Pupils and staff at Lockers Park School swapped their usual clothes for their favourite jeans as they joined in a national initiative organised by the Jeans for Genes charity on Friday 20 September. They were asked for a donation of £1 each to wear their jeans on the day. Jeans for Genes is a wonderful […]
Don’t forget that Our Bookshop in Tring is opening its doors for the first time this evening! The independent shop is the first bookshop in Tring since the last one closed in 2012 and the local residents are delighted, with pre-orders already pouring in. Owned and run by Ben Moorhouse, who is behind the success […]
Dacorum Borough Council has introduced new crisp packet recycling facilities to mark Recycling Week 2019 which runs from Monday 23 to Sunday 29 September. The Council has partnered up with Terracycle who have a crisp packet recycling scheme in place. Residents are encouraged to save and store their crisp packets and bring them along to […]
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity are putting out a call for Santas of all ages to take to the streets of Haddenham and Wendover this December. After the success of last year’s event in Wendover which saw over 320 Santas run, walk and scoot 2km through the town raising over £2,000 for local hospice care, the […]