All across the UK shops are closing and being boarded up. We’re hearing tales of the high street dying on its feet. We’re lucky in Berkhamsted that, so far, most of the high street has survived intact. But that doesn’t mean we should be complacent. It’s undeniable that shopping habits are changing. Yes, we love […]
Dacorum Borough Council has pledged its support for this year’s Great British Spring Clean, run by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy and is calling on litter pickers from across the borough to join in the annual spring clean. The campaign, which runs from 22 March to 23 April, will see up to half a million […]
Did you know: Plastic bottles take between 400 – 700 years to decompose 38.5 million plastic bottles are used in the UK every day Buying a bottle of water is 2000 times more expensive than it is to fill a bottle from a tap It takes three times the amount of water to produce a […]
It has never been more important to know where your food comes from and what’s in it… Take the basics for a start; Beechwood Fine Foods in Tring have been stocking great locally made bread from the same baker for 9 years. The bread is made in the traditional way, allowing proper time for proving, […]
On 13 February 2019 at St Albans Magistrates Council, Mr Ased Ashfaq, food business operator of Flamingo’s Grill, Gossoms End, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, HP4 1DF, was found guilty of 21 food hygiene offences. The prosecution was taken by Dacorum Borough Council due to a failure of the business to act on advice from the council’s environmental […]
Our very own photographer Adam Hollier will be running a series of ‘Walking Workshops’ to help you improve your camera skills and learn more about the local environment. The walks, based around the Chilterns will be about six miles long and will take in a variety of vistas including open landscapes, chalk downlands and woodland. Walking […]
Dig out that well-thumbed family-favourites recipe book and cook up a memorable meal to share with family and friends as part of a new hospice awareness campaign entitled Taste of Home, which is taking place across the UK in March. It may be dad’s bangers and mash, grannie’s shepherd’s pie or an evening shared with […]
Dacorum’s Den 2019 is launching on Thursday 7th March!! Could your small business benefit from £1,000 to help it grow? Come to the launch on 7th March at The Forum, Hemel Hempstead, to find out more about Dacorum’s version of Dragon’s Den – Dacorum’s Den! You’ll hear more about what it is and how it […]
Dacorum Borough Council is inviting tenders for the Concession to provide the Gadebridge Park Kiosk Service. The contract period is for an initial 3-year period with an option to extend for a further 2 years. The Kiosk is sited nearby the Splash Park in Gadebridge Park and the Service must operate from 1 May to […]
The next Chilterns Walking Festival will take place between 18th May and 2nd June. This spring’s event offers an exciting programme of over 80 guided walks and special activities led by expert local guides who will bring the area to life, with lots of walks and events in the Tring and Berkhamsted area: Dawn Chorus […]
Hemel Hempstead MP, Sir Mike Penning, has written to the Secretary of State for Health and NHS England to express his concerns at ‘a lack of management skills’ and ‘obvious maladministration’ in both the West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust and the Herts Valleys CCG. Whilst praising front-line staff at local hospitals, Sir Mike has expressed […]
Rail users and lineside neighbours are invited to attend an information event on Wednesday 27 February from 6-7.30pm at Pendley Manor Hotel, Cow Lane, Tring, where Network Rail and West Midlands Trains will explain their plans for accessibility improvement works at Tring station. The work involves the installation of three new lifts, two ramps and […]