Puddingstone Distillery’s Campfire London Dry Gin has won the World’s Best Martini Challenge 2019, it was announced on Tuesday 15th January. Over 150 people attended the final at 100 Wardour Street, which featured six spectacular finalists. Campfire Gin beat off stiff competition, including last year’s champions, to come top after a panel of expert judges tasted […]
Hertfordshire-based children’s craft specialist, Oglee Poglee has announced the launch of its new collection of pre-filled Craft Party Bags. Bursting to the brim with brightly-coloured shapes, cards, paper, glitter, sparkles and even rainbow crayons, Oglee Poglee Party Bags are aimed at boys and girls aged 3 to 10 years and are perfect for letting children unleash their imaginations, […]
The Marlowes Shopping Centre in Hemel Hempstead has received the official accreditation from Changing Places, the campaign for fully accessible toilets, for its recently launched toilets, recognising that the facilities meet the needs of disabled shoppers visiting the hub. The new facilities will offer a height adjustable adult-sized changing bench, hoist system, a non-slip floor […]
Still looking for a New Year’s resolution? Dacorum Borough Council suggests ditching single-use plastic and remembering your reusables instead! The problems of plastic pollution in our environment, from our soils to our seas, has shown us that it is more important than ever to ditch plastic from our daily lives. Whether it’s on-the-go or around […]
The Box Moor Trust would like to give notice of a consultation which is now underway. The consultation is based on an anticipated application to be made to the National Planning Inspectorate on a proposed exchange of common land in Hemel Hempstead. This will be open to: All residents of Hemel Hempstead and Bovingdon All […]
We may only be a few weeks into 2019 but Rennie Grove Hospice Care is already seeking participants for this year’s Herts 10K which takes place in Harpenden on Sunday 13 October 2019. Tracey Hancock, Director of Fundraising at Rennie Grove said: ‘Booking your place now means you can take advantage of the early bird […]
Salt is more than something to sprinkle on to your fish and chips, this common household ingredient helps keeps England’s roads moving. As temperatures are forecast to remain cold across the country, Highways England’s army of workers are ready 24/7 to descend on to our motorways and major A roads in a fleet of gritters, […]
A woman from Tring has been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Ambulance Service Medal. Pauline Cranmer, London Ambulance Service’s Head of Emergency Services Care, received the honour for distinguished service. Heather Lawrence, London Ambulance Service Chairman, said: ‘We are delighted for Pauline – this award recognises the exceptional devotion to duty she has shown for the […]
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 […]