Spring is here and Hertfordshire Constabulary has launched its annual crime prevention campaign to provide advice to help residents make their homes, gardens and outbuildings more secure. As the warmer weather starts to roll in, people will be spending more time outside, using gardening and leisure equipment. Burglars are also out and about looking out […]
A pair of Peregrine Falcons that bred on St Albans Cathedral are once again capturing people’s interest. One of only five pairs in Hertfordshire, the birds have been seen on and around the Cathedral since early spring and for the second year in a row the birds are breeding. In an exciting development, the public […]
An international operation involving the National Crime Agency has taken down one of the biggest online marketplaces selling stolen credentials to criminals worldwide. As a result, the Neighbourhood Watch team are informing residents how to check if they have been affected. You can check whether your data has been compromised and accessed by criminals on […]
Following the devastating earthquakes that took place on 6 and 20 February in Southeast Turkey and Syria, local school students Iris and Sofia Sat have been busy baking cakes to sell at their mother’s workplace throughout March. The local Tesco and Waitrose stores have also kindly contributed cakes and ingredients for the sales, so it’s […]
On Saturday 1 April, the Declaration Service of the new High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Liz Green was held at St Peter’s Church, Berkhamsted. The Office of High Sheriff dates to Saxon times and is the oldest secular office in the United Kingdom after the Crown. Whilst the Shrieval duties have evolved over time, High Sheriffs […]
Passengers travelling between London Euston and Scotland and through the Midlands over the Easter bank holiday are being reminded that the best time to travel is either side of the long weekend. Between Good Friday (7 April) and Easter Monday (10 April), Euston station will be shut to main line train services for the final […]
NHS staff across Hertfordshire are appealing for the public’s support as they prepare for the Easter bank holiday weekend, followed by a four-day junior doctors’ strike which will affect local services. Significant disruption is expected, particularly during the strike period (beginning 7am on Tuesday 11 April and ending at 7am on Saturday 15 April) which […]
Naomi MacKay watched The Shawshank Redemption at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre. On until Saturday 8 April. Doing a stage production of a popular film is always a risky business – and when you take on a modern classic like the Shawshank Redemption, based on a story by Stephen King, and which was nominated for seven academy […]
At Waddesdon, the arrival of spring in the gardens is heralded by the sight of thousands of daffodils bursting in bloom. This year, these swathes of sunny yellow flowers mark the start of an exciting spring and summer in the Grade 1 listed grounds at Waddesdon. From mid-April to early May, thousands of tulips will […]
People aged over 75, residents in care homes for older adults, and those with weakened immune systems will be offered a COVID-19 booster jab over the coming weeks. Spring boosters will be given to those most vulnerable first with GP practices vaccinating their housebound patients and older adults in residential care. Vaccinations will then be […]
In a UK first, Whipsnade Zoo, is inviting visitors to get closer to wildlife and ‘Meet our Common Hippos’ Hodor and Lola – as part of an exciting new experience at the conservation zoo. From Thursday 4 May hippo fanatics will be able to join expert zookeepers behind-the-scenes at the UK’s largest zoo to see […]
Passengers planning on using the West Coast main line this Easter are being advised to travel either side of the bank holiday with major improvements to a railway junction in Watford closing Euston for four days. Network Rail is investing £10.8m to upgrade track and overhead lines on the West Coast South route to improve […]