Dacorum Borough Council has adopted its new corporate plan. ‘Our Plan for Dacorum: 2024-2028’ sets out the new direction for Dacorum Borough Council under recently appointed leader Councillor Adrian England. Despite the constraints of Local Government funding and traditional expectations of local councils, Dacorum has a renewed ambition, and the new plan sets out two […]
Work to create an improved Berkhamsted Recycling Centre has now been completed and the centre will be re-opening to the public on Sunday 8 December. Hertfordshire County Council have spent the last ten weeks clearing the contents of the site and making improvements to increase its capacity. The Centre now features a new layout with […]
Love your local business by supporting them not only on Small Business Saturday on 7 December, but throughout the year. Small Business Saturday is a nationwide campaign to support, inspire and promote the UK’s 5.8 million small businesses. The aim is to encourage consumers to ‘shop local’ and support small businesses in their communities. The […]
Local MPs Daisy Cooper and Victoria Collins are calling on local communities to turn out in big numbers to support Small Business Saturday, on Saturday 7 December. Both are backing the nationwide campaign run by Small Business Britain to showcase the success of small businesses and encourage people to ‘shop local’. Daisy Cooper also joined […]
Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust is asking for people to sign up to 12 Days Wild, their festive nature challenge, which takes place from 25 December to 5 January, with the idea of doing one wild thing every day or night. Everyone who signs-up to 12 Days Wild will receive daily inspirational emails packed with […]
Tring’s annual panto is 50, having grown from its humble beginnings at Victoria Hall in 1975. It’s back again this year, and although on the surface things will be the same, underneath things are a little different. The musical director Tony Evans and regular writer Nick Russon tell us a bit about how things have […]
As the festive season approaches, local charity, Chiltern Open Air Museum (COAM) is asking the community to support them by purchasing a gift from their wish list. As an independent charity, they have to raise all their own income to keep the museum operating and continue the conservation and community work that they do. Chiltern […]
The eye-opening news from Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, which boasts alumni such as Hollywood stars Lily James and Daisy Ridley, reveals that a large number of its student body is either currently, or has recently been, economically active as a professional performer in the entertainment industry. The highly-specialised vocational performing arts school plays a […]
The NHS in Hertfordshire is encouraging everyone eligible to get their flu, COVID-19, and RSV vaccinations to stay healthy and enjoy the festive season to the fullest. By now, many of us have already ticked off some festive preparations – decorations are up, the turkey is ordered, and gifts for loved ones are being bought. […]
Berkhamsted Living Magazine is proud to announce its recognition as Best Community Magazine Publisher 2024 – Hertfordshire at this year’s Southern Enterprise Awards, hosted by SME News. This accolade celebrates the magazine’s dedication to fostering a strong sense of community, delivering engaging local content, and supporting businesses and events across Berkhamsted and the surrounding areas. […]
Dacorum Borough Council’s Green Community Grant scheme is now open for applications. This scheme is one of several grants offered to the Dacorum community, reflecting the Council’s commitment to supporting the borough’s voluntary and community sector while addressing the Climate and Ecological Emergency. This year, the Council has increased the maximum grant available from £3,000 […]
Dacorum Borough Council has launched a consultation on the Draft Interim Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). This SPD is intended to replace the Council’s supplementary guidance which supported the Core Strategy 2013. It does not relate to the current consultation on the Dacorum Local Plan to 2041. This SPD takes into account changed Government […]