Residents, businesses, community groups, and visitors in Dacorum are being encouraged to share their views on plans to enhance infrastructure across the borough, creating a better environment for walking, wheeling, and cycling. A public consultation on the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) is now open and runs until 11.59pm on Sunday 23 March. […]
Police have released an image of a man they would like to identify following an incident of criminal damage in Tring. The incident occurred on Thursday 30 January on Bulbourne Road, where a car was struck with a pole, causing significant damage to the passenger door. PC Louise Bardwell, said: ‘Our enquiries are continuing, and […]
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care and The Hospice of St Francis, together with 143 UK hospices, have joined forces to challenge perceptions of hospice care with a nationwide campaign facilitated by Hospice UK. This is Hospice Care aims to raise awareness about the vital role hospices play in communities and to positively shift public perceptions […]
A Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care healthcare assistant is calling on local people to join her in a charity walk to raise funds for hospice care. Maria Twomey has worked at the Inpatient Unit at Peace Hospice in Watford since 2021. She and her colleagues play a vital role as part of a multi-professional healthcare […]
Tring Park School for the Performing Arts has developed a new two-year Technical Theatre course which will provide hands-on training for 16 to 18 year olds in a range of technical and production skills. Designed by industry experts with employability in mind, the course focuses on stage management and supporting live performances. With limited places […]
Volunteers at the National Trust’s Ashridge Estate have completed a 23-year project to restore 700 meters of historic flint walls. The project marks a remarkable chapter of dedication, craftsmanship and friendship as the project reaches its completion. The journey began in 2001 when engineer, Christopher Wallis, led a novice team of volunteers to restore the […]
Budding entrepreneurs have the chance to get a head start in business by pitching for up to a £1,000 grant from Dacorum’s Den. The Dacorum Borough Council initiative, based on the popular TV series Dragons’ Den, is a grant giving initiative to help local small businesses develop and grow. Now in its eleventh year, Dacorum’s […]
Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner Jonathan Ash-Edwards is seeking to empower local groups to help find solutions to community safety problems. The PCC is currently in the process of developing a new Police & Crime Plan for Hertfordshire, which will be launched by the end of March 2025. As part of the process the Commissioner […]
Dacorum Borough Council Leader, Councillor Adrian England, has issued the following statement on local government reform. Like all councils in two-tier areas, we have now received our statutory invitation from the Government to submit proposals for the reorganisation of local government structures in Hertfordshire. The letter sets out the criteria to be considered and the […]
A new suite of virtual reality and simulation facilities at the University of Hertfordshire is helping to prepare healthcare students for their first contact with the NHS and real patients. The University, which is training some 6000 nurses, physiotherapists, paramedics and other healthcare professionals, officially opened six purpose-designed rooms on its College Lane campus. Two […]
Plans to increase funding for policing in the county put forward by Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner Jonathan Ash-Edwards have been unanimously approved. The PCC proposed an extra £18.8m in increased funding for Hertfordshire Constabulary with a focus on protecting front-line policing and neighbourhood officers. Presenting his budget to Hertfordshire’s Police and Crime Panel, Mr […]
Dacorum Borough Council has successfully prosecuted a fly-tipper for illegally dumping waste on a rural road. On Wednesday 29 January 2025 at St Albans Magistrates Court, Zac Thackeray, of Hemel Hempstead, admitted to illegally dumping controlled waste on Nettleden Road, Berkhamsted, on or before 11 June 2023. As a result, he was ordered to pay […]