Tring Brewery have released a beard oil scented with fruity aromas and real hop extract styled on their popular IPA ‘Raven King’, with profits given to local charity Hector’s House. Created in collaboration with local makers Bare Essentials, who specialise in natural body care products, the beard oil boasts a bouquet of citrus, pine and […]
This year Shaun the Sheep has taken on a new fleece of life in the hope of encouraging schools and youth groups up and down the country to sign up and take part in Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day on Thursday 12 December. As the charity’s new ‘Head of Wool’, Shaun has colla-baa-rated with […]
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care is delighted to announce the return of its annual Rudolph Run. The popular festive family fun run will return to St Albans on Sunday 1 December 2024. Starting from the Waterend Barn pub on St Peter’s St, the event will see the city streets awash with antlers as families take […]
Blending traditional pantomime with modern pop music and a headstrong Cinderella, Centenary Theatre’s first professional pantomime hones in on the Berkhamsted community and is bursting with talented actors from the area and local banter. Starring RuPaul’s UK Drag Race (S2 & 3) star Veronica Green as the Wicked Baroness and leading children’s entertainer and puppeteer […]
Local charity, Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, is once again offering people the chance to remember the lives of loved ones with its annual Light up a Life campaign. The charity will be hosting a Light up a Life service at St Albans Cathedral on Saturday 23 November at 2.30pm. Local people are invited to […]
Homelessness doesn’t always look the way we think it does. It can happen to anyone. A rent increase, job loss or a relationship falling apart can be enough to turn someone’s world upside down, and so often the reasons are beyond their control. This Christmas, please consider giving a gift to DENS so that they […]
Victoria Collins, MP for Harpenden and Berkhamsted, met with farming constituents at the National Farmers Union protest in Parliament Square, London to listen to farmers’ concerns about the blow the Budget has dealt to family farms. Farmers from Harpenden and Berkhamsted visited Parliament to meet with Victoria, to discuss their concerns about the really damaging […]
Hertfordshire County Council and partners across the county are coming together to promote an online directory of ‘warm spaces’, buildings which people can use as warm, welcoming spaces as temperatures drop this winter. This online directory allows residents to find libraries, family centres and community spaces near them where they can stay safe and warm. Lots […]
Passengers travelling over the festive period are strongly urged to plan their journeys in advance as major rail upgrades mean Euston station is expected to be much busier than usual from Christmas Eve, into the New Year. Christmas rail works affecting journeys into London Paddington and London St Pancras stations, mean more passengers are expected […]
Catherine Archer’s popular card depicting a robin is raising money for the hospital where she had surgery to remove a spinal tumour. Retired teacher Catherine Archer, 71, from Berkhamsted, was delighted to win The National Brain Appeal’s 2024 Christmas card competition. Her card, that features a robin set against a vibrant backdrop of flowers, is […]
Staff, volunteers and supporters of a local hospice charity were among the models taking to the catwalk for a charity fashion show that raised over £3,000. The preloved fashion show, at Pendley Manor Hotel, was a collaboration between Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care and Luxe Leopard Lifestyle. Over 40 individual outfits showcased on the evening […]
At this time of year many people are starting their Christmas shopping, unfortunately fraudsters are also looking for opportunities to steal your money. In the run-up to last Christmas, Hertfordshire residents were being targeted by scammers posing as police officers, asking them to hand over cash and banking details. Rogue traders were also knocking on […]