Dacorum Borough Council was delighted to welcome residents, businesses and community groups to the fourth Dacorum Climate Action Network (Dacorum CAN) event, held on Monday 10 March 2025 at The Forum, Hemel Hempstead. The event focused on the theme Nature on the Brink, encouraging attendees to ‘think global and act local’. Nearly 100 people took […]
The National Trust’s Ashridge Estate is on the lookout for new people to join its Protecting Our Roots project team. In September 2023, the charity launched its Protecting Our Roots project to protect the long-term future of the landscape which is under increasing pressure from high visitor numbers. Now, it’s looking to expand the team […]
A dedicated volunteer from Berkhamsted, Brian Buckell, has been named Volunteer of the Month by Hearing Dogs for Deaf People for his unwavering commitment to the charity. The Volunteer of the Month Award was introduced by Hearing Dogs for Deaf People to recognise volunteers who consistently go the extra mile, or who make invaluable contributions […]
Police are appealing for witnesses, information and dash cam footage following a road traffic collision on the A41. Police were called at around 5.50am today (Monday 17 March) to reports of a road traffic collision on the A41 southbound, prior to the junction for Chesham, involving a black Land Rover Velar and a pedestrian. The […]
The countdown to Garden Re-Leaf Day 2025 is on, and this year’s event promises to be a blooming marvellous day for everyone! Friday 21 March 2025 will be a celebration of fundraising, fitness, and florals – supporting the incredible work of Wendover-based charity, Greenfingers, which creates magical gardens for children in hospices across the UK. […]
The Chilterns Neuro Centre is celebrating the outstanding success of its Pop-Up Art Weekend, which took place on the first weekend of this month in Wendover. This year, the event commemorated its 20th anniversary, and brought together more than 80 talented exhibitors, welcomed over 1,000 visitors and raised an impressive £21,530 in support of the […]
Seventeen new police officers, including an ex-postie, a restaurant manager and a former building contractor, were formally welcomed to #TeamHerts recently. Senior officers, family and friends of the 10 men and seven women gathered to celebrate their achievement at a passing out parade at police headquarters in Welwyn Garden City on Wednesday 26 February. T/Deputy […]
The Share Foundation, in partnership with Tring Park School for the Performing Arts and the Rothschild Foundation, has launched a first-of-its-kind online performing arts video course to provide young people in care aged 13-17 with an accessible introduction to the performing arts. The programme encourages young people to try a variety of different disciplines such […]
More than twenty people have been arrested during an operation targeting county lines drugs gangs. Hertfordshire Constabulary’s Operation Mantis team, supported by teams from the Local Policing Command, the Metropolitan Police’s Operation Orochi unit, British Transport Police, the Eastern Regional Special Operations Unit and the National Crime Agency, carried out warrants targeting gangs involved in […]
Harpenden and Berkhamsted’s MP, Victoria Collins has urged for rail fares to be frozen after they rose by 4.6% last weekend. The cost of a season ticket has risen to £5012 a year. It follows ticket price rises of 3.8% in 2022, 5.9% in 2023, and 4.9% in 2024. Victoria said that people ishould not […]
Plans to create 820 ensuite bedrooms for working age adults with care and support needs were approved by Hertfordshire County Council’s Cabinet on 24 February, following discussion at the Adult Care, Health and Wellbeing Cabinet Panel on 29 January and Resources & Performance Cabinet Panel on 14 February. Over the next five years the county […]
In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of this legendary production, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake returns to Milton Keynes Theatre from Tue 15-Sat 19 April as part of a UK Tour. This groundbreaking production of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece caused a sensation when it premiered almost 30 years ago and has since become the most successful dance theatre […]