Avast ye! Aylesbury Waterside Theatre is proud to announce the role of the villainous Captain Hook will be played by familiar face of stage and screen, Mark Moraghan (Coronation Street, Holby City, Brookside). Mark has a whole host of TV series under his piratical belt including: Emmerdale, Doctors, Heartbeat, The Bill, Where The Heart Is, […]
The 25th Graham Greene International Festival will take place in Berkhamsted from 3-6 October. Britain’s leading novelist of the twentieth century, Graham Greene is also the town’s most famous resident. His books, plays and films continue to have a grip on readers and audiences, and the festival attracts visitors from around the world. This year’s […]
An increase in vehicle crime and shoplifting in Hertfordshire is on the agenda for the PCC’s public holding to account meeting with the Chief Constable. These areas of high public concern will be raised by Jonathan Ash-Edwards during his second webcast meeting this week. Last month hundreds of residents watched the first monthly Accountability and […]
Berkhamsted’s longest standing Yoga Studio, Bay Yoga is set to re-open in a brand new location in the heart of Berkhamsted. Located on the High Street (Norman House, 207-209, High street, Berkhamsted) the new studio will formally open in August 2024 under the new direction/ownership of local instructor, Kulan Kandasamy. Kulan has been practising yoga […]
A groundbreaking ceremony for Hertfordshire Constabulary’s new police headquarters (HQ) at Stanborough Road, Welwyn Garden City, was recently held, marking an important stage in the redevelopment. The ceremony marks the beginning of the construction phase that will result in a state-of-the-art building which will provide a brand-new working environment for more than 600 operational staff. […]
Dacorum Borough Council’s Cabinet has recommended the allocation of £200,000 to fund the Council’s share of the costs for the next stage of feasibility work on a future Health Campus in Hemel Hempstead. The Hemel Health Campus proposals aim to provide space for the delivery of NHS services within more modern, fit for purpose premises […]
A man has been charged after several vehicles were damaged in Tring over the weekend. Police received multiple reports of vehicles being targeted in Manor Road, Dundale Road and Eight Acres, between 1am and 1.30am on Saturday 3 August. Callum Green, aged 24, of Belgrave Road in Aylesbury, has been charged with five counts of […]
Hertfordshire County Council has launched a new Befriending Service to support people who present at Lister hospital due to a suicide attempt or thoughts of taking their own life (suicide ideation). Surveillance data shows that 4601 suicide attempts were made in Hertfordshire in 2023. The new Befriending Service aims to provide immediate support, helping people […]
Police are appealing for information and witnesses following after a number of vandalism incidents in Tring. A series of vehicles were damaged in the early hours of Saturday 3 August, between 1am and 1.30am. Detectives have arrested a 24-year-old local man on suspicion of criminally damaging vehicles in Manor Road, Dundale Road and Eight Acres […]
Hertfordshire Constabulary is seeking views from members of the public as it looks to set its next round of local policing priorities. What is a local policing priority? Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPTs) work alongside partners to focus on solving long and short-term neighbourhood issues, such as anti-social behaviour, theft, speeding and drug-related crime. They set […]
Almost two-thirds of significant pollution incidents in the water and sewerage industry in England last year were from infrastructure managed by the South’s two biggest operators. Of the 47 incidents across England classed as serious, 13 involved Southern Water, up from five in 2022. The figure for Thames Water was 14, only slightly down on […]
On 10 and 11 August, 10am-5pm, local heritage site, Chiltern Open Air Museum, in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, has a multi-period re-enactment event covering periods of war throughout Britain’s history. You can visit the living history camps and watch a variety of displays from across the nation’s history. There will be combat demonstrations, firing displays […]