Hertfordshire’s popular ‘Your Tree Our Future’ scheme returns for a third year, with over 50,000 free trees available to residents. This follows on from successful previous years of the scheme from which residents claimed over 120,000 free trees to support Hertfordshire’s ambitious tree planting targets. It is estimated that the trees planted by thousands of […]
Findings from a new poll reveal that parents whose children have access to performing arts classes believe they will positively impact their child’s academic subjects such as Maths and English. The poll from Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, which boasts alumni such as Hollywood stars Lily James and Daisy Ridley, reveals that 80 per […]
The Roy Chapman garage, which began life in Berkhamsted, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The company moved to Western Road, Tring, in 2017, where it has built up a large following of old and new customers with its All Makes servicing, MOT, and repair centre. Roy Chapman told Berkhamsted Living: ‘My wife Anne and I […]
Join Tring Together and Tring Brewery for 4 days of Carnival fun from 27 June through to 30 June at the Tring Brewery Marquee on Pound Meadow. Thursday 27 June Thursday night is Tring Together’s fun Quiz Night with the not to be missed Rock n Roll Bingo. Tickets sell fast for this fantastic event […]
Angie Ridgwell has been selected to be appointed as the new Chief Executive of Hertfordshire County Council (HCC). This recommendation was made by the council’s cross-party Employment Committee and will now be put forward to Full Council at its meeting on 25 June 2024 for approval. It follows an extensive recruitment and selection process to […]
With the UEFA Euro 2024™ football tournament starting on Friday 14 June in Germany, Hertfordshire Constabulary is urging supporters to enjoy the tournament safely and responsibly, whether that is at home with family and friends, in one of the many venues showing the games across the county or in Germany itself. England’s first match during […]
Buckinghamshire business, The 50plus, which specialises in a range of home and commercial repair and independence at-home services, announces the launch of its referral initiative. The 50plus invites local businesses in the Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, and Oxfordshire areas to join forces in a mutually beneficial partnership. By partnering with The 50plus, local organisations can tap into […]
Little Hay Golf Complex is thanking everyone who took part in its first ever charity golf day in support of Absolutely Together. The event raised over £3,000, which will directly aid the charity’s mission to assist families with children and young adults who have additional needs across Dacorum. The event, held on Thursday 23 May, […]
Want to find your new summer outfit? Then make sure to go along to Dacorum Borough Council’s summer clothes swap on 15 June 2024, during Great Big Green Week – a nationwide celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature. The clothes swap event, which is being supported by Berkhamsted Town Council […]
This week is Diabetes Week (10-16 June), ahead of which a series of six short videos produced and presented by Hertfordshire-based lifestyle coach Monir Ali was released. Monir, who himself has type 2 diabetes, aims to inspire people to turn their type 2 diabetes around. The films, available in English and with subtitles in Bengali, […]
During the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the England football team found an unexpected mascot: a stray cat they named Dave. Among the team’s players and staff, John Stones and Kyle Walker were especially fond of the feline. The team’s affection for Dave grew so much that they decided to bring him back to the […]
Berkhamsted History Society will be celebrating its 75th anniversary next year, and would now like to build for the future a collection of more recent memories from the 20th and 21st centuries. Society members would love to hear from anyone who has memories of being in Berkhamsted during the past 75 years or longer, or […]