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Herts Constabulary Force Communications Room at sunset

Witness Appeal after Burglary in Tring

Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a burglary in Tring. At around 7.15pm on Friday 28 February, a home was reportedly broken into on Hobson Walk. A large red handbag was stolen which was later found by a member of the public on Bank Mill Lane in Berkhamsted the next day. Detective Constable […]

Berkhamsted Walk 2024-05-25

Walk this Way

The Berkhamsted Walk started in 1968, and since then has raised in excess of £300,000 for The Children’s Society – a charity dedicated to supporting children in need throughout the UK. It’s always been a community affair – set up and run by members of the Berkhamsted Committee with help from friendly volunteers. The start […]

Berkhamsted Cricket Club match in front of pavilion

Berkhamsted Cricket Club Hits 150 This Year

Berkhamsted’s Cricket Club will be 150 years old this year and it plans to celebrate its anniversary in style, with the whole town invited to join in the fun. Founded in 1875, the Club started playing on Berkhamsted Common before moving into the town between the canal and the railway line (where the Football Club […]

Indian cooking pan Hertfordshire Museum Object of the Year

Hertfordshire Museum Object of the Year Winner Announced

Following this year’s public vote a Tawa (a pan used to make chapattis) that was handmade out of steel from the K&L factory in Letchworth, has been named Hertfordshire Museum object of the year. The pan was made in 1962 by Gurdev Singh Shergill, using metal from the factory where he worked, and its creation […]

Living Magazines Herts HAPpy camps

Help for Families to Have Fun in Hertfordshire

Families whose children are eligible for free school meals are now able to claim discounts in shops, sports clubs and children’s activities with a new Herts Card. They can also book their free school holiday activity HAPpy camps, from 13 March, when bookings open. Councillor Fiona Thomson, Executive Member for Children, Young People and Families, […]

Tring Map

Council Responds to Revised Local Plan

Tring Town Council held a meeting at the end of last year, inviting Dacorum Borough Council officers and the Leader to speak on the revised Local Plan. More than 200 residents attended, and the presentation can be seen at tinyurl.com/yc4dajdz. Following the meeting, the council issued this response: ‘Within the short period of consultation allowed, […]

The Bridgewater Monument at Ashridge Estate

Upgrades at Ashridge

As we reported last year, the National Trust is planning on introducing new visitor hubs across the estate to take pressure off Monument Drive. In the meantime, improvements are being made to the existing visitor centre, including upgrades to the kitchen and to the staff and volunteer welfare facilities. New kitchen equipment will enable a […]

Lyn Drummond pictured in Summer 2024

Berkhamsted & Tring Living Magazines Welcomes New Ownership

After seven successful years at the helm of Berkhamsted and Tring Living Magazines, Alison Page of Alison Page Marketing has announced the sale of the much-loved community lifestyle publications to new owner Lyn Drummond, effective 28 February 2025. Alison took ownership of the magazines in 2018 continuing the legacy established in 2001 and taking the […]

Rafe Dewi and Sam of Berkhamsted Swimming Club

Berko Trio Make Splash at County Champs

Three best friends who swim for Berkhamsted Swimming Club won an incredible 25 medals (including 15 Golds) at the recent Hertfordshire County Swimming Championships. Twelve-year-olds Sam Childs and Dewi Fordyce joined 13-year-old Rafe Lawson to win the haul over four days of swimming, Dewi broke five longstanding Counties records. The boys were so successful, other […]

Dear England cast at the National Theatre. Photo by Marc Brenner

Dear England to Play Milton Keynes in January 2026

The National Theatre has announced a highly-anticipated tour of its smash-hit production, Dear England. The Olivier Award-winning ‘Best New Play’ will visit Milton Keynes Theatre from Tue 20-Sat 24 Jan 2026, in a co-production with Josh Andrews and Stuart Galbraith of JAS Theatricals. Written by the multi-award-winning stage and screen writer, James Graham (Sherwood, BBC […]

Historic Farm Chiltern Open Air Museum

Chiltern Open Air Museum is Re-opening

Chiltern Open Air Museum, in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, is re-opening for the 2025 season on Saturday 8 March. After a winter break, the museum will once again invite visitors to explore its quirky collection of historic buildings, immersive exhibits, and beautiful natural surroundings. The museum provides an opportunity to take a journey through time […]

Crufts Best in Show 2024, Viking, an Australian Shepherd, with owner Melanie Raymond from Solihull

Find Competitors for Crufts 2025 in Your Area

Will a dog from your region be named Best in Show at Crufts this month? The world’s greatest dog show returns from 6-9 March 2025, where over 24,000 canine competitors will head to the NEC in Birmingham for a long weekend of celebrating our four-legged friends of all shapes and sizes. Pedigree dogs from all […]