Dacorum Borough Council has completed Round 3 (Winter 2025) of its Community Grants programme, awarding over £80,000 to 44 voluntary and community sector organisations for 2025/26. In addition, applicants have secured a further £77,000 in match funding, providing significant additional support for projects that benefit local residents. A wide range of organisations have received funding […]
Police are releasing a description of someone they want to identify following an assault in Berkhamsted. Shortly before 4.50pm on Tuesday 17 February, a teenager was assaulted inside Superdrug on the High Street. Officers are looking to identify a teenage girl described as wearing a baby pink tracksuit and a black NY Yankees baseball cap. […]
Twenty hidden Hertfordshire gardens are opening by arrangement for the National Garden Scheme throughout 2026, giving groups an affordable and memorable day out. Visitors will enjoy not only the sights and scents of the gardens but also the chance to meet and talk with the owners, who are passionate about sharing their knowledge. Every visit […]
Naomi MacKay was tempted to ‘Join The Circus’ as she watched Barnum: The Circus Musical, at Waterside Theatre Aylesbury, where it runs until Saturday 28 March. Barnum: The Circus Musical arrives with all the promise of spectacle, and in many ways it delivers exactly that: a vibrant, high-energy celebration of circus and showmanship. The show […]
This Easter, young performers can experience what life is like at the home of the new CBBC series Stage Stars, as Tring Park School hosts its popular Dance and Musical Theatre holiday courses. Do they love to dance? They can spend the week taking classes in classical ballet, classical repertoire, contemporary, and jazz on the […]
Victoria Collins, Liberal Democrat MP for Harpenden & Berkhamsted, has launched a public petition to save Berkhamsted Police Station from closure, warning that losing the station would deal a serious blow to visible policing across the town and surrounding rural communities. The station currently houses the Berkhamsted neighbourhood policing team and serves as a vital […]
Over 300 people took strides that matter at the annual London Bridges Walk in aid of Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care earlier this month. The popular charity walk saw 330 people sign up to tackle either five or ten miles through the capital, with a whopping £73,000 raised by their efforts. The money raised will […]
The Dacorum Climate Action Network (Dacorum CAN) is warmly inviting residents to join the ‘Wild About Dacorum’ Community Fair on Thursday 2 April, from 6pm-8pm at The Forum, Hemel Hempstead. This event will showcase the work on nature recovery in Dacorum and provide residents with opportunities to get involved with nature and biodiversity projects throughout […]
Latitude Festival, in partnership with BBC Radio Suffolk, BBC Radio Norfolk, BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, BBC Three Counties Radio, BBC Essex, and BBC Radio Northampton, has announced the return and most ambitious expansion yet of its poetry competition for young writers, timed to coincide with World Poetry Day. Now in its third year, the competition has […]
A Tring actor and film-maker has produced a film aimed at raising awareness around dementia. Dan Holloway, who runs D82 productions, said: ‘Thanks to the Dacorum Film Office [part of Dacorum Borough Council], we managed to film entirely in Tring Memorial Gardens. It was the perfect location; such a beautiful place to work in.’ Always […]
The annual Berkhamsted Walk began in 1968 and since then has raised more than £320,000 for The Children’s Society, a charity dedicated to supporting children in need throughout the UK. The event, which is held on Sunday 10 May this year, has always been a community affair – set up and run by members of […]
Tring Athletic Football Club has announced a major milestone in the club’s continued growth and long‑term commitment to women’s and girls’ football: the official creation of the Tring Athletic U18 Ladies Team, set to compete in the 2026/27 season. This follows the successful introduction of Tring Athletic Ladies at the start of this season, who […]