Hertfordshire Constabulary is issuing advice in the run up to the festivals celebrated by many families during autumn, to help them protect their treasured family gold and jewellery. Many families wear their gold and jewellery as part of the celebrations of Diwali and other religious holidays, which in previous years has led to increases in […]
Tring’s Own Apple Fayre is back this October for its annual celebration of environment, food, culture and Tring. Founder, Martin Hicks, says: ‘Following in the spirit of a former Tring resident, why should orchards give us reasons to be cheerful? With Climate Change looming, Nature’s ‘Ecosystem Services’ are increasingly recognised as the planet’s life-support. ‘Orchards […]
Only a few weeks left until the legendary Mud Pack Challenge returns in all its mucky glory for The Hospice of St Francis! Register your team now and join them on Sunday 16 October for a fabulous fundraiser! This year there is a new route, new distances, and a load of new obstacles to keep […]
It’s that time of year when many young people are preparing to go to university, and to begin living away from home for the first time. Although the risk of suffering from violence or aggression is thankfully very low, by taking some simple, basic precautions, new students can easily reduce the risks and take control […]
In order to create a lasting memorial to Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Berkhamsted School has planted an English oak tree in Tompkins Meadow. The tree’s presence will serve not only as a reminder of Her Late Majesty, but of the strength, longevity and stability that underpinned her reign; qualities symbolised by oak and […]
Hertfordshire County Council is offering residents the chance to claim free trees as part of its ‘Your Tree Our Future’ scheme which will see 100,000 trees given away over the next four years. The scheme will help the council to deliver on several of its Sustainable Hertfordshire ambitions as planting trees has a positive impact […]
Slip into Slippers is Age UK’s Autumn FUNdraising and Awareness Campaign where they are asking individuals, families, businesses, schools and clubs, to get involved by slipping into their slippers for a day, have some fun and possibly take some photos/videos and make a small donation to Age UK Dacorum. The chosen day for the Slipper-thon […]
The inquiry date for the expansion plans at Luton Airport has been set for 27 September. London Luton Airport Operations Limited plans to increase passenger capacity from 18m to 19m a year – a move approved by Luton Borough Council in December. However, a decision was made on behalf of Michael Gove, the Secretary of […]
Proclamation of the new Sovereign Dacorum’s Proclamation Ceremony for the new Monarch, His Majesty King Charles III, was hosted at The Forum, Hemel Hempstead on Sunday 11 September at 4pm. The ceremony was led by the Mayor of Dacorum, Councillor John Birnie. The Proclamation was read by Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, Jo Connell OBE, and […]
A National Plant Collection of Aconitum, commonly known as monkshood, wolf’s bane or aconite, has been accredited with National Plant Collection® status by horticultural conservation charity Plant Heritage. Melanie Domb’s pretty but poisonous collection which contains 40 types of Aconitum, started by chance in the mid 2000s, when a single Aconitum plant appeared in her […]
Hertfordshire County Council held an extraordinary meeting of the full County Council yesterday, to reflect upon and remember the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II. The Chairman, Leader, group leaders and county councillors shared their memories, recounted their personal stories of meeting the queen and paid tribute to the lifetime of service given to […]
This autumn Discover Bucks Museum in Aylesbury is celebrating the Buckinghamshire countryside with a new art exhibition called Beautiful Bucks which opens on Saturday 17 September. Beautiful Bucks features work by one of the county’s best-known landscape artists, Brian Bennett, who demonstrates an intimate knowledge of the local landscape. Brian Bennett, now in his 95th year, was […]