Whipsnade Zoo’s newest arrival, Amur tiger Miron, has been making waves as he is spotted venturing into his private pool for the first time. Miron arrived at the conservation zoo earlier this month, and is already making the most of the new facilities offered by his Bedfordshire bachelor pad, as the UK weather finally starts […]
Nina Wadia will star as Gemma in the world premiere of NOW That’s What I Call A Musical, opening at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre on Fri 6 Sep before embarking on a major UK and Ireland tour. The brand-new British musical is written by award-winning comedian Pippa Evans and directed and choreographed by Craig Revel Horwood. […]
Dacorum Borough Council are celebrating after receiving six Green Flag Awards – including their first ever award for Gadebridge Park in Hemel Hempstead. The Green Flag Award is the international quality mark for parks and green spaces, signifying their exceptional standards of cleanliness, safety, and community engagement. In addition to Gadebridge Park, the Council is […]
Dacorum Borough Council has been announced as a winner of a national Bees’ Needs Champion Award, which recognises the work the Council does to support pollinators in Dacorum, specifically in Gadebridge Park. The Bees’ Needs Champion Award is presented by the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and acknowledges exceptional efforts to helping […]
Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust has launched a £280,000 fundraising campaign to help wildlife in crisis as rising costs threaten nature’s recovery. Local charity, Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust has launched a fundraising campaign to protect the future of some of our best loved and familiar wildlife, at crisis point. The UK is one of […]
A statutory public consultation relating to new parking tariff proposals in Dacorum launched on Wednesday 10 July 2024 and will be open until Wednesday 31 July. This follows a previous consultation carried out with residents in 2023. The tariff increases form part of ongoing review of fees and charges, as part of Dacorum Borough Council’s […]
Hertfordshire marketing agency 4Zero Marketing has added to its team just three months since its launch, with the appointment of Lucy Moult as its marketing assistant. Described as a ‘strategic addition’ to the 4Zero team, Lucy’s appointment to the new role enables the agency to sustain its impressive growth and rapidly expanding client roster since […]
DENS, a leading homelessness charity in Hertfordshire, is thrilled to announce its upcoming Castle Walk fundraiser, taking place on Saturday 14 September. Participants will embark on a scenic 10-mile walk, starting at Berkhamsted Castle and winding through the area’s picturesque countryside. The event, which returns this year due to popular demand, will also include a […]
Organisers promise an even bigger and better Medieval Festival on Kitcheners Field this August bank holiday. Visitors to the event on Sunday 25 and Monday 26 August can expect a full medieval village, kitchen and ‘gruesome surgeon’! Primary school aged children can take part in the medieval fancy dress competition, and there will be a […]
Victims of fly tipping on private or unregistered land can apply for funding to clear up the rubbish left behind and towards measures to prevent further tips. Hertfordshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Jonathan Ash-Edwards is making the help available to those whose land has been impacted by the illegal dumping. Landowners and farmers in all […]
Four newly hatched flamingo chicks are being hand-reared by zookeepers at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire. The American flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) were imported as eggs from Chester Zoo, then incubated and hatched at Whipsnade’s specialist bird nursery, as part of their involvement in the European conservation breeding programme. Whipsnade Zoo’s head bird keeper, Tim Savage, said: […]
Ashridge House and curators of Europe’s largest street art festival, Upfest, have teamed up to present ART HOUSE this summer, a spectacular street art trail set in the breathtaking Grade II* listed gardens of this Hertfordshire historic home. Organisers have announced that street art legends Inkie and Xenz would join ART HOUSE’s world-class roster of […]