Berkhamsted Citizens Association (BCA) will celebrate its centenary this July: 100 years of serving and promoting the town of Berkhamsted – not forgetting Northchurch. This year, specifically for the Centenary, the Association has restored the Town Shield (outside the Civic Centre), which it originally donated to the Town in 1953 to mark the late Queen […]
Gaddesden Place is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and is encouraging supporters to help raise funds. The organisation’s 50 for 50 fundraising campaign challenges you/your team to accomplish and get sponsorship for 50 things, no matter how big or small, to fundraise for its 50th anniversary. From small acts of kindness to daring feats […]
Luton Rising, the owner of London Luton Airport, has for a number of years now been progressing its ambition to grow the Airport from a currently consented throughput of 19 million passengers per annum (mppa) to 32 mppa. In February 2023 it submitted its application to Government for permission to do so. The application will […]
The consultation period for the updated Dacorum Local Plan closed in December. The next version of the plan is due in October, after Dacorum Borough Council has finished reviewing all the responses. According to the timeline, it should go for government approval in February 2025, with adoption slated for one year later in February 2026. […]
Calling all litter-pickers in Dacorum! Volunteers urged to back Great British Spring Clean Dacorum Borough Council is once again supporting the Keep Britain Tidy’s Great British Spring Clean, the largest mass environmental action campaign in the UK. Now in its ninth consecutive year, the Great British Spring Clean will take place between 15 and 31 […]
You can now buy a subscription for the 2024 Garden Waste Subscription Service at www.dacorum.gov.uk/garden-waste. The charge for the service is £50 per green-lidded bin. You will need to subscribe if you would like to have your garden waste collected. If you regularly create more waste than you can fit in your green-lidded bin, you can buy […]
These beautiful cats are currently with Cats Protection Hemel Hempstead & Berkhamsted Branch – can you offer any of them a forever home? Raya This little lady is looking for her forever home due to an unfortunate change in her home circumstances. She is 10 years of age and a very content little lady who […]
Congratulations to ‘The Tyre Changers’ who are celebrating the first anniversary of their new garage unit at the Airfield Industrial Estate, Long Marston, near Tring. The Tyre Changers was founded by Jon Gates in March 2015. Jon has been a tyre fitter and technician since 1997, working in the motorsport industry for 18 years. During […]
Funds contributed from Hertfordshire County Councillor Locality Budgets have helped support local organisations with sports activities, outdoor play and safety equipment and physical education lessons. Each of the grants provide much needed funds for a range of initiatives and activities and are in line with the Hertfordshire County Council vision to help make a cleaner, […]
Members of the LGBTQ+ community are being urged to be the difference in a child’s life by becoming a foster carer. Hertfordshire County Council has launched a campaign to dispel the general misconception that LGBTQ+ residents cannot foster. The council is calling on residents from the LGBTQ+ community to apply to foster or simply find […]
The girls are back for 2024! The brand new production of the smash-hit production Calendar Girls the Musical, written by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth is ready to bloom on stage at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre from Tue 19-Sat 23 March 2024. With even more laughter, more joy, and considerably bigger buns(!) Calendar Girls the Musical […]
Tring Brewery have declared a local suicide prevention charity their ‘Charity of Choice’ for 2024. Tring Brewery and Hector’s House, a Berkhamsted-based charity, are teaming up to reduce the stigma of talking about mental health in 2024. The brewer will produce monthly special beers to raise awareness for Hector’s House, and plans to host unique […]