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 […]
Luke Benson Hair, Berkhamsted’s newest salon opening, proudly announces its nomination for Independent Salon of the Year at the inaugural Prohair Awards. In addition, Luke Benson himself, Founder and Creative Director of the salon, as well Global Ambassador for Keune Haircosmetics, has been honoured as one of the top four hairdressers in the country, being […]
Over 750 people attended the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre on Sunday 2 June to watch Strictly Florence, a dancing competition with professional dancers partnering with people in the local community, all competing to become Strictly Florence Champion. Produced by Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity (FNHC), Strictly Florence celebrates 35 years of local Hospice Care in Buckinghamshire and […]
Community Action Dacorum is delighted to announce that it has secured a grant from The National Lottery Community Fund to support its Hertfordshire-wide digital inclusion project, ‘Staying Connected’, for the next three years. This vital project, which began in 2020, is dedicated to supporting the 10% of people in Hertfordshire who are unable to access […]
This summer, Discover Bucks Museum in Aylesbury has a packed programme of activities to keep all the family entertained. From a galaxy far, far away comes May The Toys Be With You, a stellar exhibition of one of the UK’s finest collections of vintage Star Wars toys and original movie posters opens on 20 July […]
An independent review has found that Hertfordshire County Council is delivering improvements to its Education Health Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA) process and that there is no deliberate policy to apply too high a threshold in determining whether to carry out an EHCNA. As it publishes the final report and recognises that the progress made in […]
Hertfordshire’s new Police and Crime Commissioner Jonathan Ash-Edwards is launching a regular new webcast public meeting to hold the Chief Constable to account for the performance of Hertfordshire police. During the live webcasts every month, the PCC will scrutinise the delivery of policing in Hertfordshire, asking questions about performance and on topics of high public […]
One of the world’s rarest pigs has given birth at Whipsnade Zoo – to a trio of stripy piglets. Born at the conservation zoo on 10 June, the Visayan warty piglets, one male and two females, are a welcome boost to the conservation breeding programme for the Critically Endangered species. Once found on six of […]
Detectives are releasing images of two people they would like to identify as part of ongoing enquiries into a business robbery in Berkhamsted. The incident occurred at VAH DIY Supplies in the High Street, at around 10am on Saturday 1 June. It was reported that attempts were made to steal several items from the store […]
Liberal Democrat Victoria Collins has been elected as the first MP for the newly created constituency of Harpenden and Berkhamsted, which includes Tring. Victoria Collins was elected with 27,282 votes (50.2% of the vote) beating the Conservative candidate by 10,708 votes. The Liberal Democrats are celebrating a historic double win in Hertfordshire with the re-election […]
A host of walkers, cyclists, canoeists and schoolchildren joined in the celebration at the official opening of the Wendover to Halton towpath upgrade, with TV presenter and Wendover Canal Trust (WCT) patron Robbie Cumming cutting the ribbon. The event, held at Walnut Tree Meadow, Wendover, attracted large crowds, with 220 schoolchildren from John Colet walking […]
This summer, children can visit their local Hertfordshire Library, run and funded by Hertfordshire County Council, to join the Marvellous Makers Summer Reading Challenge, firing up their imaginations through the power of reading and creative expression. In partnership with The Reading Agency and Create, a leading arts charity, this year’s Challenge celebrates children’s creativity and […]