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Rectory Lane Easter Discovery Trail

Easter Discovery Trail

The Rectory Lane Cemetery in Berkhamsted will hold an Easter Discovery Trail perfect for families on Saturday 30 March 2024, 10am-1pm. Children can follow the trail using a clue card specially illustrated by the artist Lizzie Martell. On completion of the trail, which will take in the first signs of spring and the cemetery’s intriguing […]

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The Further Adventures of Peter Pan

Ahoy panto lovers, or should we say lubbers! Aylesbury Waterside Theatre’s piratical pantomime The Further Adventures of Peter Pan: The Return of Captain Hook is on sale now, and the first message is out of the bottle! Panto favourite Andy Collins will return for his 13th year to play the hilariously silly, playfully loveable shipmate, […]

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Free E-cigarette Starter Kits and Stop-smoking Support

Hertfordshire County Council has launched a pilot scheme in partnership with local vape shops in Borehamwood, Hemel Hempstead, Hitchin, Letchworth, St Albans and Watford to help people switch from cigarettes to vaping as part of their quit smoking journey. Evidence shows that people are three times more likely to quit successfully with support, so the […]

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Dacorum Residents Invest over £2.6m in Renewable Energy

Hemel Garden Communities, in partnership with Dacorum Borough Council and other local councils in the Hertfordshire Climate Change and Sustainability Partnership, are pleased to announce the Solar Together Hertfordshire programme has led to residents investing £2.6 million in solar energy. Solar Together Hertfordshire is a group-buying solar panel and battery storage scheme, which launched in […]

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Marlowes to Host Free Chinese New Year Event

The Marlowes Shopping Centre will be hosting an event to celebrate the Chinese New Year on Tuesday 20 February. The event, free for families to attend in the Half Term, will be running from 11am-4pm in Centre Court  and feature lots of activities for little ones to get involved with. Make a coloured in hat […]

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Plan to Protect Ashridge

Dacorum Borough Council has published a Mitigation Strategy, which includes cash injections from homes developers, and plans to make other green spaces more attractive to visitors, in a bid to help to protect Ashridge Commons and Woods. Following an ecology report last spring, which showed that special features of the Chilterns Beechwoods SAC (Special Area […]

Living Magazines Great British Dog Walk

Great British Dog Walk

There will be waggy tails and wet noses in abundance at the Munden Estate near Watford on 24 March, when hundreds of dog walkers gather to raise money for national charity, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. The walk, which is supported by Specsavers Audiologists, is the first of 13 similar events to be held in […]

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An Afternoon of Passionate and Powerful Classical Music

On Sunday 17 March Aylesbury Vale Concert Orchestra is performing an afternoon of classical music favourites at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre from 4pm-6.30pm. All proceeds from the event will be donated to Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity. Appassionata allows the audience to experience live orchestral music. Talented young Spanish Pianist Juanjo Blázquez will play Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto […]

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Pilot Service Improves Access to Urgent Dental Care

Local patients with severe tooth pain now have improved access to urgent dental appointments thanks to a service being piloted by Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB). The appointments, which are available every day of the year, are being offered to local patients who contact NHS111 with an urgent dental problem and are […]

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Dacorum Community Safety Survey

The Dacorum Community Safety Partnership invites residents, businesses, and visitors to share their perspectives and experiences in the 2024 Community Safety Survey. This concise online survey aims to understand residents’ concerns and priorities regarding safety, crime, and anti-social behaviour in the borough. Respondents’ valuable feedback will be crucial for the Partnership to develop effective strategies […]

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Hertfordshire County Council agrees budget for 2024/25

Hertfordshire County Council has on Tuesday 13 February 2024 agreed its budget for the next financial year. The Integrated Plan, approved at a meeting of the full County Council, details how the council will continue to spend more than £1 billion on services that touch the lives of all residents and protect the most vulnerable while tackling […]

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Puddingstone Distillery Wins at World Gin Awards

Ben and Kate Marston, founders of Puddingstone Distillery, are thrilled to have picked up Country Winner Gold at the World Gin Awards for their Campfire Cask Aged Gin. ‘Over 500 bronze, silver and gold medals were presented to distilleries across the globe for recognising excellence in many different gin categories. Distilleries in England picked up […]