CPRE Hertfordshire, the countryside charity, who have already gained over 16,000 signatures supporting their national petition to restore green belt protections in the National Planning Policy Framework, are outraged following the government’s response that they will not review the grey belt definition. The revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) published in December 2024, contains inconsistencies between […]
Hertfordshire-based homelessness charity, DENS, has announced the return of its popular Sponsored Sleepout on Friday 21 November, with free places available for everyone in the community. Taking place at the new venue of Hammond Academy in Hemel Hempstead, the fundraising event promises an inspiring night under the stars, packed full of community spirit and entertainment. […]
Berkhamsted’s popular Repair Café is relaunching at a new venue next month, allowing it to extend the valuable service it offers the local area. Berko Repair Café, established in 2021 at Open Door Community Space, enables local residents to bring their broken belongings to be fixed, free of charge. From 4 October 2025, the Repair […]
The experiences of Hertfordshire woman, Maureen Kinnear (72), who has lived with ME/CFS for more than 20 years, has been captured and displayed in an evocative photography exhibition at the iconic Oxo Tower Wharf on London’s South Bank (24-28 September 2025). ‘Lives We Cannot Live’, a new photographic exhibition by documentary film-maker and photographer Jeremy […]
For Pat Anne Swan (pictured), her 17 years living in a unit at Berkhamsted’s John Sayer Almshouses have been a ‘lovely’ experience. Welcoming visitors to her cosy home at an open day at the almshouses in the summer, she recounted moving to Berkhamsted from Stanmore, and immersing herself in the friendly community, soon becoming a […]
As Berkhamsted fitness coaching business Jog On celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, it also marks another milestone – raising almost £40,000 for the Hospice of St Francis. The first Jog On Coach to 5k Course was set up by friends Erica Carter (right) and Heather Harris (left) in Berkhamsted in 2015. ‘We both had […]
Hertfordshire County Council’s Winter Self-Help Scheme is now open for applications, offering eligible groups – including schools and residents’ associations – the chance to receive free salt to help keep their local roads and pavements safe during icy conditions. This year, applications can be made for up to 20 bags of salt, which can be […]
This year’s Aylesbury Waterside Theatre must-see panto is the stalk of the town, and the cast of Jack and the Beanstalk united for the first time to officially launch the festive production that promises bags full of fee fi fo FUN this Christmas from Fri 5 Dec 2025-Sun 4 Jan 2026. Nigel Harman (EastEnders, Casualty, Strictly) is playing the villainous Fleshcreep […]
Hertfordshire County Council has been awarded Bronze Carbon Literate Organisation (CLO) status by the Carbon Literacy Project, recognising the council’s commitment to sustainability and climate action across the workplace. The accreditation highlights the council’s growing role as a leader in environmental awareness, ensuring staff at every level understand the impact of climate change and how […]
One of the 25 sites of national historic importance to Magna Carta has gained a reprieve from development thanks to the intervention of Berkhamsted Castle Trust. Fields to the East of Berkhamsted Castle — an 11th-century motte and bailey castle, in Hertfordshire (where William the Conqueror was offered the crown in 1066) — were used […]
The latest designs for the proposed Kings Road Church redevelopment were presented to the public this summer. Lead architect of the Berkhamsted development, David Kirkland, said he is confident the newly redesigned building – including its size and scale – will better reflect residents’ concerns, expressed when the plan was first announced in May, 2024. […]
A group of Ashlyns old scholars held a reunion in the summer for pupils who started at the school in 1966. The event also raised £590 for The Hospice of St Francis, including a donation from the Londis store in Greenway, Chesham. This was the fourth reunion so far, and numbers have been steadily growing […]