HHTheatre Co are very excited to announce that their musical this year will be Anything Goes, the hit Broadway and West End, Cole Porter musical. The S. S. American is sailing between New York and England with a comically colourful assemblage of passengers: Reno Sweeney, a popular nightclub singer and former evangelist, her pal Billy […]
The RHS has announced a brand new grant which will see four gardens gifted to communities across the UK, one in each of the home nations. They’re inviting communities and schools to apply for the new RHS Community Gardens grant to develop a garden worth up to £50,000. Communities will get the chance to work […]
Detectives in Dacorum are widening their appeal for information as part of ongoing enquiries into an arson in Northchurch. At around 7.40pm on Monday 20 December, the occupant of a property in High Street returned home to discover a fire in her living room. The fire service attended to deal with the blaze and make […]
Dacorum Borough Council has appointed Andrew Percival as Independent Chair of the Hemel Place Board. The Hemel Place Board is a new partnership of key stakeholders who have a strong presence in Hemel Hempstead and are key to the future success of the town. Representatives include those from the public and private sector and from […]
Thanks to the success of the booster programme, the government has announced that England will return to ‘Plan A’ on Thursday 27 January. However, patients in Hertfordshire and west Essex will still be required to wear face coverings in GP practices, hospitals, and other healthcare settings when COVID-19 restrictions ease later this week. NHS guidance […]
Twelve new trainee detectives are now on duty in Hertfordshire after the first all-female passing out parade at the constabulary. Chief Constable Charlie Hall congratulated the new police officers at their passing out ceremony at police headquarters in Welwyn Garden City last Friday 21 January. With family and friends of the student police officers watching […]
Applications are open for the next Colourful Minds course in March. The course is being delivered as part of Dacorum Borough Council’s Active Dacorum initiative, which is working in partnership with Herts Inclusive Theatre to support residents’ mental health, as part of their wellbeing programme of activities. The 24-week creative art therapy course offers residents […]
HMRC reduced High Income Child Benefit Tax checks during the pandemic because staff were redeployed on Covid-19 schemes, it has been revealed. Compliance checks fell from a high of 125,594 in 2019/20 to just 45,553 in 2020/21, after they had doubled in the year before the pandemic. That year 96% of those checks resulted in […]
Hertfordshire Constabulary has issued a warning to those who think it is acceptable to racially abuse or assault its police officers and staff, following a number of reported incidents. ‘Our officers work hard on the frontline, often in very challenging circumstances where they are expected to prioritise public safety above their own,’ explained Assistant Chief […]
Tring Brewery is proud to celebrate its 30th anniversary of brewing with the launch of twelve unique beers, each raising funds and awareness for Rennie Grove Hospice Care. Established in 1992, Tring Brewery have produced cask ale in Hertfordshire for three decades and are excited to mark the occasion with the revival of twelve acclaimed […]
Motorists risk their vehicles being stolen if they leave them running and unattended while their windscreens defrost. The warning has been issued by the tri-force Road Policing Unit (RPU) for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire, as overnight temperatures continue to dip below zero. PC Grant Duke, from the RPU, said: ‘No-one looks forward to defrosting their […]
More than three quarters of fire related deaths happen in the home. You can make sure that your home is safe by arranging a Safe & Well visit from the Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service. Safe & Well visits are carried out by uniformed officers free of charge. You will receive advice on making your home safe and […]