Hertfordshire County Council is calling on local businesses to support young people in the county with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) to increase their skills by providing workplace opportunities. A new Hertfordshire SEND Employment Forum, taking place online on Wednesday 22 November at 10am, provides an opportunity for local businesses to learn from others […]
Dacorum Borough Council has marked the completion of six new council homes in Tring. The homes are a mixture of two and three-bedroom houses, providing much-needed housing for social rent in the sought after village of Wilstone. One house is fully accessible. The homes are on under-used Council land and are designed to complement the […]
Fifteen Hertfordshire residents have been scammed when applying for fake jobs. The victims reported losses of more than £79,000, with one Waltham Cross resident losing £37,400. Residents from Watford, Hatfield, Letchworth, Berkhamsted and Henlow were also targeted by the scam. The fraudsters target job seekers by posting fake job opportunities on social media sites or […]
Toy Hub is back for 2023. Last year (also its first year) they provided gifts to 474 children! If you haven’t heard of them, here is a bit about what they do, why they do it and who they support. Toy Hub’s aim is to ensure that no child living within our local community goes […]
Hertfordshire County Council has welcomed news announced on Tuesday that plans to close ticket offices in railway stations across the county have been cancelled. The announcement, made by Transport Secretary Mark Harper MP means that the threat of ticket office closures has passed, with the Minister saying that ‘the proposals did not meet the ‘high […]
Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust have unveiled the winners of their fourth annual wildlife photography competition, Wild Snaps. Amateur photographers and smartphone snappers gave the general public a difficult job in selecting their favourite wildlife images to vote on from the wonderful shortlist chosen by the competition’s judging panel. With an over-arching category of ‘General […]
Further information below on the expansion of London Luton Airport from its current permitted cap of 18 million passengers per annum (mppa) up to 32 mppa, including: new terminal capacity; additional taxiways and other transport infrastructure; the construction of landside support buildings; surface access adjustments; mitigation works and other associated development. This letter from the […]
The countdown is on to Madagascar – The Musical coming to Aylesbury Waterside Theatre from Wednesday 15-Saturday 18 November. Get ready to follow all of your favourite crack-a-lackin’ friends as they escape from their home in New York’s Central Park Zoo and find themselves on an unexpected journey to the madcap world of King Julien’s […]
WildStrong Berkhamsted has been selected as one of the nation’s 100 most impressive small firms by the Small Business Saturday UK campaign, as it kicks off its second decade in the UK. WildStrong, an outdoor movement and community building company was founded in 2021 and now has a network for 5 locations across the UK. […]
Hosts and supporters of the county’s Ukrainian guests are to be celebrated and honoured through a Heart Radio Hertfordshire Heroes Award. Over a thousand residents have stepped forward to host Ukrainian families since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022. And countless more have given their time to support hosts and guests through community groups, […]
Dacorum Borough Council has issued the following notification in accordance with Regulation 18 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004. What is the consultation about? Dacorum Borough Council is consulting on the next stage of the Dacorum Local Plan 2024-2040. […]
A new Legitimacy Plan to enhance public confidence and increase scrutiny around police behaviour has been compiled by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire. Before the final version is agreed, those who live and work in the county are being asked for their opinions on the draft strategy by David Lloyd. The Legitimacy Plan […]