Here are the latest recommended posting dates for the UK to ensure your letters and parcels arrive with your friends and family safely – and in time for Christmas! For international delivery dates, visit royalmail.com/greetings: Monday 18 December Royal Mail 2nd Class and 2nd Class Signed For Wednesday 20 December Royal Mail 1st Class and […]
As temperatures begin to plummet across Dacorum, DENS has launched an appeal to help local people facing homelessness this festive season. Many of those who find themselves homeless this Christmas can trace their struggles back to childhood trauma. This trauma often sets off a chain reaction, leading to chaotic lifestyles, addiction, strained relationships and breakdowns […]
Driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs could not only ruin Christmas but destroy lives forever, Hertfordshire Constabulary warned at the start of this month as it launched its month-long drink and drug driving campaign. Between now and the New Year, officers will be out in force across Hertfordshire targeting those under the […]
With a six-week-long consultation for Dacorum’s Revised Draft Local Plan currently open, you can help to decide the plan and direction for Dacorum for more than the next decade by having your say on the future of your borough. Having launched on 30 October, the consultation is open until 11.59pm on Monday 11 December. Your […]
Mighty Netball has been running netball sessions since 2017. A non-competitive, inclusive and welcoming organisation championing and actively promoting grassroots sport, Mighty Netball welcomes all children, in particular girls, where demand is strong, but available, accessible opportunities still don’t reflect this demand. Children want to play and have fun with friends. Mighty strives to offer […]
The plans to increase passenger capacity at London Luton Airport to 19 million a year have been approved. While Luton Borough Council’s development management committee initially approved the plans to increase passenger capacity from 18 million to 19 million a year, as well as amend day and night noise contours, a local inquiry was held […]
Tring Brewery have collaborated with local soap-maker Nicky Gordon to create a beer scented soap bar, with all profits donated to Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital. Each bar is made using a traditional cold-pressed method and crafted with only plant-based oils, such as shea butter and olive oil. To mark the collaboration, soap bars have been blended […]
HERT, the proposed new passenger transport network that will form an east-west transport corridor that runs from Watford and Hemel Hempstead in the west to Harlow (Essex) in the east, has received overwhelming support from residents. Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) agreed to develop a detailed proposal for the HERT to run along the A414 corridor […]
Dacorum Borough Council were delighted to bring together local people and organisations to ‘think global and act local’ at their annual Dacorum Climate Action Network (Dacorum CAN) event. More than 90 people attended the event held on Monday 20 November 2023 at The Forum, Hemel Hempstead. The evening ran from 6pm until 9pm and was […]
Wendover Canal Trust is delighted to announce that work on the upgrade of the 1.7 mile (2.7km) canal towpath between Wendover and Halton has now been completed. This high-specification upgrade was supervised by the Canal & River Trust and the work carried out by its contractors Kier plc and The Rothen Group. The result is […]
The Berkhamsted Festival of Light was held this year on Sunday 26 November. Every year Berkhamsted Citizens Association (BCA) presents a silver cup and certificates for the winner(s) and runners up of the Best Dressed Christmas Shop Window competition. This is the twenty-sixth year that they have been sponsoring the competition. It is open to […]
Paul Weller is excited to announce a full UK tour for 2024 with 14 dates lined up through April, including Aylesbury Waterside on 20 April. This year has seen Paul’s tour schedule taken up with extensive travels around Europe peppered with a handful of UK Forest Live shows and a special guest slot to Blur […]