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Family-Friendly Christmas Activities in Hertfordshire

Christmas is upon us, and at long last! At least, after what has been a somewhat gruelling year for many. With the yuletide fast approaching, so too is the sheer opportunity it presents for quality holiday time with your loved one. Getting away for a little festive break is a fantastic idea, and can also […]

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The History of the Women’s World Cup

As we approach the ninth edition of the official Women’s World Cup, we chart the rapid evolution of one of football’s most loved competitions. Although the first official Women’s World Cup was held in 1991, it’s appropriate to trace back a further two decades to find the Calcio Femminile Coppa Del Mondo. The tournament, a […]

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Keeping With Tradition

Take time over the festive season to start some new Christmas traditions Over the past few months we have all come to appreciate the time we can spend with friends and family. While Christmas may not be the big affair it usually is, we might have time to create family traditions, make memories and have […]

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Celebrate, Share, Explore!

2020 is the Hertfordshire Year of Culture. Here’s what you need to know. The Hertfordshire Year of Culture – or HYOC2020 – is shining a spotlight on the county and all the amazing culture it has to offer, with events and activities throughout the year. And organisers want everyone to get involved. ‘HYOC2020 is taking […]

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Chocs Away!

Want to make something special this Easter? Why not make your own chocolate? It’s Easter, which means – among many other things – chocolate of course! The shops are over-run with chocolate eggs of all shapes and sizes, but if you really want to give someone something special, why not give them their very own […]

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Workplace heroes

Local pub chains have scored highly as employers in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies Awards 2017. Oakman Inns & Restaurants, operator of the King’s Arms in Berkhamsted and the Akeman in Tring, rises to eighth position in the Top 10 Best Companies To Work For in the UK and are the highest ranked in […]

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Sodastream by royal appointment

We are indebted to Beth Scraggs, who responded to the nostalgic feature on food and drink in the 1980s in our summer issue with a few treasured memories of her own. We’d sung the praises of Sodastream among other great names of yesteryear, but we’d got the decade wrong by a quarter of a century. […]

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Living Magazines Afloat

Meet the team from Living Magazines enjoying a leisurely afternoon on the Wendover Arm Canal – part of the Grand Union Canal – with Kerrnal Cruisers, on this video from DeeTV, filmed in May 2016. Featuring: Paul Kerr of Kerrnal Cruisers Sandra Boothroyd-Todd of Living Magazines Ben Marston of Puddingstone Distillery Gary Stringer of Hemel Hempstead […]

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Tring leads in street parties

Tring GP Dr Rob Schafer with the support of Oakman Inns has launched www.ourstreetparty.org, to help people organise parties on their own streets. The Queen’s 90th birthday will provide a focus for party planners this summer. In Tring the 11 June will see a party starting at the Tring Farmers Market and finishing with a […]

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Weston Turville Reservoir

The reservoir is about 0.5 miles south of Weston Turville on the lane towards Wendover. It was created in 1797/8 to compensate the mill-owners who were left high and dry when the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal took the water on which their machinery depended. As a practical proposition it had a limited […]

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Hemel greets Tour of Britain

Brandle first, Dowsett takes yellow jersey but Hemel Hempstead wins by a mile Hemel Hempstead enjoyed a day in the sun on Friday 12 September when stage 6 of the Tour of Britain reached a thrilling climax in Gadebridge Park. The longest stage of this year’s Tour reached the finishing line at about 3.30pm but […]