Dear Berkhamsted Residents, As Town Mayor of Berkhamsted I was delighted to be asked to contribute to Berkhamsted Living. In this first article I will give an overview of current activities, then in future, focus in more detail on particular projects. One of my most enjoyable civic duties is visiting charities and organisations in Berkhamsted. […]
Are you a tourism business delivering an exceptional customer experience? If so, Visit Herts want to hear from you! Enter the Visit Herts Tourism Awards before 17 May and tell them what makes your business great! The categories cover accommodation, attractions, pubs and food businesses, so there’s something for everyone. You can even enter more […]
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Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace a teenager who has gone missing from Hemel Hempstead. Amran Bouhamed, aged 16, was last seen in the Boxmoor area on Friday 28 February. He is described as being around 5ft 9in, and of slim build. He has dark hair and brown eyes. Amran was last […]
Dacorum Borough Council’s garden waste collections will start again from the fortnight beginning Monday 9 March. Green-lidded bins are for organic garden waste only, such as: grass/hedge cuttings leaves twigs/small branches flowers (including cut flowers that are kept inside the house) prunings weeds small animal bedding made from straw, hay or woodchips (but not shredded […]
A 60-second film which shows the possible signs of terrorist activity will air in cinemas across the region from today (Friday 6 March), including at Watford’s Vue cinema. ‘Look Again’ is a powerful short film, produced by Counter Terrorism Policing, which shows what sort of behaviour could indicate someone is planning a terrorist attack and […]
Hertfordshire Year of Culture 2020 (HYOC2020) is a year to showcase Hertfordshire as a county of creative and cultural opportunity. Dacorum Borough Council has joined the rest of the county during 2020 and is showcasing creativity and cultural opportunities across the borough. Organisations, businesses, groups and individuals across Dacorum are getting involved in different ways […]
World Book Day Today is World Book Day so we asked Ben, Alison, Sandra and Kim at Our Bookshop to tell us what it means to them. ‘Our Bookshop are proud to be involved in World Book Day this year. As our first year involved, it’s been like a little voyage into the unknown but we […]
How does an event featuring local people from the arts, charities and small businesses turn into a live radio show? And who are the community-minded people who made it happen? The story begins in Berkhamsted seven years ago when local author and poet, Leslie Tate (pictured), started ‘Berkhamsted Live‘. Right from the start, the show […]
A man has been arrested in connection with an incident in Hemel Hempstead last week, where a 12-year-old girl was reportedly approached by a vehicle in suspicious circumstances. Police were contacted shortly after 5.20pm on Tuesday 25 February to report that a vehicle had pulled up alongside a girl near Bennetts End community centre and […]
Dacorum Borough Council has pledged its support for this year’s Great British Spring Clean, run by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy and is calling on litter heroes from across the borough to join in the annual spring clean. The campaign, which runs from 20 March to 13 April, will see around half a million people […]