Environment

Aerial view of Hemel Hempstead. Photo: Iconic Media Group archive

Hemel named among happiest places to live in East of England and Britain

More than 20 neighbourhood recycling sites across Dacorum are set to close from December

More than 20 neighbourhood recycling sites set to shut across Dacorum

A giant inflatable Teletubby was among the items caught on cameras blocking Thames Water’s sewers

Thames Water reveals the strangest things found in its sewers

Dacorum Borough Council is to use a WCCTV Solar Tower to tackle fly-tipping hotspots

New WCCTV Tower will help track fly-tipping hotspots in Dacorum

Wintry weather with heavy rain and high winds will continue for the rest of week in Hemel Hempstead. Photo: Md Nadim Mahmud/Pexels

Wet and windy weather set for Hemel Hempstead over next 48 hours

Planning applications

Road closures and new planning applications announced across Hemel and Dacorum

Potholes spotted in nearby Buckinghamshire used for illustrative purposes

Significant increase in number of potholes repaired in Herts, council claims

The pony was found dead last month in Bovingdon

Abandoned pony found dead in fields as 'heartbreaking' investigation is launched

the winter roads service launch in Hertfordshire was completed this week

Gritters on standby as council officially launches winter roads service in Herts

A new reservoir at Chaul End has almost doubled water storage across Luton and Hemel Hempstead

New reservoir leads to doubling of water storage in Luton and Hemel Hempstead

Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner Jonathan Ash-Edwards

Hertfordshire Constabulary trials spray technology in fly-tipping crackdown
Hertfordshire Constabulary is trialling using new spray technology to catch fly-tippers in the region.
James Lowson, Senior Reporter

A lost orchard and native wildlife is set to be reintroduced at a site in Great Gaddesden near Hemel Hempstead

Lost orchard and native wildlife to be reintroduced near Hemel Hempstead

Members of the Hardings Accident Repair Centre team following their success at the NBRA Greener Bodyshop Awards. Photos courtesy of Tigerstripe.

Vehicle repair business established in Hemel wins award for green initiatives

Dacorum Borough Council is set to discuss introducing an e-bike hire scheme in Hemel Hempstead at a meeting next week

Council set for £1 million spend on e-bike hire scheme in Hemel Hempstead

A new car park has opened at the Hemel site

Council completes conversion of former Hemel tennis courts into car park

A diagram of where the development would be created

Plans unveiled for new 400-home development in Tring on 14.7 hectare site

Arborida parvula (c) Ian Carle

Trust celebrates sightings of species 'not seen in Hertfordshire for decades'

Tonnes of waste has been discovered

Herts council warns of 'dangerous' suspected asbestos waste dumped across county

Christina and John are letting people inside their tropical garden this weekend. Photo: Anna Marie Felice

Hemel couple showcase their 'exceptional' garden at special launch events

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 15: (L-R) Allen Horn, Daniel Radcliffe; Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton and David Heyman attend the premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1" at Alice Tully Hall on November 15, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

Production company warns of overnight filming at Bovingdon Airfield

File photo of a landfill site used for illustrative purposes. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

County council announces end date for landfill use in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire County Council has revealed that more than 15,000 incidents of flytipping were reported in one year, but fewer than 200 fixed penalty notices were issued

More than 15,000 incidents of fly-tipping across Hertfordshire in one year

Data has revealed that the areas of Hertfordshire that threw away the most waste in 2025. Photo by BuildPix/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images

Average of 378kg of waste thrown away by every Herts resident in 2025

Cllr Stephen Giles-Medhurst, Executive Member for Highways at Hertfordshire County Council

£500k boost to improve footpaths and cycling routes across Hertfordshire

A report has found that Hemel Hempstead is among the top ten locations in the country for number of days where temperatures exceed 27C - considered unsafe for youth sport. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images

Hemel Hempstead among worst places for unsafe temperatures for youth sport

County Hall in Hertford. Credit: Hertfordshire County Council.

Hertfordshire Council's lowest paid executive to earn at least £140k annually

recycling centre opening hours are set to change

Hertfordshire recycling centres opening hours changed during extreme heatwave

County Hall in Hertford. Credit: Hertfordshire County Council.

Healthier air programme launched in Hertfordshire addressing pollution
County council officials have drawn up plans for “healthier air” in Hertfordshire, with a focus on air quality inside buildings as well as outdoors.
Deborah Price, Local Democracy Reporter

County Hall in Hertford. Credit: Hertfordshire County Council.

School closures confirmed in Hertfordshire due to extreme hot weather

Gritters

Gritters on standby in Hertfordshire for road safety during extreme hot weather

A couple relax on deckchairs in the warm weather. The Met Office has issued a heatwave alert (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Herts residents urged to look after 'vulnerable neighbours' during heatwave

Jimmy Lee, 22, was given a criminal behaviour order after being involved in anti-social behaviour linked to hare coursing. The ban covers Bedfordshire as well as Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire (Picture: Pixabay)

Hare courser banned from having a dog off its lead for 10 YEARS in Hertfordshire

A bring site recycling facility in Dacorum. Image courtesy of Dacorum Borough Council

Recycling points across Dacorum could be shut in fly-tipping crackdown

An aerial view of Bovingdon FC's Green Lane ground. Credit: Google Maps.

Bovingdon Football Club granted permission for major ground upgrade

Dacorum Borough Council plans to delivering bigger fines to residents found guilty of fly-tipping

Dacorum Borough Council increases fines for fly-tipping

The path was compared to quicksand

Hemel park path set to reopen after safety concerns and local frustration

Waste at a recycling plant, photo from Adobe Stock

Hertfordshire County Council champions growing recycling shop scheme

Buckinghamshire council has taken legal action against unlawful building works on Green Belt land between Aylesbury and Berkhamsted Photo: Buckinghamshire Council

Council takes legal action against unlawful building works

The location of the proposed Marshcroft development in Tring. Credit: Harrow Estates/Dacorum Borough Council planning portal. Permission for use for LDRS partners.

Major 1,400-home development near Tring recommended for approval

IPSWICH, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 08: A lesion on an infected Ash tree used for illustrative purposes. (Photo by Bethany Clarke/Getty Images)

Fungal disease 'prevalent' on trees in Hertfordshire new report confirms

Grass cutters are being deployed across Hertfordshire

Council announces beginning of grass-cutting season in Hertfordshire

Otter Falls Enclosure at Woburn Safari Park. Photo: Woburn Safari Park

A new generation at Otter Falls: Why two tiny pups matter more than you think

Hertfordshire County Council

'Limited knowledge' of Herts' drainage network could lead to failures

The rubbish was fly-tipped in Pepsal End Lane, Markyate.

Fly-tipper jailed for illegally dumping rubbish in country lane

The fly-tipping was caught committing a 'near identical' offence two years earlier

Hemel fly-tipper jailed after dumping dismantled furniture and waste on roadside
A man from Hemel Hempstead has been sent to jail after he admitted to illegally dumping waste by a roadside.
James Lowson, Senior Reporter

A new digital e-pass system has been approved for Hertfordshire recycling centres, as well as a paid option to recycle larger DIY waste loads. Photo: Hertfordshire County Council

New ‘e-pass’ recycling system approved for Hertfordshire

Imagery associated with the plan

Consultation opens on plans for 11,000 homes in Hemel Hempstead area

Hertfordshire County Council says last year's dry summer helped reduce waste disposal costs across the county

Dry weather 'has helped to reduce waste disposal costs' in Hertfordshire

Cllr Paul Zukowskyj Executive member for environment, transport and growth, Hertfordshire County Council. Image supplied by Hertfordshire County Council

Herts County Council to launch cost-cutting e-pass system at recycling centres

Cllr Paul Zukowskyj Executive member for environment, transport and growth, Hertfordshire County Council. Image supplied by Hertfordshire County Council

Number of trees planted by Hertfordshire County Council confirmed

£1.2bn budget proposals have been formally backed by Hertfordshire's council cabinet Photo: Hertfordshire County Council

£1.2bn budget proposals backed by council cabinet

Dacorum Borough Council

E-bike hire scheme set for three-year trial in Hemel Hempstead

Suzanne Sears from Hemel Hempstead witnessed the dramatic moment part of a cliff collapsed on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, while on holiday for New Year

Hemel Hempstead woman witnesses cliff collapse while on holiday with family

Coffee pods are regularly recycled (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)

Tonnes of used coffee pods recycled in Hertfordshire under 'innovative' scheme

Hundreds more charging points are coming to Hertfordshire

Hundreds of electric vehicle charging points coming to Hertfordshire

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