Environment

Circular and Co Leakproof Reusable Coffee Cup

Six easy eco-friendly switches you can make today

Cook smart with Nadiya Hussain (photo: Getty Images)

Going Green: Be smart with your food and cut the waste

Trees being planted as part of an environmental improvement scheme

£3,000 grants up for grabs for biodiversity projects across the county

Many say the future is electric (photo: Adobe)

Going green: Charge towards all electric motor future

Insulate homes to winter proof them (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: ​Winter proof homes to reduce energy bills

Swimmers have been urged to avoid 19 beaches across the UK due to serious health concerns. (Photo: Andrew - stock.adobe.com)

Warning to avoid 19 UK beaches

Eco-friendly subscriptions including Smol, Who Gives A Crap, Purdy & Figg and Wild

Mum's easy eco switches as 'greenagers' want planet-friendly homes

Hertfordshire Nature Recovery Partnership.

Community has its say on boosting biodiversity in Hertfordshire

An Environment Agency officer

Suspected prolific fly-tipper in Bucks and Herts arrested

Pupils from Ffynnon Taf Primary School celebrate their new heating system (Photo: Kensa/Supplied)

Ground-breaking new 'green' heating system warming up UK school

Discover XC is charity run extreme sports facility based in Hemel Hempstead with skatepark, climbing walls, indoor caving system, and high ropes course.

Explore Fifty Thrifty adventures for families in Hertfordshire this summer

This summer, not far from your doorstep and beyond the front gate, there’s lots for families to do all over Hertfordshire.

Olga Norford

One study found children hit by SUVs were eight times more likely to die than those hit by other passenger cars (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock)

'It's time to ban SUVs from school pickups for child safety' Amber Allott

Land is to be leased for a new petrol station, drive-thru restaurant and EV charging

Council plans to lease land for petrol station and drive-thru restaurant

'Love Every Drop'. Image: Anglian Water.

Anglian Water finishes £4.2m upgrade in Ivinghoe

Going Green: ​Trees helping breath new life into the world

Heat is on for Paris Olympics (photo: Adobe)

Going Green: Heat is rising in Paris as Olympics draw near​

Marion Cotillard (photo: Getty Images)

​Which way to vote to stay squeaky green?

A packed meeting this week heard some action was being taken to improve road safety in Leverstock Green

Action to improve road safety ‘does not go far enough'

Swapping clothes is an eco and affordable way to freshen up your wardrobe.

Council urges residents looking to freshen up their wardrobes to join swap event

The family were stunned by the council's response to their plans to support a greener future.

Family question council’s ‘green agenda’ after plans for EV charger bay refused

His family say Roger held a lifelong passion to preserve the local environment for future generations.

Tribute paid to late Box Moor trustee and environmental champion from Hemel

Grand Design's Kevin McCloud (photo: Getty Images)

​Millions to take part in Great Big Green Week

Ivinghoe Beacon at Ashridge Estate

National Trust set to share update on its vision for Ashridge Estate

The vision was presented to councillors on Wednesday.

Herts transport chiefs highlight vision to support 11,000 home development

The Seventh Day Adventist Church group joins forces.

Over 1,000 volunteers help clean up Dacorum during Great British Spring Clean

Kirsty Withnall

Mum who rescued hundreds of puppies and horses as an investigator dies aged 47

A councillor has suggested waste materials like would could be donated for DIY projects. Image: Clem Onojeghuo/ Unsplash

Councillor proposes waste materials be available to schools and DIY enthusiasts

The analysis will help to put plans in place to crackdown on landfill. Image: Justus Menke/ Unsplash

Hertfordshire waste officials to delve into bins for data on what’s thrown away

The last survey found more than 44 per cent of household ‘rubbish’ could have been recycled or composted

Deborah Price Local Democracy Reporter

The top of Monument Drive lies at the heart of the Specialist Conservation Area. ©National Trust Images/Chris Lacey

Dacorum residents invited to hear plans on securing future of Ashbridge Estate

Campaigners when they reached reach Hatton Locks, Warwickshire

Fund Britain's Waterways campaign reaches Hemel

Environmental charities are calling on action to create more green spaces in urban areas. Image: Chris Ison PA

Earth Day research reveals two miles of green footpaths accessible to residents

Elliotte wants the council to step in and help clear her local woods. Photo: Louisa Sheward

Action underway to clean up wood after eight-year-old’s plea to council

Stephenson Way in Watford, Hertfordshire. Credit: Will Durrant/LDRS

Air quality monitoring near M25 and M1 to cease after pollution levels drop

The panels will help reduce energy bills and the centre's carbon footprint.

Solar panel installation at Hemel Leisure Centre is step toward net zero

Waste at a recycling plant, photo from Adobe Stock

Over 33k tonnes of recyclable cardboard and paper sent overseas from Herts

Journalist Rich Felgate. Credit: Rich Felgate

Clip of journalist arrested by Herts Police shown in Just Stop Oil documentary

So far, the council had planted – or enabled the planting of – nearly 325,000 trees. Image: Jan Huber via Unsplash

More than 300k trees planted in Hertfordshire since 2019, says county council

The Tidy Tring team.

Volunteers litter-pickers urged to back Great British Spring Clean

Hemel tip

Herts households threw away less rubbish than other counties in region

Share the harvest

Save the date for a cleaner, greener Berkhamsted

Sunset: A National Trust marker bearing the title "Ashridge" at Ivinghoe Beacon in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire. Credit: Will Durrant/LDRS

Developers must make payment for park to protect real-life ‘enchanted forest’

The Everyday Plastic Mural. Everyday Plastic have partnered with Greenpeace to create the UK’s biggest nationwide investigation into household plastic waste. Image: Greenpeace/ Ollie Harrop

Eco-minded Herts youngster encourages others to be mindful of plastic use

The new EVCP station has gone live at the Wood Lane End car park in Hemel Hempstead.

Latest electric vehicle charging point in Hemel is among five in the borough

The service relaunches from today.

Dacorum's garden waste subscription service relaunches for spring

Cllr Simy Dhyani, representatives from Dacorum Borough Council and Sunnyside Rural Trust and residents visit the completed garden. Image: Warren Cooper Photography.

Mission to create planet-themed, biodiverse garden in Dacorum is complete

It links to road names in the area which include Saturn Way, Jupiter Drive and Martian Avenue

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More than a dozen dangerous wild animals are privately kept by people in Dacorum, photo from Danny Lawson PA Images

More than a dozen dangerous wild animals legally owned by people in Dacorum

High Court, London

£34m sale of former airfield in Herts WILL be reviewed in High Court

Look out for the new bucket bins

Dacorum Borough Council launches new cigarette butt anti-littering scheme

Dacorum Borough Council

Council defends controversial urine policy after man fined for "littering"

Sustainable Hertfordshire Strategy 2020

Fears Hertfordshire won’t meet sustainability target and carbon neutral plans

Hertfordshire County Council to introduce new waste contracts away from landfill

New household waste contracts to move away from landfill in Hertfordshire

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Dacorum residents invest in renewable energy

Conifers on the right will be removed to make way for native plating (left) as part of restoration and conservation efforts at Ashridge. Credit: Will Durrant/LDRS

Councils urge residents to avoid famous Hertfordshire forest used in movies

Last year there were around 10 incidents per 1,000 people in the area.

Record number of fly-tipping incidents in Dacorum last year, figures show

Travel by train, it’s a lot better for the planet (photo: Adobe)

Going Green – Help the planet: let the train take the strain