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How to make Hertfordshire wildlife a priority this year

Mon, 16:51
Wild animals are a joy to see

Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust’s Frieda Rummenhohl encourages us to make wildlife one of our priorities in the year ahead – without taking on too much

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February 2019

John Mills: sculptor to the nation

Mon, 14:23 Photos: Chris Frazer Smith
John Mills with the finished cast for Tommy

In John Mills’ long career he has created pieces that sit at the heart of British culture. Richard Burton met the sculptor at his Hinxworth studio ahead of a Herts retrospective this month

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February 2019

10 reasons not to miss this month’s Hertfordshire Life magazine

Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Pick up the March issue of Hertfordshire Life magazine

Don’t miss the fabulous March issue - on sale Thursday February 14!

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Where to see snowdrops in Hertfordshire

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 Samuel Mathewson
These places are bursting with snowdrops in February

During February, elusive little white signs of spring pop up around the county in the form of snowdrops. We have gathered some of the best places to go for a snowdrop walk in Hertfordshire

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Winter walks in Hertfordshire: 8 of the best routes

Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Snowy Hertfordshire countryside (Edward Badley, Thinkstock, CC BY-NC 2.0)

Clear your head during the colder months with a walk around the beautiful and varied Hertfordshire countryside. We have gathered eight spots that make stunning walks in the winter

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Health & Style

100 years of health at Champneys spas

Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Yoga at the Tring resort. Furniture had to pushed out of the way (photo: Champneys)

It’s nearly a century since the foundations of what would become Champneys spas were created in Tring. Julie Lucas talks to two remarkable women at its heart

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January 2019

Try the new craze of ‘forest bathing’ therapy in Hertfordshire

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 Photos: Taryn Paterson
Sam Wright (photo: Taryn Paterson)

The benefits of getting out in the fresh air are well-known, but a new take on it, forest therapy, is growing in popularity as a way to unwind and improve health. We asked Herts-based forest therapy guide Sam Wright to explain

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January 2019

Homes & Gardens

Hertfordshire home: Grade II* listed medieval hall in Hunsdon

Monday, February 11, 2019 Words: Pat Bramley
The property retains its original late medieval hall plan with additions over the centuries (photo: Fine & Country)

With its roots deep in the medieval period, this Hunsdon former hall house makes a surprisingly comfortable, open and bright family home

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February 2019

American inspired, fresh family home in Knebworth

Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Words: Pat Bramley
The snug (photo: Putterills)

Inspired by the architecture of New England, a couple took on an ordinary family home in Knebworth and made it their own

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January 2019

Interiors: vintage Christmas at an Edwardian cottage in Bushey

Monday, December 10, 2018 Words: Natalie Flaum. Photos: Darren Chung. Styling: Sian Williamson
The fireplace grate is from a local salvage yard and the gold over mantle mirror is from Brissi. The vintage French white armchair is from Home and Colonial. A local carpenter installed cupboards and shelves either side of the fireplace (photo: Darren Chung / Real Homes)

A young family moved from an outgrown flat in London to an Edwardian cottage in Bushey, lovingly bringing it back to life with vintage finds and sympathetic updates

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December 2018

Home of the month: stylish renovation in Bishop’s Stortford

Tuesday, November 20, 2018 Words: Pat Bramley
The open plan dining-kitchen room is off the large hallway and opens to the garden (photo: Savills)

A ready-to-move-in house is the last thing this Bishop’s Stortford couple want. Serial renovators, they’ve had the vision to take on three tired homes, including this latest project, and make them into something remarkable

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November 2018

Grade II Elizabethan mansion for sale in St Ippolyts

Tuesday, October 30, 2018
The Wyck, St Ippolyts (photo: Strutt & Parker)

Listed for its architectural and historical importance, this mansion is for sale through Strutt and Parker

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November 2018
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Food & Drink

10 cosy pubs in Hertfordshire

Mon, 17:03
The Holly Bush, Potters Crouch (photo: Tomas Svenka)

Open fires, hearty food, local ales and a welcoming atmosphere. These are the things that make for the cosiest times. Find out where you can find all these things and more this winter with our Hertfordshire pubs guide

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Ad Feature The Gables Restaurant Hertford

Mon, 15:09
The Gables Restaurant

The Gables Restaurant in Newgate Street Village offers a wide range of Mediterranean cuisine.

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Ad Feature The Golden Fleece Braughing

Wednesday, February 13, 2019
The Golden Fleece Braughing

The Golden Fleece is the place to enjoy delicious, modern European food all year-round using the best seasonal and locally sourced produce.

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Review: a dinner ‘experience’ at Kitchen Theory, Barnet

Tuesday, February 5, 2019 Words: Richard Cawthorne. Photos: Brian Arnopp
Ryujin's Servant - jellyfish with accompanying projection on to the table and ocean soundscape (photo: Brain Arnopp)

Dinner, but not as you know it. Employing gastrophysics to heighten and alter our perception of food, this Barnet ‘experimental gastronomy studio’ is an experience

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February 2019

Tom Kerridge’s Pub in the Park is coming to St Albans

Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Tom on last year's PITP festival tour (photo: Anna Warrington)

The touring festival founded by the celebrity chef has added St Albans to its list this year following the success of the four-venue tour in 2018

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February 2019

People

Bushey’s Purcell School: nurturing musical talent

Mon, 14:51 Words: Stuart Lambert
Purcell graduate Alex Ridout won the British Jazz Awards Rising Star award last year (photo: Lisa Wormsley)

Nurturing talent for success in the modern music industry is the aim of Bushey’s Purcell School. With some of the best young stars in the country among students and alumni, it’s being noted as a place to watch

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February 2019

John Mills: sculptor to the nation

Mon, 14:23 Photos: Chris Frazer Smith
John Mills with the finished cast for Tommy

In John Mills’ long career he has created pieces that sit at the heart of British culture. Richard Burton met the sculptor at his Hinxworth studio ahead of a Herts retrospective this month

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February 2019

Paul Ryan on becoming Nigel Farage

Monday, February 11, 2019
Paul Ryan as Nigel Farage in Brexit: The Uncivil War (photo: Nick Wall)

Paul Ryan is Nigel Farage in the much-discussed Brexit: The Uncivil War. The Northchurch actor talks to Sandra Smith about becoming the love-him-or-loathe-him character and being an ‘actorpreneur’

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February 2019

The JVS Show: the making of a chat show host

Tuesday, February 5, 2019 Words: Gillian Thornton
Jonathan Vernon-Smith at St Michael's Manor, St Albans (photo: Warren Cooper)

Emotional phone-ins, consumer rights and owing his career to a pair of rabbits, the voice of The JVS Show on BBC Three Counties Radio talks about his life and what it takes to put on the award-winning programme

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February 2019

The Hertfordshire Tourism Awards winners

Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Willows Farm

Those attracting tourists to Hertfordshire were celebrated at a ceremony at Hanbury Manor in Ware

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February 2019

Arts & Culture

John Mills: sculptor to the nation

Mon, 14:23 Photos: Chris Frazer Smith
John Mills with the finished cast for Tommy

In John Mills’ long career he has created pieces that sit at the heart of British culture. Richard Burton met the sculptor at his Hinxworth studio ahead of a Herts retrospective this month

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Lee Simmons: combining sculpture, design and architecture

Monday, January 21, 2019 Words: Sandra Smith
Quadrilinear from the roof of the Schoen Clinic. The sculpture was inspired by old maps of the Wigmore Street area (photo: Lee Simmons)

At just 30, Hitchin’s Lee Simmons combines sculpture, design and architecture to create remarkable public works

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Festivals in Hertfordshire 2019: music, food and film

Monday, January 21, 2019
Abba Lush at last year's Todd in the Hole festival (photo: Stand PR)

We have gathered some of the best festivals taking place this year in Hertfordshire. Add these to your diaries

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Panto review: Aladdin, Cambridge Arts Theatre

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 Julie Lucas
The cast of Aladdin, this year's pantomime at the Cambridge Arts Theatre. Picture: CAMBRIDGE ARTS THEATRE.

High jinks and hilarious dancing, Sarah Grosvenor reviews Aladdin

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Mary Casserley’s Art Deco-inspired paintings

Monday, December 10, 2018 Words: Sandra Smith
The Courthouse by Mary Casserley

Berkhamsted’s Mary Casserley is inspired by history, trains and the posters of the Art Deco period. Her paintings celebrate them all

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