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Ventura Wildlife Park in Ware welcomes its first baby zebra

Mon, 11:13
The baby grant's zebra born at Ventura Wildlife Park

A very special new arrival has been welcomed at the park at Van Hage Garden Centre

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Independents' Day: How to save Hertfordshire's high streets

Tuesday, June 18, 2019 Words: Sandra Deeble
D. Copperfield, St Albans

Ahead of Independents' Day for small retailers on July 4, successful Herts independent shopkeepers discuss how to survive - and thrive - as the high street undergoes huge pressures

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Barbara Hepworth's new exhibition at St Albans Museum + Gallery

Tuesday, June 11, 2019 Words: Nikki Lennox Moorby
Hepworth working on The Cosdon Head, 1949 (photo: Hans Wild, Barbara Hepworth, Bowness)

Inspired by the links between Barbara Hepworth and Herts, a new show at St Albans Museum + Gallery brings together sculptures, drawings and archive material for the first time to explore her vision

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

Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Hertfordshire Life July issue

Don't miss the fabulous July issue - on sale in supermarkets and good newsagents from Thursday June 13

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30 best festivals this summer in Hertfordshire

Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Battle Proms (photo: Elly Lucas)

From music and theatre to food and comedy, this is the essential guide to the 30 best festivals in Herts this summer

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Health & Style

The Favourite costume exhibition opens at Hatfield House

Tuesday, May 28, 2019
The Favourite costume exhibition at Hatfield House (photo: Ben Queenborough)

Lavish costumes from the Bafta and Oscar winning film The Favourite (starring Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone) have gone on show at Hatfield House

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Homes & Gardens

Beautiful riverside cottage garden in Wheathampstead

Tuesday, June 4, 2019 Words: Philippa Pearson. Photos: Jonathan Hilder
There's plenty of seating in the garden to enjoy the river and the wildlife (photo: Piers Photography)

With exotic inspiration from her travels mixed with cottage garden plants and natural areas, Sally Trendell has created a magical riverside garden at her home near Wheathampstead

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Hertfordshire home: from drab 70s house to modern family home

Tuesday, June 4, 2019 Words: Pat Bramley. Photos: Chrissie Adams
Calming green with botanical hints in the master bedroom (photo: Chrissie Adams)

Searching for that elusive property with bags of potential, a couple took on a renovation that transformed a tired 70s home into a TV show winner

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Ad Feature Award-winning Gabriel Square development in St Albans

Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Gabriel Square offers luxurious living space with access to a beautiful garden square

Named after the Gabriel Bell in St Albans' historic clock tower, Gabriel Square is a collection of luxury homes arranged around a landscaped communal garden.

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Hertfordshire home: a farmhouse near Buntingford

Tuesday, May 7, 2019 Words: Pat Bramley
Soft shades continue in the master bedroom, highlighting the timber structure of the building (photo: Savills)

A romantically named farmhouse near Buntingford stole the heart of a couple looking for an idyllic countryside family home

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May 2019

Hertfordshire home: Georgian style new build in Little Gaddesden

Monday, April 1, 2019 Words: Pat Bramley
It's all about symettry. The owners felt a Georgian style with classic dimensions would 'settle in the landscape and stand the test of time' (photo: Savills)

This newly-built Little Gaddesden home created by a husband and wife build-and-design team is testament to the beauty and importance of details

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April 2019
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Food & Drink

New restaurant The Florist opens in Watford

Mon, 11:22
The Florist, Watford (photo: New World Trading Company)

A restaurant and bar with a difference has blossomed in Watford with the opening of The Florist

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Outdoor dining restaurants in Hertfordshire: 11 al fresco places to try

Wednesday, June 19, 2019 Samuel Mathewson
The garden at Bushel & Strike (image courtesy of the pub)

Brits love nothing more than getting outside as soon as the weather improves, so we have picked 11 great restaurants with pretty al fresco gardens in Hertfordshire to enjoy your food

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Recipe: Poulet a la Provencale

Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Bistro Gautier Poulet a la Provencale

Bistro Gautier at The Amble Inn the family-run Harpenden restaurant with a focus on time-honoured French dishes shares its recipe for poulet a la Provencale

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This Cockfosters restaurant has launched an Anatolian-style Sunday roast with bottomless champagne

Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Skewd Sunday roast with an 'Anatolian twist' (photo: Firat Ayas)

These rebels are giving the traditional Sunday roast a Turkish makeover

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15 real ale pubs you need to visit in Hertfordshire

Friday, June 14, 2019
Real ale pubs in Hertfordshire (photo: Shaun Taylor, Getty Images)

From CAMRA accredited ale houses to gastro pubs with big beer lists, we have some perfect pubs in Hertfordshire that serve well kept real ales for true beer lovers

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People

Hertfordshire Life magazine green screen snaps from the Hertfordshire County Show

Yesterday, 15:39
Herts Life green screen at Herts County Show

Lots of fun was had on the weekend of the Herts County Show with our make-your-own-mag green screen - see a selection of our favourites

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University of Hertfordshire leaps up league table

Mon, 10:51
University of Hertfordshire

Our county university has been named a 'notable climber' after it made a significant jump in a prestigious league table

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Independents' Day: How to save Hertfordshire's high streets

Tuesday, June 18, 2019 Words: Sandra Deeble
D. Copperfield, St Albans

Ahead of Independents' Day for small retailers on July 4, successful Herts independent shopkeepers discuss how to survive - and thrive - as the high street undergoes huge pressures

Read more »

Barbara Hepworth's new exhibition at St Albans Museum + Gallery

Tuesday, June 11, 2019 Words: Nikki Lennox Moorby
Hepworth working on The Cosdon Head, 1949 (photo: Hans Wild, Barbara Hepworth, Bowness)

Inspired by the links between Barbara Hepworth and Herts, a new show at St Albans Museum + Gallery brings together sculptures, drawings and archive material for the first time to explore her vision

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When Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show came to Hertfordshire

Tuesday, June 11, 2019 Words: Louise McEvoy
Sitting Bull and Buffalo Bill, taken by William Notman studios in Quebec during Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, in August 1885. Sitting Bull (1831-1890) was a Hunkpapa Lakota holy man who led his people as a tribal chief during the Indian Wars over the creation of Indian reservations (photo: History Images / Alamy Stock Photo)

This month 115 years ago, Buffalo Bill brought his epic Wild West spectacular to Hitchin - possibly the greatest event the town has ever seen

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Arts & Culture

Barbara Hepworth's new exhibition at St Albans Museum + Gallery

Tuesday, June 11, 2019 Words: Nikki Lennox Moorby
Hepworth working on The Cosdon Head, 1949 (photo: Hans Wild, Barbara Hepworth, Bowness)

Inspired by the links between Barbara Hepworth and Herts, a new show at St Albans Museum + Gallery brings together sculptures, drawings and archive material for the first time to explore her vision

Read more
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