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Artist profile: Sculptor Charles Elliott

Yesterday, 12:34 Words: Sandra Smith
Bellowing stag made using old horseshoes looks majestic in this parkland setting (credit: Charles Elliott)

A love of animals combined with the art of blacksmithing has made Berkhamsted's Charles Elliott an in-demand sculptor here and abroad

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The lost gardens of Holywell House, St Albans

Monday, August 12, 2019 Words: Susan Hulme
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660-1744) circa 1700 by Sir Godfrey Kneller (photo: incamerastock/Alamy Stock Photo)

Home to one of the most powerful couples in Stuart England, St Albans' Holywell House and its beautiful gardens have long vanished. Its story is one of romance, intrigue and fall from grace

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Just Be A Child charity: Bringing books to deprived children

Monday, August 12, 2019 Words: Louise McEvoy. Photos: Just Be A Child
A place to study. The charity has also introduced arts, writing and sports programmes (photo: Just Be A Child)

Raised under a repressive regime, the founder of a Herts charity is using books to empower deprived children to determine their lives

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21 great days out in Hertfordshire

Tuesday, August 6, 2019 Samuel Mathewson
Days out in Hertfordshire (photo: Nick Daly/Getty Images)

From stately homes to skateparks, we have selected some of the best ideas for things to do in Hertfordshire

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Pretty circular countryside walk from Aldenham

Tuesday, August 6, 2019
Willows beside the Colne near Aldenham (photo: Liz Hamilton)

From tiny Aldenham, Liz Hamilton of Herts Campaign to Protect Rural England, takes a looping walk exploring riverbank, countryside and history

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Health & Style

Cresta Silks in Welwyn on its 90th anniversary

Tuesday, July 16, 2019 Words: Emily Shepperson, Welwyn Hatfield Museum Service curator
Cresta Silks advertisement from 1937 (photo: Welwyn Garden City Heritage Trust / Copyright The Barn Theatre)

Cresta Silks, founded in Welwyn GC 90 years ago, is a remarkable story of leading artists, socialist principals and commercial nous that made women look fabulous

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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

Hertfordshire home: Pretty converted watermill in Westmill

Yesterday, 14:48 Words: Pat Bramley
The river Rib has been at the heart of the property for 1,000 years (photo: Savills)

Once owned by a bodyguard to Edward the Confessor, and a hideout during the Profumo affair, The Mill in Westmill is a home with a long and intriguing history

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Hertfordshire home: A pretty converted power station near Ware

Tuesday, July 16, 2019 Words: Pat Bramley. Photos: The Modern House
The old barns have been converted into a showpiece kitchen and dining room (photo: The Modern House)

With a baby imminent, a couple with a vision took on a former power station near Ware and set about realising its potential as a family home

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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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Food & Drink

15 real ale pubs you need to visit in Hertfordshire

Yesterday, 15:24
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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Restaurant review: The Glasshouse at The Grove, Chandler's Cross

Yesterday, 11:23 Words: Richard Cawthorne. Photos: Brian Arnopp
The stunning Crustacean Station (photo: Brian Arnopp)

Interactive, with multiple chef 'stations', the restaurant at The Grove hotel in Chandler's Cross has been transformed into an eating experience in grand surroundings

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Ad Feature Kite at the Red Hart, Hitchin

Wednesday, July 31, 2019 The Menu
Kite at the Red Hart

Kite at The Red Hart is a vibrant free house in Hitchin town centre led by a contemporary restaurant, thriving bar and a packed events calendar.

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Chef interview: Matty Long, Kite at The Red Hart

Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Matty Long, Head chef, Kite at the Red Hart, Hitchin (photo: Tom Cubis)

We caught up with the Hitchin head chef to hear about his style, food trends and his most important ingredients

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The George of Harpenden: Town's newest pub

Tuesday, July 30, 2019
George of Harpenden (photo: Ben Carpenter)

The all-new George of Harpenden by the Mitchell and Butlers group has opened on the High Street

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People

Artist profile: Sculptor Charles Elliott

Yesterday, 12:34 Words: Sandra Smith
Bellowing stag made using old horseshoes looks majestic in this parkland setting (credit: Charles Elliott)

A love of animals combined with the art of blacksmithing has made Berkhamsted's Charles Elliott an in-demand sculptor here and abroad

Read more »

Just Be A Child charity: Bringing books to deprived children

Monday, August 12, 2019 Words: Louise McEvoy. Photos: Just Be A Child
A place to study. The charity has also introduced arts, writing and sports programmes (photo: Just Be A Child)

Raised under a repressive regime, the founder of a Herts charity is using books to empower deprived children to determine their lives

Read more »

James Whitney: Hertfordshire's dandy highwayman

Monday, August 12, 2019 Words: Eric Bryan
Highwayman holding up a stagecoach in England in the 1600s. Hand-coloured woodcut of a Howard Pyle illustration (photo: North Wind Picture Archives/Alamy Stock Photo)

The 'most celebrated captain of banditti in the kingdom' James Whitney began life in poverty in Stevenage before embarking on a career of highway robbery at the head of a notorious Herts gang

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Cresta Silks in Welwyn on its 90th anniversary

Tuesday, July 16, 2019 Words: Emily Shepperson, Welwyn Hatfield Museum Service curator
Cresta Silks advertisement from 1937 (photo: Welwyn Garden City Heritage Trust / Copyright The Barn Theatre)

Cresta Silks, founded in Welwyn GC 90 years ago, is a remarkable story of leading artists, socialist principals and commercial nous that made women look fabulous

Read more »

Surviving 7/7 bombings: Martine Wright from Tring

Monday, July 8, 2019 Words: Nikki Lennox
Martine Wright (photo: Simon and Schuster)

Tring's Martine Wright was the most injured survivor of the 7/7 terror attacks 14 years ago this month. Her story from that atrocity to now teaches us that we are never beaten if we have love, courage and goals

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Arts & Culture

Artist profile: Sculptor Charles Elliott

Yesterday, 12:34 Words: Sandra Smith
Bellowing stag made using old horseshoes looks majestic in this parkland setting (credit: Charles Elliott)

A love of animals combined with the art of blacksmithing has made Berkhamsted's Charles Elliott an in-demand sculptor here and abroad

Read more

Just Be A Child charity: Bringing books to deprived children

Monday, August 12, 2019 Words: Louise McEvoy. Photos: Just Be A Child
A place to study. The charity has also introduced arts, writing and sports programmes (photo: Just Be A Child)

Raised under a repressive regime, the founder of a Herts charity is using books to empower deprived children to determine their lives

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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