High Priority tree safety works – A404 / CWHE

We have just been told that following a recent inspection along the boundary of Chorleywood House Estate by the A404 Rickmansworth Road, several trees in poor health and condition have been identified which require felling or reducing in height to prevent them posing...

Help Prevent Flooding in your Area

According to a recent report (link): 2023 was the seventh wettest year on record for the UK in the series from 1836, with 113% of the 1991–2020 average. Large areas of the UK exceeded 125%. UK winters for the most recent decade (2014–2023) have been 9% wetter than...

Water The Trees, Please!

It may seem odd to follow an item on flooding with a request for residents to water the trees, particularly since we have had a wet summer, but during periods of hot weather the young trees can suffer so please read on. You may recall in our June 2023 newsletter we...

Riverfly monitor wanted in Rickmansworth!

Would you like to help monitor water quality? Are you interested in getting in the river to survey and learn about invertebrates? Come and help out as part of an initiative with the Riverfly Partnership called Riverfly Monitoring! Riverfly monitoring involves...

Have your say on local policing priorities across Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire Constabulary is seeking views from members of the public as it looks to set its next round of local policing priorities. What is a local policing priority? Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPTs) work alongside partners to focus on solving long and...

Hertfordshire County Council’s Residents’ Survey

Hertfordshire County Council would like to hear from Hertfordshire Residents. Tell them what’s important to you by taking part in their Annual Residents’ Survey 2024. Your responses will help shape how they do things in the future. This online survey is open to anyone...