Our intrepid food columnist Jan Fullwood explores the delights of Hertford’s eateries and takes a foodie ‘staycation’… How was your summer? Did you recharge your batteries, try new cuisines, see...
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Jan Fullwood
Douglas Smith breaks Guinness World Record for tomatoes
Local Herts grower smashes Guinness World Record for number of tomatoes grown on a single truss… Douglas Smith has broken the Guinness World Record for the number of tomatoes grown on a single plant truss. The...
Piper Terrett
Announcing the winners of the Child and Pet categories of our Spring Photo Competition!
So who won the Child and Pet categories of our Spring Photo Competition? Read on to find out! A big thank you once again to everyone who entered our Spring Photo Competition. We had some fantastic entries. Laura Haley...
The Winners of the Spring Photo Competition 2021!
So who won the landscape, wildlife and landmark category of the Spring Photo Competition 2021? Read on to find out… A big thank you to everyone who entered and voted in the Spring Photo Competition 2021! We had...
Adventures of a Food Obsessed Local: Strawberry picking down on the farm
It’s Pimms and strawberries season as the whole country has been gripped by this summer’s sporting championships. Whilst we may not have had the results we’d dreamed of, our English sporting talent has done us...
Vote for the short-listed Spring Photo Competition 2021 entries!
With the help of local photographer Penny Bird, we have finally narrowed down our short-list of photos for the Spring Photo Competition. Time for you to vote for your favourites! It’s been a long while in coming...
New community radio station Unite Radio to launch in August at Hertford Castle Live Music Event
In a guest post, the new radio station’s team explains how it wants to bring people in East Herts together and support the community Over the past year and a half, we’ve seen the very best of people living in East...
Guest Poster
Spring Photo Competition – still time to photo your pet!
We’re extending the deadline for the pet category of our Spring Photo Competition to August… A big thank you to everyone who has entered our Spring Photo Competition 2021. We have had some amazing entries...
Adventures of a Food Obsessed Local at a Herts Food Festival Near You
Our intrepid food columnist Jan Fullwood explores the delights of Ware Food Festival and our fab local independent food businesses I love visiting food festivals. The chance to mooch round, taking in the sights and...
The Local Lowdown Podcast: Jack to the Future
Meet eight year-old media star Jack from Hertford who has his own podcast… This week on The Local Lowdown Podcast we chat to Jack, aged eight from Hertford, and his mother Laura who together run the Jack to the...