Foxholes Farm in London Road is home to a growing number of businesses of which Furnish Again is one.

The Aladdin's Cave of second hand furniture includes quality sofas, suites and pine furniture as well as wardrobes, chests, dressers and cabinets.

To find out more you can visit Furnish Again's website at www.furnishagain.com or call 07730 132911.

Sainsbury's new Hertford store will open on Tuesday 26th June according to local reports.

Finishing touches are currently being applied to the building whilst inside the store is being fitted out.

Whilst the car park has yet to be laid out, paving stones are already in place around the store.

Foxholes Farm is holding an open day tomorrow Sunday 20th May.

Visitors to the London Road farm will be able to meet the animals, including cows, pigs, lambs and chickens, as wel as visiting the farm's well stockedf shop.

Other attractions include the farm's tractor collection, a hog roast, Routemaster buses and an educational farm exploration.

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Groundwork Hertfordshire and Hertford Town Council are working together to help turn a disused area of land on Sele Road in to community allotments.

On Thursday 24th May a drop-in consultation meeting will be held so residents of Sele Road and the local community can input their ideas and thoughts on the proposed designs.

The event will be part of the Marks and Spencers Legacy project, which is funded by Marks and Spencers @ My Urban Green. Hertford Town Council is also providing project funding.

Groundwork Hertfordshire is engaging local community groups Mudlarks and Sele Youth and Community Forum to help with clearing the space at community clearance days in May and June. A number of community growing workshops will then take place on site this summer.

Tom Carman, Community Project Officer at Groundwork Hertfordshire said "The disused land on Sele Road is the perfect location for a community food growing space. The residents and communities will really benefit from the increased health and social contact when growing food together."

Cllr Matthew McCormick, Chairman of the Community Services Committee said: “Transforming this overgrown area of land into community allotments represents one of the Town Council’s aims and objectives for 2011 to 2015. Allotment gardening in Hertford remains ever popular and the new site will allow more local residents and community groups to experience the benefits associated with this activity."

A production of Arabian Nights opens tonight at Hertford Theatre, with performances nightly until Saturday.

Directed by Andy Merrifield, the production is being staged by Hertford Dramatic & Operatic Society's Young Idea.

Performances are 7:30 nightly with a matinee at 3pm on Saturday.

Tickets cost £11.50 (£9.50 for concessions) and are available from the Hertford Theatre box office on 01992 531500.

Work has started on a bridge linking Sainsbury's new supermarket with the town centre.

The bridge will provide a link from the brewery site in to town via Little Hartham and Bull Plain.

Work had been delayed due to nesting swans on Little Hartham. The cygnets hatched last week and Sainsbury's have now moved on the the Folly Island site to start work.

The supermarket is scheduled to open during the Summer.

Hertford Theatre is staging an exhibition by local photographer Mark Bryan.

Trading Faces features photos of working people from Hertfordshire, portrayed in their typical working wear with a tool or prop of their profession.

The photos are on display in the theatre's recently refurbished cafe area and is free.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of GBH after a serious assault at The Stone House on Friday 23rd March.

Officers were called to Bull Plain at 1.10am after a man was punched and kicked to the ground by two offenders.

He lost consciousness as a result and suffered a fractured jaw.

Police have now appealed for information about a man they'd like to speak to in connection with the incident.

He is described as a black man of medium build, aged in his 30s. He has dyed blond or orange hair, and was wearing a bright red zip up tracksuit top with the logo DW on the front, dark trousers and white trainers.

DC Dieter Sweeting, who is investigating the incident, said: "I'd urge the man pictured or anyone who believes they know him to get in touch with me as soon as possible."

Anyone with information about the incident should contact police on the non-emergency number 101.

Local kids boutique Boutini is the latest Hertford retailer to move in to click & bricks.

The St.Andrew's Street business was started four years ago by fashion designer Jane Meekcoms, who hand picks all the products herself.

The business has now expanded online and offers free delivery on all orders over £20.

The site was designed by local company Amber Design & Marketing, who also number 1409 Hair and The Snug amongst their clients.

www.boutini.com
www.amberdesignandmarketing.co.uk

The public are being asked to submit ideas for a public work of art to be installed on the approaches to Hartham Common.

Sainsbury's has provided £10,000 for the installation of the artwork as part of the planning permission for its new supermarket.

Members of the public are being invited to submit draft proposals for the design and installation of the work.

A site has been identified for the installation. As a focal point on the approaches into the common it marks a natural gateway into Hartham. While other locations may be considered, the art and its siting need to be related to the new supermarket.

As well as striving for innovation and originality, applicants are encouraged to consider local environmental and historical contexts when developing their concepts.

Draft submissions will be considered by a panel consisting of local arts professionals. Before the commission is finalised, a consultation exhibition will be held nearby for shortlisted designs for two weeks. The winning entry will be commissioned as soon as possible after that.

The deadline for submissions is 12noon on Monday July 9.