John Pilgrim: Just how hard can a bowl of soup be?
I AM writing this with the sound turned down on the TV which isn’t the right way to watch ‘Come Dine With Me’ because it’s what the contestants say to each other that is the funniest part of the whole...
View ArticleDomestic abuse plea: Don’t suffer in silence
A NEW campaign has been launched across the county to coincide with Domestic Abuse Awareness Week.Finishing on Sunday, the week aims to highlight the issue and raise awareness of domestic abuse.The new...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s pick of the week’s TV coming up
SATURDAYTony Robinson’s Gods and Monsters (Channel 4, 8.15pm)Mr Time Team sets out to show that the UK is more steeped in superstition than you might think.Each episode will explore a different...
View Article‘Throw less away for a cleaner world’
PEOPLE are being urged to reduce their waste in an online campaign.Dacorum Borough Council is posting hints and tips all week on www.twitter.com/DacorumBC and www.facebook.com/dacorum. The initiative...
View ArticlePolice focus on schools in park vandal crackdown
POLICE officers visited all the schools in a town where a war memorial garden was vandalised to drive home to youngsters the significance of what it meant to the townspeople.Neighbourhood officers in...
View Article‘Schools pushing teenagers into A-levels and university’
TEENAGERS feel “pushed into A-levels and university” by teachers who do not tell them about vocational alternatives, a meeting heard.Berkhamsted Youth Town Council gathered earlier this month to...
View ArticleSign up to fundraisers to help struggling hospice
A HOSPICE facing a cash crisis that could force the closure of its day unit is calling on people to sign up to its fundraising events. The Hospice of St Francis announced this week that it may have to...
View ArticleBoozing teen burglar crashed stolen car while over the limit
TEENAGE burglar Ryan Dineen was over the limit when he crashed a car he had stolen from outside a house in Hemel Hempstead.Dineen, 19, was chased from the scene but caught by a police officer as he...
View ArticleMP Mike: ‘I wouldn’t miss this choir show’
DEPUTY Mayor of Dacorum Bert Chapman and Hemel Hempstead MP Mike Penning will be among audience members tapping their toes along to the music at a community choir performance. The dignitaries have...
View ArticleSports star’s role in scam
CAMBRIDGE United footballer Ryan Charles escaped jail after his eBay account was used in a credit card fraud. Charles, who lives in Cuffley Court, Hemel Hempstead, was involved in a scam with 6ft 7in...
View ArticleFacing up to a cash crisis
A CASH crisis means a hospice could be forced to slash its services for the first time in its 32-year history.The Hospice of St Francis has put the wheels in motion to close its day hospice from the...
View ArticlePlease help fill Santa’s sack
CHARITY: Age UK Dacorum fears it may have to cancel a visit from Santa to their annual Christmas party because of a lack of presents.They are expecting 200 guests at the festive bash on December 9 at...
View ArticleCop killer extradited to finish life sentence
ONE of the men who murdered Hemel Hempstead PC Frank Mason has been extradited back to the UK to complete his life sentence after escaping custody in 1994.James Hurley, along with Perrie Wharrie and...
View Article53 drivers escape from Moor End camera fines
ROADS chiefs have denied motorists have valid grounds to appeal after 53 people escaped a fine for driving down the Moor End Road bus lane.The 53 – among more than 2,000 drivers who have appealed –...
View ArticlePC Mason’s killer back behind bars in UK
ONE of the men who murdered Hemel Hempstead PC Frank Mason during an armed robbery has been extradited back to the UK after escaping custody in 1994.James Hurley, along with Perrie Wharrie and Charlie...
View ArticleReel-y good news as film screenings hit old town
THE old town in Hemel Hempstead is to get its very own movie screenings.A digital projector will be installed at the Old Town Hall early next year to show children’s films.However, if the move proves...
View ArticleHelp save a mum’s life
A FAMILY is calling out for blood donors who could help save the life of a mum-of-two.Gilly Jenkins, of Hunters Park, Berkhamsted, has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a form of blood cancer,...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Puss IN Boots, New Year’s Eve
Puss In BootsSpin-off films starring minor characters don’t work, because they are purely cash-ins.And this doesn’t work either. A character who is bearable in awful Shrek sequels is stretched too thin...
View ArticleTaxi drivers row may drive its way to court
A CONVOY of taxis brought a town centre to a standstill as drivers protested about cabs they believe are touting for business illegally.About 85 cars packed the area outside Hemel Hempstead’s Civic...
View ArticleFirefighter for a day sparks dream for Callum
STUDENT Callum Mackie has decided he wants to become a fireman after spending a day with crews at Hemel Hempstead Fire Station.The 15-year-old wrote a diary after taking part in the firefighter for a...
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