Masked raiders used distinctive car as getaway during Potten End break-in
Masked raiders using a distinctive car for their getaway targeted a quiet village shop. Two men, wearing balaclavas, forced their way into Potten End’s Village Stores at around 11.30pm on Saturday. One...
View ArticleCommuters backlash over satisfaction rate
Unhappy commuters have hit back at claims that 83 per cent of London Midland’s passengers are satisfied with its service. The train firm quoted the figure from a survey carried out by independent...
View ArticleBerkhamsted Bafta-winner misses out on Oscar for work on film
A Bafta-winning production designer missed out on an Oscar for her work on Les Miserables as the award instead went to Lincoln.The accolade was handed out during a prestigious LA awards ceremony last...
View ArticleDog on M1 sparks alert
The M1 has been closed several times this morning after a dog was spotted stranded on the central reservation.It was feared that the brown and white canine would run into the busy motorway causing a...
View ArticleTowpath closure due to improvement works
A project to resurface a stretch of towpath along the Grand Union Canal in Berkhamsted will see the popular dog-walking and visitor route closed for six weeks.The Canal and River Trust began work on...
View ArticleFlasher targets two young girls on canal towpath in Berkhamsted
A flasher exposed himself to two young girls in Berkhamsted.It happened on the canal towpath close to Roberston Road opposite The Rising Sun pub on Monday, February 18 at around 4pm.The man is...
View ArticleNorovirus strikes at two wards
The highly infectious norovirus has struck at Watford General Hospital.After months of bucking the national trend by keeping the superbug at bay - with just one case of infection since the summer -...
View ArticleDriver blamed for bus crash
Passengers had their journeys interrupted after one bus reversed into another at a stop on Tring High Street.The incident, which happened around 7.30am on Monday, left a 500 bus with a broken...
View ArticleFuzzy logic behind TV numberplates
Look, it doesn’t really matter but it’s been gnawing away at me for a little while, so I thought I would share just in case can someone tell me. So what exactly is going on with car numberplates on the...
View ArticleTring gets fired up for Fairtrade Fortnight
Fairtrade is booming in Tring as the town steps into action for the national celebratory fortnight, beginning this week.Michael Demidecki, secretary of Tring Justice and Peace Group, which acts as a...
View ArticleA secret, but not for long...
Fundraisers at Pendley’s Court Theatre who are hoping to make a bit of a killing from their latest supper theatre show know that murder can be mouthwatering.And that’s why they’ve turned once again to...
View ArticleFundraising for Macy
Family and friends of the parents of a newborn baby who died from a heart condition are getting behind their fundraising drive. Helen and Paul Cruickshanks, of Tile Kiln Lane, Leverstock Green, are...
View ArticlePuzzle of wild animal deaths
A fox and badger found dead in Tring have sparked an investigation by Herts Police and the RSPCA.The animals were discovered at the junction of Beggars Lane and Station Road by the rural police team on...
View ArticleGadebridge Park: ‘we can work together to help ease flooding’
Officials at the Environment Agency say they are happy to work with others to help ease the risk of flooding at Gadebridge Park.Overflowing water from the River Gade recently put much of the Hemel...
View Article‘Be on guard and ensure garages are secure’ warning after Hemel break-ins blitz
Householders are being urged to carry out security checks after several garage break-ins.There have been four reports of crooks forcing their way into garages in Hemel Hempstead’s Wharfdale,...
View ArticleWelfare visits extended for police dogs
A Herts police scheme endorsed by dog welfare charity Dogs Trust is now being extended to cover Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.The initiative involves volunteers carrying out unannounced checks on the...
View ArticleTown charity launches its new website
An international children’s charity based in Hemel Hempstead has launched a new website.Hope for Children’s redesigned site went live on Monday in a bid to provide a more user-friendly way to read...
View ArticleA lesson in charity for village schoolchildren
Children got a lesson in charity by selling cakes for Barnardo’s.The Year 4 students of St Mary’s CofE First School in New Road, Northchurch, made £145 by selling the tasty treats to their friends...
View ArticleCarole’s proud to call herself Barking Mad!
Bovingdon businesswoman Carole Chester knew she was barking up the right tree when the chance to buy a dogs-on-holiday franchise came up.Franchises are flat-pack businesses where people invest in a...
View ArticleNeil Fox’s films: Hansel and Gretel, Safe Haven
Hansel And Gretel: Witch HuntersIt hasn’t quite happened for Jeremy Renner has it? He broke through in scintillating fashion in the Oscar-winning The Hurt Locker.But since then his screen appearances...
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