A fun Fayre at Frogmore Mill
A Spring Fayre at Frogmore Paper Mill will offer families the chance to tour the historic site, boat along the river Gade and browse more than 40 craft stalls.The event at the Apsley venue takes place...
View ArticleFamily devastated after mutilated cat is found dead
A devastated family are putting out a warning to other cat lovers after their beloved pet was shot dead and her ear and tail chopped off as sick trophies by the killer. Mutilated Maggie was discovered...
View ArticleMonday misery for commuters heading home
Commuters had a battle to get home on Monday evening after a culmination of problems on the railway meant rush hour misery for tired workers. Damage to overhead electrical lines meant fewer London...
View ArticlePlans take shape to salute Berkhamsted’s First World War heroes
Heroes of the First World War laid to rest in Berkhamsted could earn a salute from a new generation if plans to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the conflict next year come to fruition.Plans under...
View ArticleEducation until 18 is not right for all
When compulsory education was introduced in this country nearly 150 years ago, children were only expected to attend classes until they were 13.But that school leaving age has inched up ever since.It...
View ArticleTwo years on, but still drivers snub the mains chance
The first electric car charging point installed in Dacorum has still not been used – almost two years after being opened for business. Based within Hemel Hempstead’s Maylands Business Centre in...
View ArticleFire chief Roy in PCC office
Hertfordshire’s police and crime commissioner is joining forces with the county’s chief fire officer.Roy Wilsher will become chief executive in David Lloyd’s office on April 1, retaining his fire...
View ArticlePrison staff on strike over pensions row
Prison staff went on strike in a row over pensions and benefits.Workshop and administrative workers at The Mount in Bovingdon walked out this morning under national ballot action called by the Public...
View ArticlePolice in hunt for ‘burglar quartet’
Police have appealed for help as they hunt for four men in the wake of an attempted burglary in Hemel Hempstead.The quartet got into the garden of a house in Crossways and tried to force open a rear...
View ArticleNew talent needed at Tring open-mic night
Talented musicians are required to shake things up at a weekly open-mic night in Tring.Kiss My Disc founder Gary Bull is appealing for fresh sounds to come along and join in the jam.The free sessions,...
View Article‘Protect our NHS’ call from campaigners
A group of campaigners concerned about the future of the NHS presented a petition to the new board that will be in charge of Dacorum’s health services. It asked the Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning...
View ArticleCounty sees the light after safety appeal
An appeal for a street light to shine out throughout the night has been victorious after months of waiting.The missing light, at the junction of Broadfield Road and Old House Road in Adeyfield, was...
View ArticleSee the postal service in action
The Royal Mail is set to open the doors of its Hemel Hempstead centre to the public on April 1.The open day, from 11am to 3pm, will raise money for Prostate Cancer UK .Tours of the site at Maylands...
View Article£7.3m to pay for Robbie’s care
The family of a teenager who suffered brain damage soon after he was born have been awarded £7.3m to help pay for the care he will need for the rest of his life.Robbie Crane was born with heart...
View ArticleBusinesses get to show off what they have to offer at Hemel bank market
Businesses from Hemel Hempstead will be promoting what they do in a town centre bank on Friday and Saturday.Barclays, in Bank Court, is hosting what it calls market day from 10am to 3pm to allow its...
View ArticleNeighbours’ thumbs up to Tesco’s 24/7 trucks
Deliveries will be made to Tring’s main supermarket at all hours of the day and night if new proposals from the grocery giant are given the thumbs up by planners.Rules now state that stock can only go...
View ArticleGo fetch your pet’s microchip at this weekend’s event
Pet owners are being urged to microchip their furry friends at Hemel Hempstead’s Pets At Home store this weekend, following the introduction of a new law.The new government legislation will make it...
View ArticleFootball-mad Archie, 11, to walk out with Scotland before World Cup qualifier
An 11-year-old has won the chance to walk out with Scotland’s football team who will be playing Wales in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier tomorrow.Archie Jacobs, of Park Road, Tring, will be alongside...
View ArticleAdeyfield by-election gets under way
The vote to decide who will be the next person to represent the people of Adeyfield West in Hemel Hempstead is under way.Counting of the ballots to reveal who is victorious in the by-election will...
View Article‘I want to spend more time with my children’
The man in the hot seat at Dacorum Borough Council has decided to take early retirement. Chief executive Daniel Zammit says he wants to spend more time with his children – Amelia, nine, and Oliver,...
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