Weather forces postponement of charity cycle ride
Organisers of a major charity fundraising event due to be held later today have announced that it has been postponed because of the treacherous weather conditions.The Chilterns Cycle Challenge in aid...
View ArticleUni lecture date for crime commissioner
Hertfordshire’s new police and crime commissioner is to give an annual public lecture on his plans, and the first will take place next month.David Lloyd will be speaking at the University of...
View ArticleChamber needs a new leader or it may have to close
The Berkhamsted Chamber of Commerce may close unless it can find a new chairman soon.Ron Cowie has led the organisation since in was first set up 20 years ago.But he has been trying unsuccessfully for...
View ArticlePlay your part in a growing success story
A selection of the opportunities available this week through Volunteer Centre Dacorum.Home-grown charity Sunnyside Rural Trust needs volunteers with retail experience to work alongside adults with...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Jack The Giant Slayer
Fee, fi, fo, fum…ask not whence the thunder comes, for between heaven and earth is a perilous place, home to a fearsome giant race, who hunger to conquer the mortals below, waiting for the seeds of...
View ArticleBovingdon man to face murder charge
A man from Bovingdon charged with murder will appear at St Albans Crown Court today. The charge follows the death of a man in Borehamwood last year. On November 6 officers were called to a home in...
View ArticleVIDEO: Future’s bright, future’s Hemel!
A multinational company has celebrated its 140th birthday by giving its UK base in Hemel Hempstead a vote of confidence.Atlas Copco, based in Sweden but employing about 200 people in Swallowdale Lane,...
View ArticleDragon flames are being relit for a sequel to Dacorum’s Den
Grants of up to £1,000 are being made available to people in Dacorum borough who are thinking of starting a new business or social enterprise – or wanting to try out a new idea.Dacorum Borough Council...
View ArticleCop appeal to find jewellery
Pictures of jewellery stolen during a burglary have been released by police. The break-in happened at Riverbank in Piccotts End, Hemel Hempstead, between Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9. Snaps of...
View ArticleHelp is at hand for those facing cuts in their benefits
There is help on hand for those who have been left confused by recent changes to council tax and housing benefits. In light of the changes, which means some may receive less support, advice sessions...
View ArticleHighways slip-up sees wrong web link sent out
Highways chiefs have come under fire after an incorrect link for reporting potholes was sent out to councillors. Tring mayor Nick Hollinghurst tweeted the link before being told that it did not work...
View ArticleCourt hears man died from ‘sudden death during restraint’
A 49 year old man made his first appearance at St Albans Crown Court this morning charged with the murder of Mark Hopkinson in Borehamwood last year.Mark Fagence, of Apple Cottages, Bovingdon, is...
View ArticleSo who is right about Luton’s night flights?
Anti-expansion campaigners and Luton Airport operators are locked in a dogfight over the possible future level of night flights if expansion plans are given the go-ahead.The airport, which recognises...
View Article‘I will add some real benefit to the county’
Hertfordshire’s chief fire officer has been recruited as chief executive of police and crime commissioner David Lloyd’s office in what is thought to be the first partnership of its kind in the UK.Roy...
View ArticleHooded robbers strike in Hemel Hempstead
Police have issued an appeal for witnesses after a woman had her cash stolen by two hooded men in Hemel Hempstead last week.The robbery took place on Chalfont Mews on Tuesday, March 19 between 8.50am...
View ArticleIs this most pothole-ridden street in Herts?
Is this the most pothole-ridden street in Herts?Jim Lyne, 76, of High Ridge Road, Apsley, certainly thinks so – and he’s been driving for 56 years.He says the Manor Estate’s King Edward Street has been...
View ArticleNorthchurch water supply disrupted
The water supply to parts of a village has been disrupted after a mains was damaged during maintenance work.Affinity Water says the problem will affect people who live in Darrs Lane, Northchurch, until...
View ArticlePolice join in with Twitter marathon
Hertfordshire Constabulary joined police forces around the world today in a global Tweet-a-thon.The 24-hour Twitter event – which is using the #poltwt hashtag – has been taken up across the globe, as...
View ArticleHave supper and talk to top authors
Aspiring authors can get tips on getting published at an exclusive supper where three bestsellers will explain how they did it.Romantic fiction writers Sophie King, Rowan Coleman and Carole Matthews...
View ArticleCould you be a councillor?
The countdown to Herts County Council elections on May 2 has started.Anyone wanting to stand for election should return their completed nomination papers, available from the Civic Centre in Marlowes,...
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