Leaving’s such a wrench for the Rev James
A popular vicar is about to say a sad farewell the church where he was a choirboy during his school years and has been leading the congregation in worship for almost a decade.The Rev James Reveley...
View ArticleStreet champs in litter blitz
Street champions are urging people to join them for a litter pick in Adeyfield on Saturday. Two groups will focus on Reiths Fields and behind shops in The Queen’s Square, and are meeting at Adeyfield...
View ArticleWheels stolen from car in Pitstone
A parked car was left perched on bricks when its four wheels were stolen by crooks. The thieves struck in Vicarage Road, Pitstone, overnight on Sunday. One of the windows of the black Volkswagen...
View ArticleBerkhamsted gym manager weds star of Holby City
A Berkhamsted gym-owner has married his TV star girlfriend in Las Vegas after a whirlwind romance that began with him giving her a free personal training session.Ben Stacey, 30, used the sessions to...
View ArticleMankini Phil wants to claim camel record
The man who ran the Berkhamsted Half Marathon in a mankini now hopes to set a new world record – by running the London Marathon as a pantomime camel.Phil Robbins, 33, of Highfield Road, Berkhamsted,...
View ArticleSix weeks of A41 closures from early next week
The westbound A41 will be closed overnight between Berkhamsted and Tring for six weeks from next Wednesday while it is resurfaced.During that period, between 8pm and 5am it will be open only to people...
View ArticleMega marathon Matt makes his way to town
The man who is aiming to run 30 marathons in 30 days for charity will finish his 19th in Hemel Hempstead today.Matthew Loddy, 47, is due to enter the town through Marlowes between 1.45pm and 2.15pm,...
View ArticleSjogren’s sufferers to come together
A coffee and cakes morning in aid of the British Sjogren’s Syndrome Association is aiming to not only raise money for research into the rare disease, but also to bring sufferers together.The fundraiser...
View ArticleSorry, everyone, but the canvassing season has begun
Spring is in the air (sort of) which for the political activist means that the canvassing season is well under way. The county council elections are three weeks away and up and down the country, teams...
View ArticleCharity hike duo launch fundraising plea
Time is running out for a pair of charity hikers who desperately need to raise enough money to take part in their peak-climbing challenge.Gemma Abson and partner Rich Hudson, both 29, are planning to...
View ArticleBook early to get discount tickets for May’s Herts Show
The theme of this year’s Herts County Show is ‘celebrating our proud Hertfordshire Heritage and long-standing tradition’. Every year the May event, held at the Herts Showground in Dunstable Road,...
View ArticleEnvironmental health concerns about takeaway bid
Concerns over hygiene and hand washing facilities at a proposed Indian takeaway have been raised by an environmental health officer.Plans have been drawn up to open the new eatery at the former London...
View ArticleTarget of 430 new homes each year is being drawn up
The target for house building in the borough is expected to be set at 430 new homes each year until 2018. In the new draft Housing Strategy, the building figure increases from an annual target of 360...
View ArticleNurses’ care of dying mother is spur for action
After her mother died of cancer a Hemel Hempstead businesswoman decided to do all she could to raise funds for the charity that was so supportive.Polly Harris Gorf, of Polehanger Lane, is one of a new,...
View ArticleHelp fight crime while walking the dog
Dog owners are being encouraged to sign up to a scheme that helps fight crime and antisocial behaviour.Dog Watch is inviting owners of four-legged friends to be the eyes and ears of the community while...
View ArticleThousands respond to hospital survey
More than 3,000 responses have been received to a survey about hospital car parking charges. West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust – which runs Hemel Hempstead’s Urgent Care Centre and hospitals in Watford...
View ArticleCanal book gets a revamp
An author has launched a revised edition of her walkers’ guide to the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union canal.Shelley Savage held a signing for the up-to-date version of her book, called Water from...
View ArticleMan from Liverpool accused of supplying drugs into Hemel Hempstead
A man from Liverpool has been arrested by police as part of an ongoing crackdown on the supply of drugs into Hemel Hempstead. Ross Maxwell, 22, was arrested on April 4 on Merseyside on suspicion of...
View ArticleHospital survey comes under fire
A survey about hospital parking charges has been branded a farce by a health campaigner. Edie Glatter of the Dacorum Hospital Action Group said the survey, which closed on Friday and was carried out by...
View ArticleNearly new sale for mums
A midwife is relaunching her own antenatal classes with a nearly new sale for current and prospective mothers.The sale will mark the first new venture of Melissa Davies’ All Baby Matters business,...
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