Wendy rewarded for having an open home
A woman who nursed two priests in her own home as they were dying has been awarded Tring’s Annual Community Award.Wendy Hinds, 69, first cared for Father Tony Potter from Corpus Christi Catholic...
View Article‘Move market to a new home or it could die’
Mayor of Tring Nick Hollinghurst says the town’s 700-year-old market will stay where it is despite fears that its location is killing it off.He spoke out at the town’s annual meeting on Monday after...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: The Evil Dead, Bait, Promised Land
The horror, the horror... There are some blockbuster releases waiting in the wings but as far as new cinema fare on offer over the next few days goes, if it bleeds it leads.First up is a slickly...
View Article‘Skinheads used paintball gun to kill badger’
Police are appealing for information after the shocking killing of a protected badger.They want help in tracking down three tracksuited skinheads spotted at the scene in Norcott Hill, Berkhamsted, at...
View ArticleMassive stroke claims life of caring Paula, 54
A woman who ran a dance school and helped set up a charity has passed away suddenly aged just 54 after suffering a massive stroke. Paula Marshall owned Starstruck Dancing School for 13 years with her...
View ArticleBurpee challenge for Billy’s Wish charity
A personal trainer has set himself the challenge of doing 1,000 burpees with the hope he will raise £1,000 for charity.Rich Tabor, who works at The Fitness Society in Berkhamsted, will be sweating it...
View ArticleBoxmoor jeweller is held up by taser wielding robber
The owner of a family-run jewellers was threatened with a stun gun during a daytime robbery. The crook – wearing sunglasses, a hat and scarf to cover his face – struck at Daisy Chain Jewellers in St...
View ArticleSon of dad accused of Grovehill murder describes hearing screams
A teenager told a murder trial how he ran up the stairs to find his stepmum dead on her bed and his dad sitting beside her.Daniel Wosik, 18, said his dad then told him: “Call the police, let them...
View ArticleCare battle pair allowed to look after teenager
A couple who are fighting to get their three children back from the grips of social services were allowed to look after a 15-year-old boy who is also within the care system. The Hemel Hempstead...
View ArticleRecycling firm given deadline to clear site
The firm involved in a fire that raged for almost three months has until the end of October to clear its site. Woods Recycling Services in Appspond Lane, Potters Crouch – on the border of Hemel...
View ArticleDrug dealer, 26, given a chance to get clean
A man who offered to supply an under cover police officer with cocaine and ecstasy has been given the chance to get off drugs.Mark Scott, from Hemel Hempstead, is to go on a drug rehabilitation...
View ArticlePoliticians quizzed in Question Time
The first Question Time in Berkhamsted attracted more than 50 people who wanted answers from the politicians standing in the May 2 Herts County Council elections.The event was organised by online TV...
View ArticleNew leader of Chamber says: ‘Give us more cash’
The new chairman of the Berkhamsted Chamber of Commerce says he will do his best to get the town a ‘fair share of the Dacorum cherry’ of public funding.Director of Berkhamsted’s TravelTime World David...
View ArticleDiabetic mum ‘struggled to feel happy’ before death
An inquest into the death of a diabetic woman who suffered depression and low self-esteem found that she killed herself while her mind was disturbed.Kirsty Ansell, 36, of Astley Road, Hemel Hempstead,...
View ArticleChurch help at barn fire
A straw fire at a Langleybury barn needed five fire crews to work throughout the night to contain it.The blaze at the 15m x 8m structure in Home Farm started around 3pm yesterday afternoon and was...
View Article‘Cancer was a part of my life to overcome’
A man who lost a leg to cancer as a teenager is running this weekend’s London Marathon in aid of the charity which provided him so much support during his illness.David Oakley, 23, had to drop out of...
View ArticleBurton and Dorothy Perkins to close
Hemel Hempstead shoppers will be disappointed to learn that another Marlowes store is closing its doors.The site shared by female fashion chain Dorothy Perkins and men’s clothes store Burton ceases...
View ArticlePrimary, junior and middle school places dished out
More than 17,000 children have been allocated places at primary, junior and middle schools by county chiefs this week.Of those, more than 95 per cent got a place at one of their preferred schools. The...
View Article‘We feel Lexi came here to help others’
A mum whose first baby lived for just a few short weeks has spoken out about the ordeal in the hope of helping other parents facing the same heart-breaking trauma.Baby Lexi lived for just 19 days after...
View ArticleSuch a nappy ending
A woman who has been working on the frontline of the national health service for 45 years has delivered her last baby. Carole Lowery estimates that she has helped bring around 2,000 bundles of joy into...
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