Drive to get people to walk
Workers on the giant Maylands business estate are being encouraged to walk to work during a week in May.Maylands on the Move, a Dacorum Borough Council campaign designed to encourage car free travel,...
View ArticleBecome a better biker on course
Motorcyclists can sharpen their riding skills by signing up to free police-run biking events. Expert riders from the Beds and Herts road policing unit will be hosting the Bikesafe events aimed at...
View Article‘Thanks for your play aid’
The chairman of Tring’s Play4All has been given the Robert Jones Environmental Award.The accolade, named after the former West Herts MP who died in 2007, was presented to Doris Begg at the town’s...
View ArticleRecycling blaze firm goes into liquidation
The firm behind a massive fire that raged for almost three months has entered into voluntary liquidation. It leaves a question mark over what will happen to the site, run by Wood Recycling Services, in...
View ArticleRSPCA anger after overfed horses die
A man who pleaded guilty to five charges of causing unnecessary suffering to animals now has a suspended custodial sentence hanging over his head.Reginald Jordan, 55, of Uxbridge, was found to have...
View Article‘Fatbergs’ are cause of couple’s hell home
A couple are being driven to their wits’ end by a nasty sewage leak in their back garden which has lasted for months.The pair, who live on Shrubhill Road, Hemel Hempstead, say they dread coming home at...
View ArticlePolice and paramedic call-out over man’s welfare
An ambulance and paramedic officer were called to an address in Hemel Hempstead over concerns for a man’s welfare last night.Police were also called to Alexandra Road for assistance at 8.30pm before...
View ArticleWill common sense prevail in Pancake Lane access row?
Developers have been asked to talk to householders in a bid to overcome safety fears about access to a proposed 26 homes. People from Leverstock Green in Hemel Hempstead turned out to have their say...
View ArticleSuper-fast crews tackle two outdoor fires
Firefighters were called to two small-scale fires in Hemel Hempstead this afternoon.A fire in the open at Bovingdon was affecting the road with smoke at 1.24pm but a Hemel Hempstead fire crew tackled...
View ArticleParenting experts in alert over cot death
A children’s welfare organisation is issuing guidelines on reducing the risk of cot death following the findings of a national survey.The Lullaby Trust, an infant bereavement support organisation,...
View ArticleThird year of scenic Chilterns bike ride
You can now reserve your space on the starting line for a circular cycle ride through the Chilterns.There will be 50km and 70km routes in the third annual Oakman Shires Sportive on Sunday, May 5. It...
View ArticleVictim sounds alert on mattress conman
A woman who believes she was the victim of a mattress selling conman wants to warn others.The victim, who does not want to be named, handed over £180 for a memory foam mattress being sold by a man who...
View ArticleRunning in mum’s memory
A 32-year-old has raised more than £5,000 by pledging to run the London Marathon for the charity that cared for her dying mother.Joan Brunt, who lived in Castle Street, Berkhamsted, was looked after by...
View ArticleAppeal for pets that don’t have a home
A pet superstore in Hemel Hempstead is giving customers paws for thought with a charity fundraising campaign.Pets at Home in London Road is raising money for Support Adoption for Pets, which works with...
View ArticleCricket club safe from badger attack, for now
Badgers have torn up the turf at two of Dacorum’s oldest landmarks – and there are fears they may now attack a 138-year-old cricket club.They struck at Berkhamsted Castle – which dates back to the 11th...
View Article‘When will you build Green Belt car park?’
The mayor of Tring has called for a long-awaited car park to be built for the town’s most popular tourist attraction.The Natural History at Tring first put in for planning permission to pave over Dawes...
View ArticleMayor fears shake-up could damage policing
Tring no longer has its own dedicated sergeant after a policing shake-up – and the town’s mayor says this is a backwards step for the area.Mayor Nick Hollinghurst spoke out after hearing that...
View ArticleAerospace firm scales new heights in big deal
A Vale aerospace business is exploring new horizons after being bought out by a global company in a massive multi-million pound deal.The former Goodrich Electrical Power Systems business on Pitstone...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Olympus Has Fallen
“As a nation, we are never stronger than when tested!”When America faces the ultimate nightmare scenario of the White House being overrun by terrorists who manage to take the President (Aaron Eckhart)...
View ArticleDacorum world-beaters win royal recognition
Two world-beating firms based in Dacorum have won royal recognition for their achievements. High-tech imaging firm FFEI, based on Hemel Hempstead’s Maylands industrial estate, has scooped a third...
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