Man and woman cut from cars after Bourne End crash
Two people had to be cut out of their cars on Saturday morning following a car crash in Bourne End.A man and a woman were taken to hospital after the collision on London Road at shortly after 10am.East...
View ArticleCrafty crooks who use your tools to break in
A spate of burglaries in Berkhamsted and Tring has prompted Herts police to issue advice on how to prevent thieves breaking into homes.Many crimes committed this month involve crooks forcing their way...
View ArticleKings Langley man who ran 30 marathons in 30 days ends challenge in London...
The man who ran 30 marathons in 30 days ended his challenge with his fastest finishing time yet, completing the London Marathon in 2h 55m 16s yesterday.Matthew Loddy, 47, began the superhuman task to...
View ArticleBridge drama man charged after M1 closure
A Hemel Hempstead man has been charged with causing a public nuisance after police were forced to close part of the M1 and A41 in Watford.Dayle Smith, 25, was charged after he was arrested by the over...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Iron Man 3, Bernie, The Look Of Love
If ever a movie was critic-proof, it’s Iron Man 3.Purists may mutter darkly about a comic book hero and a franchise being milked for all it’s worth, but c’mon, it’s Iron Man! He’s a smart-mouthed but...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Seasonal crate expectations make me cringe
I’ll hold my hands up and be the first to admit it: Chez Dee is not, and has never been, a byword for domestic order. There may well be a place for everything, but everything is rarely in its place....
View ArticleCash contrasts as battle of the fests heats up
The creator of Tring’s new two-day music festival Chilfest denies it will threaten the future of BerkoFest.Steve Butcher spoke out after reading in last week’s Gazette that BerkoFest organisers are...
View ArticleStill fighting our hospital corner...
I have now had my first face to face meeting with Samantha Jones, the new chief executive of the West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust. It was a very open and frank meeting and I felt we had a good exchange...
View ArticleWho will get your vote in the county election on May 2
The full list of candidates standing in the Herts County Council election on Thursday, May 2 has now been confirmed. Polling cards have been issued to households across the borough, which give details...
View ArticleMan on drink drive charge
A 21-year-old man has been charged with driving over the legal alcohol limit and taking a vehicle without consent.Police received a call from someone concerned about a car being driven erratically on...
View ArticleGiant balloon in school field
A hot air balloon had onlookers stunned as it made a seemingly unexpected landing in Kings Langley over the weekend.Emergency services were alerted to the incident at 9.20am on Saturday morning, as the...
View ArticleRingway staff get shwopping
Staff at Herts County Council’s highways contractor Ringway have been taking part in a ‘shwop shop’ event to recycle unwanted clothes and help those living in poverty around the world.Shwop boxes for...
View ArticleSmartCows release their creative selves
Women, on the whole, don’t like being called cows, writes business editor David Tooley.The word cow is usually associated with being daft or stupid, but Dee Dashwood aims to change all that.Dee, 52, of...
View ArticleVibrant firms help to generate a new lease of life for Old Town
Hemel Hempstead’s Old Town is entering a new phase of revival, according to a business that has proudly relocated within the characterful area.Web design agency Mang Creative has recently moved into...
View ArticleHemel’s the one for a host of new firms
Two new tenants have helped fill a development while a third has expanded in the building.IT firm Certus Technology Group has taken an an eight year lease on 2,100 sq-ft in the four-storey Hemel One...
View ArticleFire crew called as water leak affects Marlowes stores
Problems caused by water leaking into two stores along Marlowes have been resolved after a Hemel Hempstead fire crew stepped in to help.The water had been affecting access to bakery Greggs and...
View ArticleNew plans are drawn up for historic town hotel
Another set of plans have been drawn up for conversion of Tring’s Rose and Crown Hotel. Already two planning applications for the closed hotel in High Street have been given the go ahead. The first –...
View ArticleSchool to get artificial pitch
A school will be able to improve its sporting facilities after being granted permission to install an artificial pitch. The plan for Hobbs Hill Wood Primary in Peascroft Road, Hemel Hempstead, has been...
View Article‘Blood evidence showed victim put up a fight’
A forensic scientist has told a murder trial jury how he examined the heavily blood-stained body of a mother-of-two in her bedroom.The prosecution at St Albans Crown court allege Bernadeta Jakubszyk...
View ArticleDid you see robber on bike after stun-gun raid?
A crook’s unusual getaway vehicle – a bicycle – could hold the key to tracking a thief down after a bizarre robbery. The robber, armed with a stun-gun, held up Daisy Chain Jewellers in Boxmoor on...
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