‘Yes. Our logo was on The Apprentice. No – Tring Brewery is not like them.’
Tring Brewery branding appeared on The Apprentice after part of the show was filmed at an event the company sponsors.Wednesday’s episode of the BBC One programme, where contestants compete to work with...
View ArticleLock up your cars, warn police
Motorists are being reminded to lock their cars and not leave valuables on display after a string of thefts. Officers have issued the advice following four thefts from vehicles in the areas of Denbigh...
View ArticleLog heap fire at Kings Langley farm
Firefighters were called to a Kings Langley farm after a large pile of logs caught alight. Crews from Hemel Hempstead and Kings Langley went to Gade Valley Close just before 3.30pm yesterday.They used...
View ArticleUpdate: Farm barn fire goes on
Firefighters are still monitoring a barn blaze at a Piccotts End farm. Crews from Hemel Hempstead, Kings Langley and St Albans were called to Lovetts End Farm in Dodds Lane, Hemel Hempstead, just...
View ArticleThames Water asks: ‘Would you drink treated effluent?’
Thames Water is considering plans to recycle sewage back into drinking water in order to cope with growing demand.The company wants to hear people’s views on the proposal as part of its consultation on...
View Article‘Visit our village and give the shop a boost’
The people behind a community shop are marketing their home as a visitor destination in a bid to boost business. Wilstone householders stepped in to save their store after Liz and Ron Faulkner decided...
View Article‘Put us at top of town where there’s trade’
Taxi drivers fear they could lose business under plans to move their town centre rank.A £2.2 million project to create a new bus interchange in Hemel Hempstead will see the Marlowes rank relocated to...
View ArticleFresh application put forward for medical centre
A fresh bid for a new medical centre in Highfield has been submitted to planning chiefs. The proposed base in Cambrian Way would replace the doctors’ surgery in Jupiter Drive, Hemel Hempstead. But the...
View ArticleTeen set to help sick kids
A teen beauty pageant contestant is set to raise much-needed funds for local charity The Pepper Foundation this year as part of her charity work.Tring School student Amber-lily Natella, 13, was...
View ArticleEmergency crews called to town’s job centre
Ambulance and police were called to Hemel Hempstead’s job centre this afternoon. They were responding to a call - made just after 2pm - that a man had fallen ill inside the Waterhouse Street base. Job...
View ArticleDancing dogs to delight crowds
A professional doggy dance troupe will entertain shoppers visiting the Riverside Centre on Saturday, May 25.Celebrity dog trainer Richard Curtis and his canine companions will be performing in Hemel...
View ArticleTeenager’s Facebook post for a charity boost
A Tring teenager has used social media on a local level in a bid to boost his funds in preparation for next year’s World Challenge expedition.Tech-savvy George Wright, 13, launched a Facebook appeal...
View ArticleTeatime start as fans get set to chill at Chilfest
Organisers have revealed times for the highly-anticipated music festival Chilfest, due to be held in Tring in July.On both Friday July 5 and Saturday July 6, the gates to the site at Pendley Meadow...
View ArticleGrace, 13, will cycle 54 miles for good cause
A 13-year-old girl aims to become one of the youngest participants in a 54-mile cycling race.Entrants to the London to Brighton Bike Ride on Sunday, June 16, have to be at least 14 years old – and...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino follows up his war homage Inglourious Basterds with another Oscar-winner, DJANGO UNCHAINED (18: Sony), a thrilling swagger through the good, bad and ugly sides of slavery.The...
View ArticleA hike in fund support after publicity push
A fundraising duo are only £10 away from their charity target after their story was given a publicity push.Gemma Abson and Rich Hudson, who live together in Tring, are set to take part in the national...
View ArticleNo school pool thanks to ‘inflexible’ government plans
Supporters of a campaign to save the swimming pool at Kings Langley School have suffered another blow after it was confirmed that nothing can be done to stop its closure.Headteacher Gary Lewis met with...
View ArticleKitchen fire prompts a safety sweep of properties
Firefighters used a call out to a kitchen fire as an opportunity to spread their safety message and install smoke detectors. Hemel Hempstead’s White Watch crew were called to Alison Court just after...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Star Trek Into Darkness
“You think your world is safe? It is an illusion. A comforting lie told to protect you. Enjoy these final moments of peace. For I have returned, to have my vengeance!”It’s a good feeling when you see a...
View ArticleTrio all set to serve on county after elections
Dacorum-based councillors have been recognised at Herts County Council, with three successful candidates from this month’s elections now sitting on the cabinet.Richard Roberts and Collette Wyatt-Lowe...
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