New NHS job for hospital boss who had to quit
THE man who quit as boss of hospitals in west Herts due to poor performance has returned to a top job in the county’s NHS.David Law resigned as chief executive of West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust in 2007...
View ArticleChaos for rail commuters
RAIL commuters across Dacorum are facing travel chaos after the line from Milton Keynes to Euston was blocked this morning.London Midland said the blockage is due to a freight train derailment at...
View ArticleGirl aged 12 hit by car
A GIRL aged 12 has been rushed to hospital after being hit by a car at about 7.45am today.The East of England Ambulance Service were at the scene at the junction between Billet Lane and Gossoms End...
View ArticleCow Roast collision between car and lorry
A GREY Mazda collided with a DAF articulated lorry this morning (Friday).Firefighters, police and paramedics rushed to the accident in Tring Road, Cow Roast, at 8.20am.A male thought to be in his 50s...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Chronicle, Jack And Jill, Man On A Ledge and more
ChronicleFrom nowhere, in a form that is often rightly derided – the found footage film – comes this teen sci-fi that is far more interesting and entertaining than anyone could have hoped for.Chronicle...
View ArticleIt wasn’t the sweet smell of success...
Gazette news editor Victoria West hopes to rake in cash for the Hospice of St Francis by taking to the dance floor in the charity’s Strictly Learn Dancing event – and each week she reports on her...
View ArticlePrint firm sniffs out a 1,000mph super car
A HEMEL Hempstead company has got behind the latest land speed record attempt by sponsoring the Bloodhound supercar.Printing technology firm FFEI, based in Boundary Way, has become an official sponsor...
View ArticleNew church collection service
A children’s wear donation service has been launched to help the needy.The leaders of Kings Road Church in Berkhamsted have collected non-perishable foods from their parishioners for the past year.It...
View ArticleBattle goes on against HS2
Rail: A fundraising initiative is being launched to help fight plans for a highly controversial high speed rail link.The Chilterns Countryside Group (CCG) is raising funds as part of a drive by local...
View ArticleTaxi row over ‘unfair’ station licence charge
A TRAIN company is planning to police taxis picking up people from a station forecourt because of a dispute it is having with drivers over annual permits.London Midland believes that most of the...
View Article‘Do you like our council homes?’
Dacorum Borough Council wants to know what you think of its homes.It has sent surveys to all people who live in them this week, and all feedback will be used to improve the housing service.Return the...
View ArticleFacebook takes a trip down memory lane
MORE than 1,100 people have signed up to a new Facebook group devoted to memories of Hemel Hempstead.The group, called Hemel Hempstead Remembered, was started up just weeks ago but hundreds have...
View ArticleHas technology taken over from old-fashioned parenting?
I WAS ambling home from a walk through our local park the other afternoon when I spotted a couple of policemen calling at a house near to mine. They knocked at the door a couple of times. When there...
View ArticleIf you have to use the roads, go safely...
Motoring charity the IAM has today issued advice on driving in snow and ice, as freezing conditions spread across the country.IAM chief examiner Peter Rodger said: “Don’t drive unless it’s completely...
View ArticleKeep A&E for a real emergency say bosses
HOSPITAL bosses are urging people to think twice before going to A&E with conditions that can be treated elsewhere.During the winter there is extra pressure on the NHS and A&E departments need...
View ArticleEntertaining little ones is child’s play
KEEPING lively kids happy is all in a day’s work for mother and daughter team Ann and Joanna Stack.The pair have just taken on a children’s entertainment franchise that sees youngsters enjoy an...
View ArticleBeauty drop-outs will miss out on fame
THE chances of the Miss Hertfordshire crown coming to the area have decreased as two hopefuls have dropped out of the finals.Alison Savage, aged 23, and Sophie Wadmore, aged 20, both from Hemel...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Chronicle
“Telekinesis: The ability to move, lift, vibrate (that’s my favourite), spin, bend, break or impact objects through the direct influence of mental power or other non-physical means.”You want to see...
View ArticleFun in the snow
Lots of people, young and old, hit the streets yesterday (Sunday) to enjoy the snow. Many grabbed their sledges and took to the hills while others got busy creating snowmen. But some took the task more...
View ArticleTown centre braced for a shopping ‘squeeze’
TOWN centre bosses have warned of a retail ‘squeeze’ this year despite figures that show sales in Hemel Hempstead grew in the crucial Christmas period.Sales were up 1.6 per cent year on year in...
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