Alan Dee: Tactics must change for next year’s Eurovision campaign
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this debriefing session of the GB Eurovision task force 2013.First, let me congratulate you, one and all. Our plan once again worked perfectly.As you know, it’s...
View ArticleBedroom tax: Get the facts at free advice sessions
People affected by the bedroom tax and other benefit changes can attend free advice sessions in Hemel Hempstead and Kings Langley.The sessions are run by Dacorum Borough Council and the charity...
View Article‘It’s OK: work on Berkhamsted’s Grand Union Canal cost just £62k’
Resurfacing Berkhamsted’s Grand Union Canal towpath from Castle Street to the Waitrose footbridge cost £24,000 less than expected.The work was expected to cost £86,000 – prompting complaints that...
View ArticleCharity man’s marquee plea
A football match which raised more than £10,000 for charity has been overshadowed by the suspected theft of a marquee worth £1,500 belonging to a sponsor of the event.Tring-based Vanarama, an Autorama...
View ArticleChurch event set to bloom
Lucky visitors will get to see the ancient St Mary’s Church at its most atmospheric in Pitstone this bank holiday weekend.The 33rd annual arts and flower festival will be held between 2pm and 6pm on...
View ArticlePensioner, 83, exposed himself to young girl
A pensioner who exposed himself to a young girl while making monkey faces has been jailed for seven months.The girl, who was aged seven or eight at the time, was not believed when she told her parents...
View Article‘Come in and see why we’re on to a winner’
The head teacher brought in to reshape the reputation of a Hemel Hempstead secondary school is now in the running for national honours in recogniton of what he’s achieved.And after Eddie Gaynor was...
View ArticleAnother string to Ian’s political bow
The man who helped drive through the changes to Berkhamsted’s schooling system has been appointed new mayor for the town.Ian Reay has represented the town on Herts County Council for the last four...
View ArticleExtra ambulances call
Town leaders will begin a lobbying campaign for more ambulances in Herts after saying their provision in the county is a ‘disgrace’.Berkhamsted Town Council agreed on the measure at its annual meeting...
View ArticleLittle Acorns have grown
A busy pre-school in Hemel Hempstead has been acclaimed as top of the class for the third year in a row.The Little Acorns Pre-school, which has been based at the Warners End Community Centre for more...
View ArticleA toast to teams who saved David!
The family and friends of a man who almost died when he fell down the stairs at home will be dressing up as doctors and nurses for a fundraising pub crawl.David Ivory, of Gadebridge Road, Hemel...
View ArticleVolunteers spruce up baby memorial garden
Volunteers turned out to get stuck in with the spring tidy up of a memorial garden dedicated to babies. Stillbirth and neonatal death charity Sands put out a call for people to lend a hand with the...
View ArticleAppeal for witnesses after train bottle attack
A train passenger was rushed to hospital after being hit on the head by a vodka bottle on Saturday.The 63-year-old woman was struck after a fight broke out between rowdy football fans on the 10.43pm...
View ArticleHoliday fun for green fingers
Kids can try out some green-fingered fun this half term at the Marlowes Shopping centre.The Hemel Hempstead town centre mall is offering free gardening activities to young ones in order to raise...
View ArticleDoor To Store scheme ‘a blessing’ for infirm
A new scheme launched by Community Action Dacorum to help elderly and disabled people living in rural areas do their weekly shop has been labelled ‘a blessing’ by one user. The Door To Store project...
View ArticleFive to stand for election
The list of candidates standing in a council by-election has been released.The poll will be held on Thursday, June 13, for the Berkhamsted East ward previously represented by Liberal Democrat John...
View ArticlePair retire after 29 years
A husband-and-wife are retiring after serving to the people of Tring for the past 29 years.Gurinder Ahluwalia, 54, and husband Hardib, 60, will work their last day at Paul Food Stores in Christchurch...
View ArticleBand goes back to old school for huge show
Four teenagers who formed their own indie band last year returned to their old middle school on Saturday to play in front of hundreds of people.Comrade Cycle’s set was part of a series of shows at the...
View ArticleBerkhamsted man completes his first triathlon at 48
Berkhamsted man Colin Smith was one of 62 finishers in Sunday’s RAF Halton Sprint Triathlon for Tring’s Rennie Grove Hospice Care.Although the 48-year-old has taken part in marathons and cycling events...
View ArticleGood citizens Kirsty and Louise get awards
A 16-year-old girl who helped get funding for Berkhamsted Skate Park’s new floodlight and the woman who helped set up the Berkhamsted Games have been given Centenary Civic Awards.They were handed out...
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