Scouts camp in woods to learn survival skills
Scouts have been out in the woods learning key skills they will need for an adventure-packed trip to the Netherlands later this year.Overnight tasks included making improvised shelters, sawing and...
View ArticleTring cafe-owner warns drivers to be on their guard after number plates theft
A cafe owner has warned drivers to be on the look out after his numberplates were pinched and used on another car to steal petrol.Aron Sharma, 34, left his black Audi in Station Road, Tring, at about...
View ArticleBig outdoor lunch to celebrate town’s regal connection
A part of Hemel Hempstead that has a royal connection will be hosting a street party to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s coronation. The Big Coronation on Sunday, June 2 will take place in...
View ArticleSlideshow: see the latest schools news in pictures
Schools have been shouting about what their pupils have been up to in recent weeks. Six lucky youngsters from St Luke’s Special School in Redbourn got to meet paralysed athlete Claire Lomas as she...
View ArticleIt’s fete: village harks back to fair tradition
For the first time in 20 years, Potten End’s traditional church fete of yesteryear will be revived this summerPreviously the village, which won the title of Hertfordshire’s Best Kept Village 2009, has...
View ArticleThe fowl aftermath of feeding in Gardens
Feeding the geese and ducks in Hemel Hempstead’s Water Gardens does more harm than good, according to Dacorum Borough Council.A warning about the dangers of offering bread to the birds at the landmark...
View ArticleCan you out-ski a British champ?
Could you beat Great Britain’s Olympic ski-crosser Ed Drake? You can have a go at Hemel Hempstead’s Snow Centre.He will set a time to beat at the start of the centre’s Bank Holiday Monday Ski Cross and...
View ArticlePrivate road parking problems are ‘lunacy’
Workers on an industrial unit where parking is at a premium fear head-on collisions could be just around the corner.Staff based in Eastman Way, on Hemel Hempstead’s giant Maylands industrial estate,...
View ArticleRooftop plunge death captured on TV cameras
A 65 year old man died instantly after falling from a roof into the storage yard of a Marlowes bargain store, an inquest has found.Patrick James McConnon of Parkhill Road, Hemel Hempstead, had been...
View ArticleMuslim leaders condemn those behind soldier killing
Leaders at Hemel Hempstead’s mosque have spoken out to condemn the horrific attack this week on a young soldier in London’s Woolwich.The community from the mosque in St Albans Hill say the killers, who...
View ArticleTune in tonight to see Northchurch man on The Voice
A Northchurch man will appear on BBC One prime-time talent contest The Voice tonight.Ricardo Afonso, 38, will battle in a sing-off against Mitchel Emms, 19, from Stafford, during the 7pm episode, which...
View ArticleNew digital clock ‘will help Tring children tell the time’
A secondary school has spent £350 replacing an analogue clock with a digital clock so that children can tell the time more easily.Tring Academy says the change is something students asked for, which...
View Article‘We will have no summer trouble’
A police community support officer has warned that his force will be stepping up patrols of Berkhamsted’s parks to prevent anti-social behaviour as the weather improves.James McLean was reporting to...
View ArticleIt’s the teen star’s time to shine
Talented teenager Amani Hussain is set to perform at London’s O2 Arena this summer, after sailing through the semi-finals of singing competition Teen Star.The youngster – who lives with her family in...
View ArticleTune in tonight to see Tring writer and schoolgirl on Britain’s Got Talent
An actor-turned-writer will showcase his latest musical during an episode of Britain’s Got Talent at 8pm tonight – with the help of a nine-year-old schoolgirl.It is the first time that a show – rather...
View ArticlePeople power scheme that could help you save a stash of cash on energy bills
A new scheme is making it easier for householders to get the best price from energy suppliers. Herts County Council launched Ready to Switch in November last year. It works by combining the buying...
View ArticleU-turn on unpopular strict clear corridor rule
In a victory for old folk, council chiefs have agreed to bend the rules on its strict clear corridors policy in sheltered housing complexes. Dacorum Borough Council has announced that the policy will...
View ArticleResurfacing works costing £150,000 to get under way
Work costing £150,000 to resurface Berkhamsted’s London Road will begin on Wednesday. It means the road will be closed between 8pm and 5am and is expected to take three nights to complete. Access for...
View ArticleBreezing to £800,000
A company will be getting up to £800,000 from the government to set up a production system to make breeze blocks out of recycled paper.Econovate, in Frogmore Road, Hemel Hempstead, was one of 30...
View ArticleBert looks back on a year of pomp - and a healthy profit
As outgoing Mayor of Dacorum Bert Chapman said his farewells after a second spell as the borough’s first citizen, he could look back on a packed 12 months of flying the flag and fundraising.He told...
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