Plans to offer Thai cuisine
The wheels have been set in motion to open a Thai eatery in Hemel Hempstead’s town centre. Blueberry Hospitality has submitted a premises licence application to Dacorum Borough Council for the new...
View ArticleAirfield row: ‘We want to put minds at ease’
The owners of a landing strip have dismissed a leaflet that claims they are planning a ‘fully operational aerodrome’ as absolute garbage. Son Paul Webb insists that he and 72-year-old father John want...
View ArticlePostal worker warns six-day service is under threat
A postal worker who has been in the job for 35 years has warned that some areas may not get a daily delivery if privatisation plans go ahead. Union representative John Thwaites says ‘uneconomical’...
View ArticleSaddle up and get into cycling
Freebies are being handed out ahead of the Big Herts Cycle Challenge event. A cargo bike, designed to carry loads, will pass through Hemel Hempstead on June 4 and give out goodies such as puncture...
View ArticlePamper night to aid orphans
Friends are organising a pamper evening in aid of a children’s orphanage in India.The event is the second of its kind organised by Parita Fredericks and Sara Scott, who last year raised more than £240...
View ArticleLemur twins enjoy their new play area
Lemur twins Billy and Taffy have been enjoying playtime on a new play park installed in their enclosure at Whipsnade Zoo. The mini play area, complete with tiny towers, a slide and a bridge, is to...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Flight, Wreck-It Ralph
A typical vanity-free turn by Denzel Washington elevates FLIGHT (15: Paramount) from predictable melodrama to something a bit classier.His character, Whip Whitaker, the latest in cinema’s long line of...
View ArticleHemel Hempstead just one of 48 locations chosen for EDL memorial marches
Nearly 50 walks across the country in memory of murdered army drummer Lee Rigby on Saturday are now listed on the EDL’s website. The list, featuring the memorial march through Hemel Hempstead tomorrow,...
View ArticleU-turn on plans to charge disabled for hospital parking - but free bus for...
Hospital chiefs have made a U-turn on plans to make disabled people pay for parking and will also introduce a graduated charging scheme for other motorists. The decision comes after West Herts...
View ArticleQueensway roundabout to be shut at night for resurfacing works
Roadworks lasting six nights are due to get under way this evening from 8pm. The Queensway roundabout, which connects traffic to Leighton Buzzard Road and Warners End Road, will be closed to traffic...
View ArticleMeet and greets to be hosted by police teams
People living in Bennetts End and Leverstock Green are being invited to meet their police community support officers. A series of neighbourhood surgeries are being held to give householders the chance...
View ArticlePup pal walk was grr-eat!
A charity dog walk in aid of two local charities raised more than £2,000 following the sponsored outdoor event. Mark Mayho, who owns Herts Canine in Gadebridge, organised the five-mile route through...
View ArticleEvery little helps as new Tesco collect by car shop service clicks into action
Busy shoppers can now get their weekly groceries without stepping out of their car thanks to a new click and collect scheme from Tesco.The convenient service, which goes live at the Hemel Hempstead...
View ArticleHave a say on gardens plan
There are less than two weeks to have your say on improvements to Boxmoor’s Heath Park Gardens.The consultation period for the plans, drawn up by Dacorum Borough Council alongside Box Moor Trust, ends...
View ArticleWarning: make sure sheds and garages are secure to prevent thieves targeting...
Householders are being urged to ensure their sheds are secure as we head into the summer months. Dacorum Community Safety Partnership has put out a warning that sheds are an attractive target for...
View ArticleCharities appeal for help as two events struggle
Two charities are calling for more support for two of their key fundraising events.Tring’s Rennie Grove Hospice Care had hoped to get 250 to enter its first Ashridge Half Marathon, raising £25,000 for...
View ArticleFundraising firemen in mountains mission
Five firefighters are hoping to raise as much money as possible for two charities by climbing the UK’s three highest mountains within 20 hours.Dan Bathurst, Warren Moxham, Brendon Laing, Jed Caligari...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The Purge
“Things like this don’t happen in neighbourhoods like ours…”Welcome to a tale of crime and punishment, a sort of Hunger Games for adults where in a near future the government of the USA has decreed...
View ArticleSearch is on for selfless community champion
Do you know someone who helps make your community a safer, greener place? Then praise them for their work at Dacorum’s annual Community Champion awards.The event, which is in its fifth year, recognises...
View ArticleModel search for dishy dads and stylish sons
Do you and your dad fancy yourselves as the Julio and Enrique Iglesias of Dacorum? Then a modelling competition casting on Father’s Day could be for you.Strapping fathers and sons could win the chance...
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