Police hunt for man in connection with Apsley cycle theft
British Transport Police have released an image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with a bike theft at Apsley Station.A 36-year-old woman from Hemel Hempstead left her bike at Apsley...
View ArticleMan arrested after car flips in Abbots Langley High Street
A driver was arrested for drink driving after his car overturned in Abbots Langley High Street yesterday evening.Police were called at 5.45pm after it is believed a green Ford Mondeo collided with a...
View ArticleIt’s all new at birthing unit
A birthing centre has been officially re-opened following a £537,000 government funded refurbishment project. The Alexandra Birthing Centre at Watford General Hospital now offers ‘home from home’...
View ArticleLearn more about the barriers that the disabled face
Visitors to Hemel Hempstead will be able to find out about the issues affecting disabled people during an event to raise awareness.Accessible Dacorum is hosting a Disabled Awareness Day in the town...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Lincoln, Die Hard 5
Playing like The West Wing in stove-pipe hats, Steven Spielberg’s biopic LINCOLN (12: Twentieth Century Fox) may be a little stolid for some.But others will be captivated by this film about the 16th...
View ArticleReassurance after mystery shed visits
A message of reassurance has been sent out to scores of council house tenants after workmen with no identification came unannounced to replace their shed doors.The tenants took to social networking...
View ArticlePledge cash to cycle feat
A personal trainer completed a 100-mile cycle challenge in five hours and 30 minutes.Will McAllister, who works at the Beta Health Clinic in Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, jumped on his saddle for the...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Man Of Steel, Admission
Let’s be honest, when the version of Superman which most of us have hot-wired into our cinematic memory banks first hit the screen, we didn’t believe a man could fly despite what the tagline claimed.It...
View ArticleGet ready for the carnival
Preparations are under way for this year’s Kings Langley Carnival. There will be live music during the day from midday until 8.15pm on the carnival stage on Saturday, June 22.The common will be filled...
View ArticleDiane’s pony charity dive
A brave horse rider took a leap of faith out of a plane to raise more than £1,500 for the riding charity that helped her get back in the saddle.Keen equestrienne Diane Needham, 39, was involved in a...
View ArticleSpa wins prestigious beauty therapy gong
A beauty spa in Tring fought off fierce competition from across the UK to be crowned the Salon of the Year 2013.Totality Day Spa in Miswell Lane was announced as the winner in front of crowds at the...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Grinding my teeth over retractable receipts
It’s the little things that can be relied on to reach out, grab hold of the sensitive parts of my individual goat and squeeze hard, I always find.But when one thing that gets my goat is replaced by...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: After Earth
“Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice.”We all have a choice, true enough. So do you choose to brave the danger...
View ArticleNHS changes offer picture of progress
It might have escaped your notice but some significant changes to the organisation of health services came into place a few weeks ago. Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust has been abolished and our area...
View ArticlePropane peril in shed blaze
A shed fire involving propane cylinders was tackled by Hemel Hempstead fire crews on Saturday night.The blaze, in the back garden of a detached property on Tile Kiln Lane, Leverstock Green, was...
View ArticleCar ablaze in early hours
A crew from Hemel Hempstead fire station was called to action in the early hours of Saturday morning after reports of a car ablaze.The emergency call was received at 4.51am and the blazing vehicle,...
View ArticleCrews tackle fire in kitchen
An early morning kitchen fire which was dealt with by two fire crews caused no injuries to the householders.Both engines from Hemel Hempstead fire station were called out to the small blaze in a...
View ArticleSlimmers gain pounds to help
A slimming group took on the battle of the bulge in a sponsored weight loss challenge and instead gained different types of pounds for charity. Members of the Rant Meadow Slimming World group in...
View ArticleHospital confirms that two patients at Watford have norovirus bug
Two cases of norovirus - usually associated with the winter months - have been confirmed at Watford General Hospital. And another two patients are showing signs of the highly contagious infection....
View ArticleRailway brawl delays travel
A brawl at Kings Langley railway station delayed train passengers until the early hours of Sunday morning.British Transport Police officers were called to the scene just before 1am, when three men aged...
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