Getting out and about is a breeze for women cyclists in Dacorum
Women from Berkhamsted, Hemel Hempstead and Tring were part of a nationwide event to get more women on their bikes.They were taking part in British Cycling’s Big Breeze Bike Ride weekend, which aimed...
View ArticleHobletts Manor pupils pose for posterity on 10 Downing Street doorstep
Hemel Hempstead MP Mike Penning led a group of pupils from Hobletts Manor Junior School on a visit to 10 Downing Street.The pupils, who were chosen because they were current or previous members of the...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: The Internship, Now You See Me, Chasing Mavericks
Looking to bring a bit of Wedding Crashers sparkle to a comedy of modern times, Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson team up again in The Internship.They’re a couple of old-school sales schmoozeres who could...
View ArticleBreakfast talk to businesses at hotel will be all about Bull
Businesses will be hearing about Bull at a breakfast meeting tomorrow (Thursday).Andrew Carr, chief executive of Bull Information Systems, based in Maylands Business Park, Hemel Hempstead, will be the...
View ArticleDacorum’s proving a bit of a desert for my Drivesafe scheme
Since the launch of my Police and Crime Plan, Everybody’s Business, it’s been a busy time for me and my team promoting the new ideas that have already got off the ground and getting started on some of...
View ArticleModels on the menu as Berkhamsted brasserie hosts cating call
The search for catwalk models to walk the runway at a stylish event at Ashridge House continues.Organisers of Bespoke: A Day For The Modern Gent are inviting anyone aged 16-60 to Brasserie Blanc,...
View ArticleNando’s a hot tip for LeisureWorld facelift
Popular chicken restaurant chain Nando’s is set to open up business in Hemel Hempstead under long-awaited renovation plans for Jarman Park’s LeisureWorld. But it will be at least another year before...
View ArticleeBay gran’s pitch: What am I bid for my 42 gallstones?
A grandmother has put the 42 gallstones removed from her body by surgeons up for sale on the shopping site eBay. Anita Crawley, of Lower Barn, Hemel Hempstead, had mislaid the small stones, which...
View ArticleFamily’s caravan catastrophe as cruel fraudster swipes their life-savings
A family have had their hopes of a fun-filled summer holiday dashed after an online fraudster scammed them out of their life-savings.Kirsty Hannaby and her husband Jon of Bennetts End had been...
View ArticleBerkhamsted mayor: ‘Opening fete of charity we wouldn’t fund will be...
A town mayor says his council’s refusal to fund a charity’s Bank Holiday Monday fete will cause him embarrassment when he has to open it.The Berkhamsted Lions had applied to Berkhamsted Town Council...
View ArticleHappy birthday, Gorgeous! Tring lingerie boutique gets set for birthday bash
A women’s lingerie boutique in Tring will celebrate its seventh birthday on Saturday, July 13, and is hosting an afternoon party to celebrate.Gorgeous Lingerie on the town’s High Street has offered a...
View ArticleAnger as Apsley potholes are patched up just days before planned resurfacing...
Drivers are usually pleased to see dangerous potholes filled in, but those in Apsley’s Manor Estate were boggled when workmen started repairs just days before a resurfacing project was due to...
View ArticleMan is rescued after seizure 45ft up Tring Chilfest staging
Fire and ambulance crews were called out to the site of this weekend’s Chilfest music event after a young man suffered a seizure while working on 45ft high staging earlier today.The man, in his mid...
View ArticleBerkhamsted, Tring and Markyate to face ‘hefty’ financial burden as Civic...
Town and parish council politicians will now face a ‘hefty’ financial burden after being told that Dacorum Borough Council will no longer provide them with free IT services.Berkhamsted Town Council,...
View ArticleUPDATED VIDEO: Hear the stories of Midnight Walk fundraisers
We promised you a longer, extended video report of Saturday’s Midnight Walk for Northchurch-based charity The Hospice of St Francis – and now here it is.Participants in the annual event chose between a...
View ArticleKFC invests in major investment at Hemel Hempstead town centre takeaway
Chiefs at fast food chicken chain KFC say they are staying put in Hemel Hempstead but have closed the shop temporarily for major refurbishment work. In the meantime fans of the Marlowes convenience...
View ArticleUKIP put Yorkshire grit on the platform at Berkhamsted Town Hall date
There will be some blunt Yorkshire views expressed about the European Union when high-profile UKIP politician Godfrey Bloom comes to Berkhamsted later this month.The South West Herts branch of the...
View ArticleBovingdon hotel with Olympic connection could be demolished to make way for...
A hotel that was named by a proud father celebrating his son’s success in bobsleigh at the 1964 Winter Olympics could be demolished to make way for a new 100-bedroom venue.The firm behind Bovingdon’s...
View Article140 invites, one turned up...
The organiser of a dementia awareness meeting held for Tring businesses has expressed his disappointment after just one person turned up – out of a possible 140.Chairman of Dementia Friends Tring John...
View ArticleGarden party fun for church heritage fund
A homage to the quintessentially British garden party is set to raise much-needed funds for the Friends of Tring Church Heritage, who work continuously to maintain St Peter & St Paul’s Church in...
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