Leverstock Green man takes on Three Peaks Challenge with pals for Help for...
Four pals will be taking on the Three Peaks Challenge to raise cash for the armed forces charity Help for Heros. Police officer Ricky Brennan, of Leverstock Green, Hemel Hempstead, will be joining Adam...
View ArticleBerkhamsted campaigner’s rap for charity after platform problem
A disabled Berkhamsted man has blasted the Multiple Sclerosis Society for hosting a meeting in a town that has no lifts in its railway station.Patrick Burke, 57, of Cowper Road, says it is a common...
View ArticleHelp fundraise for rare illness Sjogren’s syndrome at support group’s second...
A support group for sufferers of a rare autoimmune condition will hold its second fundraising coffee morning next weekend.The Sjogren’s syndrome group will meet at Hemel Hempstead Methodist Church on...
View ArticleCommons congrats for Hemel Hempstead’s top head teacher Eddie
Award-winning head teacher Eddie Gaynor rubbed shoulders with other top educators at the House of Commons on Tuesday at a reception to honour the winners of this year’s prestigious Pearson Teaching...
View ArticleSee car get cut open at Tring Fire Station Open Day
A car will be cut open at the Tring Fire Station Open Day on Saturday to show how firefighters rescue people trapped in road accidents.Firefighters will also create their own chip pan fire to...
View Article‘Christmas lights will not fall victim to cuts’
Politicians have pledged that Berkhamsted’s Christmas lights will not fall victim to council cuts – despite the proposed scrapping of pole-mounted festive motifs.A meeting of Berkhamsted Town Council’s...
View ArticleWhat a bummer! Removing objects from people’s bottoms costs local NHS £20,000...
Five people had to go to Watford General Hospital to have foreign objects removed from their rectums during the last financial year, costing the NHS around £20,725.The hospital is part of the West...
View ArticleGran’s gallstones sold to single bidder on eBay for bargain price of 99p
A grandmother who put her gallstones up for sale on auction site eBay has flogged them to the one and only bidder - for 99p. The online shopper - a warder at Hampton Court Palace - wants to show them...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Parker, The Guilt Trip, The Wee Man, This Is 40
Revenge thriller PARKER (15:E1 Entertainment) has a certain gloss, but beneath that surface sheen it’s standard Jason Statham stuff.Directed by Taylor Hackford and co-starring Jennifer Lopez, this...
View ArticleParamedics race to treat suspected heart attack victim in Hemel Hempstead...
A man has been treated for a possible heart attack by paramedics in Hemel Hempstead town centre.One ambulance and an emergency care practitioner car were called to Hillfield Road after a man collapsed...
View ArticleObjectors to plans to renovate Bovingdon’s Little Hay Golf Course will meet...
Objectors to plans to redevelop Little Hay Golf Course will meet with those behind the project tonight. Concerned householders from Bourne End are meeting with golf, developer and council...
View ArticleFire crews tackle Tring blaze inside lorry carrying two tonnes of paper
A fire which started in the back of a 7.5 tonne lorry was dealt with by firefighters in Tring this afternoon.A retained crew from Berkhamsted rushed to the scene of the blaze in Station Road. The...
View ArticlePolice appeal for witnesses to catch Northchurch alcohol shoplifter
A series of alcohol thefts from a Northchurch store has prompted police to release CCTV images in a bid to capture the culprit.The first shoplifting incident happened on Wednesday, June 19 at around...
View ArticleBennetts End teen cancer survivor speaks about his fight at charity conference
A teenager who has survived bone cancer and is celebrating his 16th birthday today took to the stage to raise awareness about the little known disease. James Wigg, who spoke at the Bone Cancer Research...
View ArticleFamily fun day in memory of brave Josh who urged others to live life to the full
Fun for all the family will be on offer at a fundraising event in memory of a 28-year-old man who inspired others to live life to the full. The Marchmont Arms in Hemel Hempstead is hosting the event to...
View ArticleHunt goes on for AWOL dog
The search is still on for a dog that went missing after a Tring flat fire more than seven weeks ago.Small terrier-cross Gerald fled from his home on Miswell Lane in the early hours of May 16.Despite...
View ArticleHave your say on controversial West Hemel Hempstead Green Belt building plans
People concerned about proposals to build 900 homes, a school and doctor’s surgery on Green Belt land in west Hemel Hempstead can now have their say on the controversial plans.Opposition to the planned...
View ArticlePolice help to protect horse owners against crime with Flamstead drop-in...
Horse owners can protect themselves against crime with the help of the Herts rural police team.Police will be on hand in Flamstead’s Trowley Bottom Farm to offer advice and tag horse tack and equipment...
View ArticleBoaters told of carbon monoxide poison peril in Herts fire service campaign
Herts Fire and Rescue service is making waves by teaching boaters on the county’s waterways about the dangers of carbon monoxide.They are working with the Boat Safety Scheme to hand out leaflets with...
View ArticleSeven gardens in Bovingdon will be open to the public on Sunday
Seven gardens in Bovingdon will open their gates to the public on Sunday afternoon. The Open Gardens event has been organised by the Friends of St Lawrence Trust and will raise money for the group and...
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