Siouxsie set for snakes surprise as Ameyzoo welcomes 27 new guests
A pair of exotic animal breeders are extremely excited about an imminent arrival... and it’s not the royal baby.Siouxsie Gillett, who runs the Bovingdon pet store Ameyzoo with partner Mark Amey, has...
View ArticleFundraiser, 88, always wanted to help people
A volunteer who raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for the Hospice of St Francis has passed away. Edwina Smith, 88, made raising cash for the good cause her life after retiring from work and her...
View ArticleFree fire safety check for homes
Have you planned an escape route in case of a fire at home? Herts Fire and Rescue safety experts are urging homeowners to get themselves organised, and are offering free home fire safety checks.The...
View ArticleHemel Hempstead’s free book shop is coming back, says charity
A town centre shop that gave out free books is hoping to reopen its doors after closing at the end of January. Healthy Planet Books for Free was forced to shut after a leak damaged the electrics and...
View ArticleValuable first edition find is an award winner for Berkhamsted charity shop
A top award has been presented to Berkhamsted’s Oxfam bookshop for the most valuable donation sold in aid of a good cause. A rare first edition of Samuel Beckett’s first novel Murphy raised £12,000...
View ArticleTeens back our organ donor drive - now it’s your turn
Our campaign to get people to sign up to the Organ Donor Register has been backed by sixth formers from Adeyfield School. Teenagers from the school, including Steph Hendley, 17, and Sam Robb, 17, gave...
View ArticleSee cockpit of wartime plane at Pitstone Green Museum open day
There will be tractor and trailer rides and the chance to go inside a Lancaster Bomber’s cockpit during the Pitstone Green Museum open day on Sunday.There will be displays of model railways, a Crossley...
View ArticleHave you got an irritating cough that just won’t go away? Then it’s time to...
Health chiefs are urging people that have been suffering from an irritating cough for three weeks or more to get it checked out. Herts County Council is promoting the recently launched NHS lung cancer...
View ArticleBuon appetito at Italian fair
Food lovers will be pleased to hear that Hemel Hempstead’s Italian food market is back this month.Open from 9am until 6pm, the market will be in the Riverside Shopping Centre from Wednesday, July 24...
View ArticleEco-warrior Megan, 4, is already going green
A four-year-old girl who pledged to recycle toilet rolls and cardboard tubes at home won the chance to see the process in action.Megan King of Nash Mills submitted her pledge at the Waste Aware stall...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Robot & Frank, Identity Thief, Arbitrage, Cirque Du Soleil
Futuristic buddy movie ROBOT & FRANK (12: Momentum) is an irresistible charmer and a genuine pleasure to watch. Frank Langella is terrific as the elderly jewel thief slipping into dementia whose...
View ArticleWarning to be safe in the sun as heatwave looks set to arrive this weekend
Days out, barbecues and Pimms - the July sunshine is bringing plenty to enjoy, but Herts County Council is advising people to remember to stay safe during the heatwave. The Met Office has issued a...
View ArticleTring outreach group celebrates 100th meeting
An outreach steering group in Tring celebrated its 100th meeting with an open event at the town’s Corpus Christi Church Hall.The Justice & Peace Group is affiliated to the Churches Together in...
View ArticleTring canal trust is brassed off after plaque theft
A canal volunteer has blasted vandals after the theft of five commemorative brass plaques from benches on the Wendover Arm near Tring.Ray Orth, assistant restoration director of the Wendover Arm Trust,...
View ArticleTraffic delays on the M1 following a three-vehicle smash
At least one person has been seriously injured in a crash on the M1 southbound involving two lorries and a car.The smash took place at around 2.40pm this afternoon, between Junction 7 at St Albans and...
View ArticleIn memory of Lion John Lane, Ridgeway Scouts can be happy campers
Two new tents have been bought for the Ridgeway Scouts, courtesy of Tring Lions.After being given the cheque to buy the new equipment, scouts and their leaders demonstrated how easy the tents are to...
View ArticlePersonal trainer to host Tring fundraiser in aid of hospice ahead of 100-mile...
A personal trainer is hosting a fundraiser at the gym where she works ahead of her 100-mile cycle challenge. Elaine York is taking on the London to Surrey bike ride on Sunday, August 4 to raise cash...
View ArticlePheasant gig is taking flight in Tring
An open mic night band is to join forces with a pub to hold a music festival on Saturday, July 27 in aid of two charities.KMD – which stands for Kiss My Disc – holds weekly jam sessions at The Pheasant...
View ArticleBreaking news: Police release picture of man they want to talk to after...
Police have released a picture of a man they want to talk to after a man in his 60s was murdered at an isolated rural home - and warned the public not to approach him.Officers were called to an address...
View ArticleMurder update: Neighbours describe the moment when armed police descended on...
Little Gaddesden neighbours have described the moment when armed police descended on their sleepy village after a murder yesterday afternoon.They spoke to the Gazette after officers found a man in his...
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