Hundreds stranded at London train station after coaches failed to turn up
Hundreds of revellers were left stranded at London’s Euston station after the last train home was cancelled and a back up convoy of coaches failed to arrive. Julian Windross, who was making his way...
View ArticleGet your dog chipped and checked for free
Dog owners will have a chance to get their pooch pals checked by animal experts and chipped for free as part of a new initiative.Dacorum Borough Council is teaming up with the RSPCA and other animal...
View ArticleLittle Gaddesden murder: police make three more arrrests
Detectives investigating the murder of Little Gaddesden pensioner Graham Buck have taken three more people into custody in connection with their inquiries.The Little Gaddesden pensioner died from stab...
View ArticleDon’t be duped by phone scam artists targeting old folk
Crime prevention advice has been re-issued by police as older householders in the area continue to be duped by the latest phone scame. Crooks trick people into parting with their bank details,...
View ArticleBerkhamsted upcycling seams like a good idea
A crafty seamstress is offering upcycling classes to mothers, daughters and teens throughout the summer holidays.Mary Anne Robbins of Sewing Seams Easy will show you how to transform your clothes using...
View ArticleIt is hot outside but it’s a scorcher on bus as fault mean heating is still...
Some public transport users have been feeling the hot weather more than most after bus heating was left on.Patrick Storey, who takes an hour-and-a-half journey from Tring to Watford twice a week, said...
View ArticleTeam Natalie campaign to raise cash for poorly mum continues with auction...
The latest fundraiser to bring in cash for a mum who has been struck down by cancer has pulled in more than £1,000. Batchwood Hall nightclub in St Albans provided the venue for free for the Sunday...
View ArticleKids to get cosy with critters at summer workshops
Youngsters will get the chance to get up close and personal with different animals at free pet workshops this summer.Pets at Home in Hemel Hempstead will give children the chance to find out how to be...
View ArticleBipolar law student from Tring to star in mental health TV show
A law student will star in a TV show about mental illness that is likely to be titled Failed By The NHS.Former Tring School student Chloe Evans, 21, spoke to hemeltoday ahead of the programme – which...
View ArticleSlip roads to A41 closed at Hemel Hempstead as firefighters begin cutting man...
The slip roads to and from the A41 at Hemel Hempstead have been closed as firefighters begin cutting a man from a vehicle after a road smash.The smash was reported to police just after 11am – and just...
View ArticleHemel Hempstead window cleaner took his own life after heated row with on/off...
A man took his own life after a booze-fuelled argument with his on/off girlfriend, an inquest into his death heard. Kevin Alderman and Magrieta Smith - better known as Maffti - had a row which...
View ArticleHemel Hempstead’s A41 slip roads reopened after man is freed from truck smash
Hemel Hempstead’s A41 slip roads have been reopened after firefighters cut a man free from the pick up truck he had been trapped in.Police and firefighters were called to a collision between a white...
View ArticlePrime Minister tells Herts police: ‘Well done on crime figures’
Prime Minister David Cameron and Home Secretary Theresa May have congratulated police in Herts for having some of the best crime detection rates in the country.They visited the force yesterday to...
View ArticleJail for Bovingdon man who funded lavish lifestyle with cash left to...
A man from Bovingdon who was the executor of his best friend’s will has been sentenced to 27 months behind bars for spending money that was bequeathed to a children’s charity.Christopher MacKnight of...
View ArticleDacorum stores sell out of fans and paddling pools as heatwave grips Britain
Stores are selling out of fans and paddling pools as throngs of people search for a way to cool down in the scorching weather.Shoppers have been grabbing anything from the shelves that will cool them...
View ArticleMurder update: Man charged with the killing of Little Gaddesden grandfather...
Ian McLoughlin has been held in prison after appearing before Hatfield Remand Court today, charged with the murder of a Little Gaddesden grandfather.McLoughlin, 55, was on day release from Springhill...
View Article‘I will attempt three peaks feat again’ says Leverstock Green police officer
A police officer has pledged to try again after being forced to pull out of a fundraising Three Peaks Challenge after one of his team was injured. Ricky Brennan, from Leverstock Green, Hemel Hempstead,...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Jack The Giant Slayer, GI Joe: Retaliation, Broken
There’s little evidence of X-Men director Bryan Singer’s fantasy flair in JACK THE GIANT SLAYER (12: Warner), a flabby makeover of Jack And The Beanstalk.He simply goes through the fairy-tale motions...
View ArticleBerkhamsted leaders: ‘You can rename road – but first think of some better...
Plans to rename New Lodge after 54 homes are built in the street have been rejected by political leaders.Developer Henry Homes Berkhamsted has suggested it be rechristened Arundel Gardens, Hastings...
View ArticleOnly Watford beats Hemel Hempstead in crash listings
New research suggests you’re more likely to have a car crash in Hemel Hempstead than anywhere else in the country – except Watford.There were 177.5 ‘at fault’ claims made in the last five years per...
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