‘Your flats are a mish-mash’
A plan to build 48 sheltered flats for the elderly has been shot down by town councillors.They said at a meeting of Berkhamsted Town Council’s planning committee that the homes, exclusively for the...
View ArticleGlory for Holtsmere End Junior School at district athletics championships
It was a proud day for Holtsmere End Junior School as their Year 5 and 6 athletics team were crowned District Sports Dacorum champions.A total of 18 Hemel Hempstead schools were invited to take part in...
View ArticleThe precocious Tring poet who never knew what childhood was
The first instalment of a two-part feature on the life of celebrated Tring poet Gerald Massey, by Joan HandsJust before Christmas in 1826, Tring’s St Peter and St Paul parish church witnessed the...
View ArticleTaking on this role will really do you credit...
A selection of the opportunities available this week through Volunteer Centre Dacorum.Dacorum First Credit Union needs customer service assistants to help in its Bridge Street office in Hemel Hempstead...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: The World’s End has much to enjoy, even it isn’t...
“We’re going to see this through to the bitter end. Or... lager end“Let’s raise a glass to the final part of the Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy, a collection of British comedies that have redefined...
View ArticleCourses offer help to those with money worries
Help is on hand for people with money worries through free financial courses. Two three session courses are being launched by Christians Against Poverty in September. The first will be held at The...
View ArticleSouth Hill Primary School expansion is signed off at county hall
The final go ahead has been given to plans to expand a primary school by 30 reception places to meet demand. After a four week statutory notice period to inform the public, county councillors decided...
View ArticleCrime czar reveals his deputy – and he lives just around the corner
A former parish councillor for Flamstead will be sworn in as Herts crime czar David Lloyd’s new deputy commissioner, pending agreement from the county’s Police and Crime Panel.The proposed appointment...
View ArticleConcerns voiced over pub plans for renovated LeisureWorld venue
The latest plans for the renovation of Hemel Hempstead’s LeisureWorld complex were given the go ahead despite concerns about the addition of a public house to the scheme. Councillors said they feared...
View ArticleAlan Dee: It’s time to spread the load for party planners
Regular readers kind enough to chortle at my restrained rage last week – you’ll remember that thoughtless family function guests, watermelons and guinea pigs were involved, but I don’t want to scratch...
View ArticleLife’s a beach at Hemel Hempstead mall’s summer holiday spree
A summer full of sizzling events is on offer at Hemel Hempstead’s Marlowes Shopping Centre throughout the school holidays.The series of scorchers begins this Saturday with the creation of a giant sand...
View ArticleHemel Hempstead’s Magic Roundabout gets a TV makeover during gadget test
Tech-heads watching Channel 5’s The Gadget Show may have spotted Hemel Hempstead’s Magic Roundabout in a feature about lawnmowers.Presenter Jon Bentley visited the town centre landmark to mow the...
View ArticleFirst crown court appearance for man charged with the murder of Little...
The man who has been charged with the murder of a 66-year-old Little Gaddesden grandfather appeared in crown court for the first time this morning.Ian McLoughlin appeared at St Albans Crown Court via...
View ArticleDacorum’s Den competition winners are ‘inspirational’ businesses in the borough
Dacorum is buzzing with entrepreneurs if the 12 winners of a cash-for-growth initiative are anything to go by.A diverse range of ideas, including a cafe to help people with learning disabilities and...
View ArticleAshridge tree stump fire extinguished
Firefighters acted swiftly to wet down a smouldering tree stump as temperatures soared on Monday. Two crews from Hemel Hempstead and Tring rushed to the B4506 - close to Ashridge Golf Course - to deal...
View ArticleRubbish fire at Hemel garage block
A rubbish blaze saw firefighters called into action on Monday evening. One fire engine from Hemel Hempstead went to the blaze at Tattershall Drive in the town just before 8pm. Firefighters discovered a...
View ArticleIt’s a whole lot of rubble misery for neighbours to St Albert The Great...
Householders are still living with a giant pile of rubble at the end of their gardens as school demolition work goes on. But the fight is not over for those living in Marston Close, Hemel Hempstead,...
View ArticleLots go under the hammer for sick Hemel Hempstead mum Natalie
An auction night to boost the already sky-high funds for a mum’s crucial cancer treatment was held on Friday.Team Natalie, a group of parents from St Rose’s Catholic Infants School in Hemel Hempstead...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: The Wolverine nails a standard summer blockbuster...
If you ask me, the Hollywood suits who gave the green light for this week’s serving of summer blockbuster have really missed a trick.Yes, The Wolverine is packed with all the special effects action...
View ArticleI’ll be doing my best to see you during the summer
As my colleague in South West Herts David Gauke observed last week, Parliament has now broken up for the summer recess but despite what the tabloid press says, MPs don’t all disappear to their country...
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