Longer hours coming for Bennetts End Post Office after refurbishment works
A post office that will close for one week during refurbishment will be open for business for longer when the doors are reopened. Bennetts End Post Office in Bennetts Gate, Hemel Hempstead, will close...
View Article‘Charities are too choosy’ says man who struggled to find a good cause to...
A charity supporter has criticised good causes for turning down books that could be sold to make cash to help the needy after struggling to offoad dozens of hardbacks.Laurence Oliver said he spent the...
View ArticleeBay users go potty over collectable figurines
A collection of Beatrix Potter figurines sparked a bidding war on the online auction site eBay – and raised nearly £1,000 in vital funds for Rennie Grove Hospice Care.The 35 collectables were spotted...
View ArticleBid to save family houses in Berkhamsted rejected by planners
Politicians have shot down a man’s bid to save himself from potentially having to tear down two brand new semi-detached family houses.The homes in Berkhamsted’s Bank Mill deviated so much from planning...
View ArticleHemel Hempstead spaces to go ahead as part of £400,000 project to improve...
Eleven new car spaces will now be created in a Hemel Hempstead street in a bid to solve a long-running parking crisis.The new places in Ritcroft Close will be installed as part of a £400,000 two-year...
View ArticleCCTV project set back after worker is injured
A £700,000 project to upgrade the borough’s CCTV control centre has been delayed after an air conditioning unit fell onto a painter who was working on the project.Dacorum Borough Council says the...
View ArticleFun for all the family at Berkhamsted Bank Holiday bonanza
The Berkhamsted Lions were out selling tickets to their August Bank Holiday fete on Saturday.But if you missed them, don’t worry – they’ll be back at Berkhamsted Market this Saturday, too.Tickets are...
View ArticleSupport your local skate scene and join in at Skate Bash ‘13
Get your skates on and head down to Hemel Hempstead’s Gadebridge Park this Saturday for a day of wheel-y good fun with the Hemel Skate Park group.In celebration of the park’s 10th birthday, the group...
View ArticleDisabled grandmother told by council:‘You have to move out or sell your scooter’
A disabled grandmother has been told by council chiefs that she must sell the mobility scooter she relies on to get around – or move out.The ultimatum came after Barbara Hamilton bought the scooter...
View ArticleIt’s Biker Grovehill for Hemel Hempstead’s Joanne as she wins dream custom kit
A motorbike fanatic who has always dreamed of buying her own set of black and pink leathers to get on the track has seen her wish come true.Joanne Miller, 25, of Grovehill, Hemel Hempstead, entered her...
View ArticleDelays on A41 after car hurtles into ditch near Hemel Hempstead
The slow lane of the A41 was closed this morning after a car spun and ended up in a ditch.Police were called to bring the traffic in that part of the dual carriageway to a halt just after 8.20am, so...
View ArticleGardens are flying the flag for green spaces in Tring
A group’s success was flagged up in Tring after the town’s memorial gardens retained their Green Flag status for the second year running.Friends of Tring Memorial Gardens joined representatives of...
View ArticleParking rates earn borough council £550k
Dacorum Borough Council has defended its parking charges after a recent report said that the fees brought the authority a year’s profit of more than £550,000.The authority says the fees have, in fact,...
View ArticleVIDEO: £700k upgrade for Dacorum’s CCTV system
{http://www.hemeltoday.co.uk/news/local/cctv-project-set-back-after-worker-is-injured-1-5392169|Earlier this week}, we told you about a £700k upgrade to Dacorum’s CCTV system.We can now show you...
View ArticleFriends of Tring Church Heritage: the unsung heroes behind church preservation
Anyone living in or visiting the market town of Tring may marvel at the charming St Peter and St Paul’s Church on the High Street, but what they may not realise is that behind the scenes there is a...
View ArticleSo Nia yet so far: Slim sensation from Hemel Hempstead gets to Young Slimmer...
A sensational slimmer from Hemel Hempstead has not only changed her life by losing four stone, but has also been nominated for an award which led her to meet an Olympic gold medallist.Nia Hadley, 20,...
View ArticleTring priest hits out at UKIP politician’s ‘bongo bongo land’ slur
A priest has blasted UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom for saying the UK should not give foreign aid to ‘bongo bongo land’.Rev Huw Bellis voiced his opinion in the latest newsletter by Tring Team Parish.He said:...
View ArticleFirefighters rescue four year old locked in Redbourn bathroom
Firefighters were called in to rescue a four year old from a bathroom after the youngster became locked in the lavatory on Sunday evening. Crews were called just after 6pm to the home in Harding Close,...
View ArticleHave a say on Hemel Hempstead Water Gardens plans with online survey
People can now share their views on plans to restore Hemel Hempstead’s Water Gardens.Dacorum Borough Council has launched an online survey about the plans as part of a bid to the Heritage Lottery and...
View ArticlePraise for 999 call operators who help reduce unnecessary ambulance calls in...
Emergency call centre workers have been praised for helping reduce the number of ambulances sent on unnecessary calls.The East of England Ambulance Service’s clinical support team saves ambulances...
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