Boxing club sends out warning over Hemel Hempstead cash scam
Hemel Hempstead Amateur Boxing Club is urging people not to hand over cash to a pair of young boys who are pretending to be collecting funds on its behalf.The duo have knocked on doors in Woodhall Farm...
View ArticleA chance to get a taste of country life
If you’re in the mood for immersing yourself in rural life, sometimes an Archers omnibus just won’t do it for you – but there’s no need to wait more than half a year for the next Herts County...
View ArticleFind out what canal restoration group really do at open day near Tring
A canal restoration group is holding an open day at its site near Tring to allow the public to see the work in action.On Saturday, September 8, visitors to the Drayton Beauchamp site can find out more...
View ArticleSwing along to charity tea party for cheeky monkeys in Hemel Hempstead
A charity aims to bring families together with a ‘Cheeky Monkeys Tea Party’ this Saturday.The National Childbirth Trust is running an afternoon of activities including balloon-making and face-painting,...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Smart and gritty Elysium is a mission with a message
The near future wants a word with you. In the year 2154, the wealthy will have mostly left earth to live in complete luxury on a man-made super space station while the rest of the population starve on...
View ArticleAlan Dee: If you want to know the time, why do you need Tim?
You’ll have doubtless heard the huffing and puffing about the Ministry of Defence running up a £40,000 bill because staff kept dialling the speaking clock.Admittedly it may have been harder to make out...
View Article‘Keep your eyes peeled’ urge police after spate of Hemel garage and shed...
People are being urged to look out for suspicious activity after a series of shed and garage break-ins. Since July there have been seven incidents in Hemel Hempstead, including properties in Barberry...
View ArticleHemel Hempstead garages hit by double firebug attack over bank holiday weekend
Fire crews were called to a series of small blazes at a garage block in Hemel Hempstead over the bank holiday weekend.Police were also informed of the two rubbish fires in two days which were reported...
View ArticleDacorum Talking Newspaper dedicates its latest edition to a committed...
The Dacorum Talking Newspaper has recorded a moving tribute to a volunteer of more than 25 years who died in a tragic accident.Gervase Victor Culley was a regular reader for the charity which condenses...
View ArticleHerts’ crime czar supports call for more power to PCCs
A government think tank report which calls for more powers for police and crime commissioners has been backed by Hertfordshire’s crime czar David Lloyd.The Policy Exchange ‘Power Down’ report,...
View ArticlePaper trail ignites anniversary fun day bonanza in Apsley
Members of Apsley’s Paper Trail Heritage Fire Brigade are harking back to the Fighting Forties with a family fun day at the weekend.Saturday will see the brigade’s Dennis Ace – a 1938 fire engine –...
View ArticleVIDEO: It’s joust the right time to saddle up for a genuine medieval...
Training companies offering tuition and coaching services operate in a crowded market – but there can’t be many firms offering a curriculum that includes horseback archery, jousting and stunt riding...
View ArticleSurvivor Jamie makes it to his teenage years
Celebrating becoming a teenager, Jamie Hodgson poses for a picture with a delicious looking chocolate cake – but the 13-year-old who has survived against the odds will never be able to taste the sweet...
View ArticleHave a wizard time at Leavesden’s Warner Bros Studios with magic events
It’s the final spell for a summer activity at the Harry Potter tour in Warner Bros Studios, Leavesden.The Summer Spells event, featuring lessons in spell-casting and potions, ends on Monday. But...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Pain And Gain or gore galore are your options if...
One thing’s for sure in the never-ending merry-go-round that is Tinseltown – phone Mark Wahlberg’s people about a part and the answer is likely to be yes. Phone Dwayne Johnson’s people about a part...
View ArticleI love living in Hemel Hempstead. If you don’t, would you be happier moving...
So, a few hundred people voted for Hemel Hempstead in an internet poll which claimed to establish the most ugly town centre in England. Of course, everyone realises that this is a bit of a laugh and a...
View ArticleEverything from ice cream to counselling services, that’s the beauty of...
New Dacorum businesses are getting on their bikes and creating markets for themselves – and for Iain Wicks pedal power is a literal truth.Iain’s Wicks Ice Cream Company makes handmade quality ice...
View Article‘We’re sorry, but we have changed’ hospital promises after mum with cancer...
Hospital bosses have apologised to a woman who was misdiagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome when she was suffering from bowel cancer. West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust has also changed the way it...
View ArticleNeighbours unite to fight Bovingdon gypsy site plan
Neighbours in opposition to plans for a gypsy site have formed a group to fight the proposal and are calling on the village to get behind them. Bovingdon householders united after learning about a...
View Article‘We deserve better than a five hour wait for an ambulance’
A private ambulance service could face action after leaving a woman recovering from a stroke waiting for FIVE HOURS for transport home.Margaret Hencke, 69, the wife of investigative journalist David,...
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