Dog fouling in park warning
MESS: Village leaders are angry at dog-owners who allow their pets to poo in a play area without pooper-scooping it afterwards.Potten End Parish Councillors have been putting up ‘Clean up after your...
View ArticleInquest opened into dump truck death
AN INQUEST has been opened into the death of a man in an accident involving a dump truck at a former RAF base in Flaunden.Geoffrey Crow, 48, of Greenways in Eaton Bray, Beds, died on Monday just after...
View ArticleMan robbed of wallet and shoes
A MAN was robbed of his wallet and shoes as he made his way home in Berkhamsted after a night out.The 22-year-old was walking along an alley from Woodlands Avenue to Hilltop when he was struck from...
View ArticlePrime time TV spot for Nick’s snow socks
A MECHANIC earned himself a spot on prime TV by telling BBC London News reporters about his snow socks.Nick Underwood, of The Car Works in Berkhamsted High Street, also gave them a demonstration of how...
View ArticleOfficers give pupils safety tips for phones
A POLICE constable and a community support officer have helped school pupils make their mobile phones safer.PCSO Katie Braham and Lois Jones visited Ashlyns School in Chesham Road, Berkhamsted and...
View ArticleWhat bright spark decided to turn the electricity off in winter?
I HAD the usual rubbish mail through the post this week but I did happen to notice something in between the mountain of garbage suggesting that I should try various frightening ready made meals – and I...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVDs
BLEAK but brilliant TYRANNOSAUR (18: Studio Canal) is so harrowing at times that it’s not for the faint-hearted.British actor Paddy Considine makes a powerful and intense directorial debut with the...
View ArticleMini-Olympics to be led by mum who did the real thing
A former Olympian will pass on some of her skills to the younger generation by helping to lead a mini-Olympics for schoolchildren.Mum-of-three Louise Collins, 44, of Upper Hall Park, Berkhamsted,...
View ArticleCash boost of £75k to help homeless
COUNCIL chiefs are pumping an extra £75,000 into bed and breakfast accommodation as the number of homeless people rises in the economic downturn.The cash injection brings the total set aside for...
View ArticleRugby star is top of the frocks in drag challenge
SARACENS rugby champ Chris Wyles has been trying out his new dress ahead of the Dame for a Laugh fundraiser on Sunday, April 1.The walk is being staged to raise money for The Hospice of St Francis in...
View ArticleDixons goes upmarket with Harrods concession
ELECTRICAL giant Dixons will be supplying gadgets and gizmos to the well-heeled when the firm takes over the electronics section of luxury department store Harrods next month.The company, headquartered...
View ArticleA step closer for scout hut
HUT: A village leader says an agreement is about to be drawn up allowing a new scout hut to be built.After that, the 1st Potten End Scouts will put in an application to build the new base on the...
View Article‘We’re not safe after street light switch off’
A PENSIONER is calling for street lights around his sheltered housing complex to be turned back on overnight after thieves broke in under the cover of darkness. Evelyn Sharp House in Field Road, Hemel...
View ArticleGlass problem at skate ramp
DANGER: A skate ramp remains closed as its owners can’t find the £4,500 they need to make it safe.Northchurch Parish Council has put ‘Danger: Keep off’ signs in front of it – but its chairman Alan...
View ArticleIt’s a bullseye for feted community hub
A CALL has gone out for pictures and memories of Warners End Community Centre as it celebrates its 50th anniversary.The centre hopes to collect as much material as possible to create a display to mark...
View ArticleWhich cause gets your vote in Waitrose cash give-away?
THE good causes a supermarket will give cash to at the end of February have been announced.Each month, every branch of Waitrose gets £1,000 to give to three good causes based nearby.Each shopper then...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Ghost Rider - Spirit of Vengeance
t hunger. The Rider’s gonna come out. And when he does, he’ll destroy whoever’s got it coming.”Not much can prepare you for this crazy follow up to 2007’s Ghost Rider, which by common consent wasn’t...
View ArticleRomans invade school and force children into their army
YOUNGSTERS donned their finest Roman tunics for a day of learning about how the great empiric invaders lived their lives.They played games from the period, learned Latin and made their very own Roman...
View ArticleCould hospice kick-start your media career?
The Hospice of St Francis is hoping to find an assistant press officer willing to volunteer for at least one day a week.Duties for the Northchurch hospice would include handling media enquiries,...
View ArticleTributes for former MP
TRIBUTES have been paid following the death of former Hemel Hempstead MP Robin Corbett.Lord Corbett of Castle Vale, who was Labour MP for the town between 1974 and 1979 but continued to live in...
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