Ministry of Mencap stages another club night for special guests
Adults with learning difficulties will have the chance to dance the night away at a special evening in Hemel Hempstead next week.The Ministry of Mencap is hosted by Dacorum Mencap on the first...
View ArticleThings are about to get hairy for Hemel Hempstead mum’s charity Iceland...
A mum of two haemophiliac boys has organised a series of events – including a men’s waxing night – to raise sponsorship money ahead of her once in a lifetime trek across Iceland.Emma Hart, of Hemel...
View ArticleMan fined £8,000 and ordered to remove his mobile home from land in Gaddesden...
A man has been fined £8,000 and ordered to remove his mobile home from land after breaching planning rules.Dacorum Borough Council took 67-year-old Derek Donaldson, of Bradden Lane, Gaddesdeon Row, to...
View ArticleTee off and dine out to help fight against cancers that claim lives of the young
Tickets are on sale for an annual golf day and gala dinner that has so far raised £400,000 towards research into a type of bone cancer that often strikes in young people. The Adam Dealey Golf Day and...
View ArticleDon’t worry about that Buncefield siren - it’s only a test
A public warning siren at the Buncefield Oil Depot – the site of a massive explosion in 2005 – will be tested on Wednesday, September 4. A two tone alarm and then a single tone siren will sound at 7pm...
View ArticleDesigner’s novel looks at the darker side of modelling
A former Miss Herts contestant turned green fashion designer will soon release her first novel, which takes a look at the cut-throat world of professional modelling. Model Behaviour by Georgie-May...
View ArticleA precious little gift in memory of baby Lexi
A mum and dad whose first born daughter survived just 19 short days hope people will back a fundraising effort on what would have been baby Lexi’s second birthday.Danny Kerr and Sam Charles-Kerr are...
View ArticlePatient views will count at Hemel Hempstead talk on the failures of Mid...
A health watchdog spokesman will speak at a public meeting in Hemel Hempstead on how the NHS can learn from the infamous Mid Staffordshire Hospitals scandal.The Care Quality Commission’s communications...
View ArticleGet TV chef Jamie Oliver’s tips on cooking on a low budget at Dacorum libraries
A free copy of TV chef Jamie Oliver’s new money-saving recipe book has been donated to all of Dacorum’s libraries in a bid to help families on a tight budget.The former Naked Chef has given his latest...
View ArticleHelp and advice on life beyond cancer at Watford support session
The Macmillan nursing teams based at hospitals in West Herts are holding an information and support event for people with cancer and their relatives or carers.The Living Beyond Cancer event takes place...
View ArticleRaft of proposals to improve Tring Reservoirs for visitors
A new investment plan has been launched to spruce up Tring Reservoirs.Early proposals include creating a campsite next to Tringford Reservoir, car park and visitor centre at Marsworth Reservoir and...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Bay’s musclebound movie offers more pain than gain
“My name is Daniel Lugo, and I believe in fitness. All this began because it was time to push myself harder, otherwise I was looking at another 40 years wearing sweatpants to work...”Saddle up for an...
View ArticleMassive truck will travel at 10mph on motorway
A truck will be using two lanes and travelling at 10mph on the motorways this Sunday morning (September 8).The vehicle, carrying a large electrical transformer, will be travelling on the M25 and the...
View ArticleLawnmower accident creates a blaze destroying a row of sheds on Hemel...
Crews from four fire stations raced to a blaze which destroyed a row of sheds on the outskirts of Hemel Hempstead yesterday afternoon. Nobody was hurt in the incident in the hamlet of Bridens Camp,...
View ArticleDrivers taken to hospital with minor injuries after Hemel Hempstead town...
The drivers of two cars were taken to hospital last night following a road accident in Hemel Hempstead town centre.The incident happened at 9.24pm on the junction between Moor End Road and the Leighton...
View ArticleFire crews tackle blaze near former church site in Hemel Hempstead
A fire in the open involving 15 square metres of grass and rubbish was tackled by fire crews yesterday evening.One hosereel was used to put out the flames in a field adjoining the former Nash Mills...
View ArticleMP David Gauke: ‘I couldn’t back Cameron on Syria; I was on holiday’
The MP for South West Herts missed the vote on whether the UK should take military action against Syria – because he was on holiday in the south of France.Tory David Gauke, who is also Treasury...
View ArticleThousands face visits from the bailiffs on Dacorum Borough Council orders
Dacorum Borough Council collected almost £2 million in two years by referring thousands of people to bailiffs, new figures show.Figures obtained by the Money Advice Service say the authority issued...
View ArticleArmed officers raid Berkhamsted home following firearms tip-off
Armed police swooped on a house in Berkhamsted after reports that there could be a firearm hidden inside. Officers raided the home in Hilltop Road on Friday. Two people were detained by police while...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: About Time is a workmanlike date movie but no...
Sniffy films buffs might tartly observe that it’s about time that Richard Curtis had another hit, and About Time isn’t going to be it.The TV titan who can claim hits as varied as Mr Bean, Blackadder...
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