Fire crews to the rescue after person trapped in overturned car in Potten End
Two fire engines rushed to the aid of a person who was trapped in a car after it flipped over in Potten End.The Hemel Hempstead crews helped release the casualty after being called out to Hempstead...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: About Time offers laughs and tears wrapped up in...
Time travel – it’s the ultimate wish fulfillment, isn’t it?What would you do if you could jump through time to any point in your life? Fame, fortune, love, surely it’s all there for the taking. Who...
View ArticleBerkhamsted’s Tesco is off limits to man accused of shoplifting, assault and...
A young man has been banned from entering Tesco in Berkhamsted while on bail after being accused of burglary, shoplifting and assault.Police rushed to the High Street supermarket last Wednesday after...
View ArticleA day to get in the saddle and cycle to work
A day dedicated to getting people to embrace pedal power is being backed by Halfords. The dedicated day has been launched to encourage more people to get on their bikes to travel to work.The retailer...
View ArticleTap into a whole world of learning with the Workers’ Educational Assocation
The kids are back at school, students are getting into their stride for the new college or university year – education is in the air.And if youve got a hankering to put your grey cells to work but...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Another expensive banking facelift – any chance of getting our...
Let me get this straight, just in case I have got the wrong end of the stick. Shopfitters have been on double time over the past few days, transforming more than 600 High Street branches of the Lloyds...
View ArticleTributes paid to Paul ‘Cookie’ Cook
Tributes have been paid to a Bennetts End man discovered dead just weeks before his birthday in Hemel Hempstead’s town centre last week. Paul Cook, of Meadow Road, Hemel Hempstead - also known as...
View ArticleWould-be robbers in balaclavas flee Apsley bookmakers empty-handed
Police are investigating an attempted robbery at an Apsley bookmakers this morning.Two offenders wearing balaclavas entered the Coral store in London Road and threatened a staff member at around...
View ArticleBoss of Gadebridge care home says they’re ‘putting things right’ after...
The boss of a Gadebridge care home has said they are doing everything possible to get things right after being ordered to improve by a health watchdog. Highview Lodge in Cherry Orchard is the third...
View ArticleObjectors to Little Hay Golf Course revamp to meet with those behind the...
Objectors to plans to redevelop Bovingdon’s Little Hay Golf Course will meet with those behind the project tonight.Bourne End householders and other interested parties hope the public meeting will...
View ArticleCelebrate the charms of the Chilterns at Ashridge on Sunday
A huge festival celebrating the Chilterns will be taking place on the Ashridge Estate on Sunday.There will be more than 45 food stands with items made in the Chilterns, as well as some 50 craft stalls...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Rush revs up to take the flag in a crowded field
In a busy week for new releases there’s no question about which film will be first off the grid – Rush is aiming to race to box office success with plenty of hype and hoo-ha in the tank.Ron Howard is...
View ArticleI’ve been behind bars in Bovingdon as I work to make justice more local
For a short time last week I found myself behind bars, as I paid a visit to HMP The Mount near Bovingdon as a guest of the governor, Steve Bradford. The visit provided a great opportunity to discuss...
View ArticleTV star Lisa Faulkner to help Tring fireworks go off with a bang
It’s all change for a popular fireworks display – with a well known TV personality on board, too. The Tring event, run by volunteers, will generate funds for sports development in the town. Held on...
View ArticlePaper mill’s message is going global as more visit Apsley site
A heritage attraction has been reaching out to more and people – not just in the Herts area, but across the world.During the past few months Frogmore Paper Mill in Apsley has welcomed people from...
View ArticleFun day is a chance to comment on Hemel Hempstead ‘Evolution’ plans
A heritage open day in Hemel Hempstead town centre will give people a chance to have their say on Dacorum Borough Council’s Evolution project.From 11am to 3pm near Bank Court on Sunday, there will be...
View ArticlePotten End’s Martin is in top form after retaining his clutch of titles
A parabadminton player from Potten End has hit a clean sweep after retaining his singles, men’s doubles and mixed doubles titles in the Welsh leg of the Four Nations tournament.Martin Rooke, 40, of...
View ArticleExtension plans to provide more space for burials at Chipperfield
A village churchyard that has been full since 2009 can now be extended. Planning permission for the expansion at Chipperfield was granted by Dacorum Borough Council’s development control committee on...
View ArticleMetcalfe’s gets new name and makeover
A long- established family-run hardware store is being renamed as part of a modern makeover. Tring’s FW Metcalfe and Sons, which has been passed down through three generations of the same family, is...
View ArticleAdeyfield church reaches out in Hemel’s town centre
A church group turned out to spread their religious message and give back to the community. Members of the Sunrise Church in Adeyfield were in Hemel Hempstead’s town centre on Saturday. Evangelism...
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