Charity games will remember fallen comrade Dave Barnsdale
The family of a soldier who was killed in Afghanistan are organising a third annual anniversary charity football tournament in his honour.Cpl Dave Barnsdale, 24, of 33 Engineer Regiment (Explosive...
View ArticleFun day will be fitting tribute to squash-mad Harry
Berkhamsted Lawn Tennis & Squash Rackets Club will be hosting a celebration of squash in memory of teenager Harry Faulkner who died suddenly during a game earlier this year.Berkhamsted School pupil...
View ArticleIt could be a winner for Kerry at law awards
A solicitor whose business is based in Hemel Hempstead has made the shortlist for a prestigious law award.Kerry Underwood, who owns law firm Underwoods in Marlowes, is up against seven other nominees...
View ArticleHappy birthday to us: Dacorum Heritage Trust looks back on 20 years of progress
This month marks the 20th anniversary of the formation of the Dacorum Heritage Trust, which came into being on September 19, 1993. Before that time, the Dacorum Museum Advisory Committee had developed...
View ArticleSurprise spot checks on borough’s taxis reveal mostly ‘minor’ offences
Two taxi drivers were temporarily banned from picking up customers after being caught breaching safety during spot checks. Five of the drivers stopped out of a total of 17 were found by Dacorum Borough...
View ArticlePampering and stripping all in the name of charity at Grovehill Community Centre
Pampering for ladies will be followed by a strip show – all in the name of charity. Pals Sarah Batty and Vicky Jordan, who survived leukaemia as a child, are hosting the event in aid of children’s...
View ArticleHere’s your chance to join a community that’s passionate about learning
A selection of the opportunities available this week through Volunteer Centre Dacorum.Do you have a passion for learning together with the skills and time to become a trustee for Dacorum Communities...
View ArticleDo you know someone under 16 living away from their parents in Herts ?
Herts County Council is urging families to get to grips with the laws on private fostering.The authority says many parents and carers are unaware they need to notify the council if a child under 16 is...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: R.I.P.D. is initially attractive but doesn’t...
“They look like regular people, but they’re monsters inside. You see, if you slip through the cracks, and stay on Earth after you die, your soul rots. They rot, the world rots. Global warming, plague,...
View ArticlePedestrian killed in late-night collision with car in Ashley Green
A pedestrian was killed on the main road through a sleepy rural village on Saturday night.Emergency service workers rushed out to help the man in his forties after a call to the A416 Chesham Road...
View ArticleTwo charged after the stabbing of Hemel Hempstead teen in Stevenage
Two men have been charged after the stabbing of a Hemel Hempstead teenager in Stevenage.The 19 year old received serious injuries following the incident in Harrow Court, Stevenage, at 12.23am on...
View ArticleCan you help police investigating daylight burglary in Berkhamsted?
A Berkhamsted home was raided in broad daylight on Thursday by burglars who escaped with jewellery. Police are appealing for witnesses and information after the incident in Covert Road, which took...
View ArticlePolice appeal for man connected with fuel theft offences across Herts
Police are tracing a man they would like to speak to in connection with a series of fuel theft offences in Herts.In total, seven incidents – which all involved a silver Peugeot driving into service...
View ArticleGreenfleets pick up sponsorship deal with MK Dons
A Tring-based vehicle leasing company has been chosen as official vehicle supplier for groundsmen at MK Dons’ football ground.Greenfleets in Icknield Way is providing a Nissan Navarra Double Cab...
View ArticleVault fault causes Barclays branch in Hemel Hempstead to close this morning
A Hemel Hempstead bank branch has reassured customers after it was forced to close unexpectedly this morning.Staff at the Barclays store on Wood Lane End discovered a fault with one of its safes and...
View ArticleFancy a cuppa? Find out where you can go on Friday to support the Macmillan...
Businesses will be serving up cups of coffee and tasty cake to help raise cash in the fight against cancer. Many Hemel Hempstead workers have already signed up to the worldwide Macmillan Coffee Morning...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Hugh Jackman is a desperate dad in tense thriller...
Hugh Jackman steps up into Taken territory in Prisoners, a rough tough thriller about a dad who takes the law into his own hands when his daughter disappears.But this isn’t a comic book adventure of...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Here’s a grand idea - computer games could help to cut crime
All sorts of mealy-mouthed moralists have been tutting away since the much-hyped release of GTAV. If you’re not entirely up to the minute with acronyms du jour, GTAV is the fifth instalment of computer...
View ArticleBerkhamsted’s first Ashlyns School lecture will be about society’s reliance...
The first Ashlyns School lecture will explore the way society has become more and more reliant on car use in recent decades.Professor Ian Roberts, author of The Energy Glut, will talk about how roads...
View ArticleWarrants lead to arrest for possession of class A drugs in Hemel Hempstead
Police are continuing their crackdown on class A drug pushers with a further two raids on Hemel Hempstead homes.Operation Calamus aims to track down Somalian drug lords infiltrating the area from...
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