Christmas comes early with two new shop openings in Hemel Hempstead
A spate of shop openings in Hemel Hempstead have provided a welcome shot in the arm for the local economy. Following on from a vote of confidence in UK’s continuing recovery from the Bank of England...
View ArticleCan you give the homeless a gift from special Christmas list?
While we’ve all been busy writing Christmas gift lists, Dacorum’s homelessness charity DENS has been drafting one to help the most needy. The list includes suitable gifts to help homeless people at...
View ArticleHemel Hempstead rink is given further lifeline but activists are warned they...
Activists battling to secure the future of their beloved ice rink have been told their campaign has made great progress, but they are not past the final hurdle yet.At a full meeting of Dacorum Borough...
View ArticlePolice quash Facebook claim of Hemel Hempstead child abduction attempt
Police say there is no ‘factual basis’ to a worrying Facebook rumour claiming that a man attempted to abduct a young girl and that there will be Crimewatch appeal on TV about the incident. The online...
View ArticleJason Donovan will be at Chilfest
Jason Donovan will appear at next year’s Chilfest.Other confirmed performers are post-punk comedy vaudevillians Bad Manners, It’s a Mystery singer Toyah Willcox and Scottish rock band Big Country.The...
View ArticleBerkhamsted to get new cycle racks – but where should they go?
There could be new cycle racks in Berkhamsted under plans now being considered.The funding will come from Herts County Council – after Berkhamsted Town Council has suggested the best places for the...
View Article‘Don’t kill false widows, befriend them,’ says Bovingdon spider expert
The owner of an exotic pet store has taken to national television to try and stop the hate campaign against false widow spiders.Mark Amey of Bovingdon’s Ameyzoo appeared on ITV’s This Morning to defend...
View ArticleIt’s shutdown for council-owned drugs den in Hemel Hempstead
A notorious council house-cum-drug den has been shut down until February next year as a stark warning to those committing anti-social behaviour in the area.Dacorum Borough Council has been granted a...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Man Of Steel, Only God Forgives, The Heat
We had to wait seven years for the return of superhero MAN OF STEEL (12: Warner) following the lukewarm reception given to Superman Returns.But encouraged by the success of Christopher Nolan’s Batman...
View ArticleFind out more about the Hemel Hempstead Lions at Saturday information sessions
The Hemel Hempstead Lions Club is encouraging people to come and visit them at their town centre bookshop on Saturday.Club members will be holding four half hour information sessions throughout the day...
View ArticleShare your views in ambulance 999 call phone survey
The East of England Ambulance Service wants to hear from 999 callers about their experiences of being assessed by clinical support desk staff.The short survey will be done over the phone and questions...
View ArticleFire crews warn of the dangers of carbon monoxide
Herts firefighters have been using Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week to spread safety messages to homes around the county.Crews went door to door explaining the risks of carbon monoxide and asking...
View ArticleCould you be biggest lose to help Tring’s Rennie Grove Hospice Care?
A charity is looking for people to sign up for its biggest loser challenge to see who can lose the most weight in 18 weeks.Participants in the programme, which begins on Wednesday, January 20, will get...
View ArticleLittle Gaddesden couple write book on First World War after receiving a box...
When Roger and Julia Bolton were contacted by the man they bought their house from two decades ago, it was a bit of a bolt from the blue.He gave them a box of letters belonging to a woman who lived in...
View ArticleWest Hemel Action Group will not give up its fight against LA3
The chairman of the West Hemel Action Group has kept up pressure on Dacorum Borough Council by submitting questions during a full meeting. Lee Royal referenced land to the east of the town earmarked by...
View ArticleBerkhamsted travel company hosts Great British celebration
Members of the Voyager Club gathered recently for a Great British celebration.The group is made up of travellers who remember the British Empire territories stretching far and wide across the map of...
View ArticleDacorum councillors of the future take the floor at Civic Centre meeting
Members of the Dacorum Youth Forum took centre stage at a full meeting of the borough council on Wednesday. UK Youth Parliament members Kirsty Robertson and Ahmed Al-Maadanli gave a presentation with...
View ArticleBerkhamsted’s Christmas market is looking for people to perform music
There will be two Christmas markets in Berkhamsted Town Hall to raise money for the charity Breast Cancer Awareness.The arts, crafts and vintage market will be there on Saturday, December 7, and...
View ArticleBerkhamsted event raises thousands under the hammer for street-children...
A fundraising evening for a Hemel Hempstead-based children’s charity drew in £2,000 in auction bids.Berkhamsted’s The Old Mill hosted the event for Hope for Children, which helps children around the...
View ArticleShutdown of council-owned drugs den in Hemel Hempstead provides relief for...
An elderly disabled man says he has lost two years of his life after living directly underneath a notorious council flat-cum-drug den.The flat in Everest Way, Hemel Hempstead, has been shut down until...
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