Your chance to come up with name for planned new school in Highfield
People are invited to give their suggestions for the name of a new school for Hemel Hempstead. It comes as West Herts Community Free Schools gears up to put a formal planning application to council...
View ArticleCouple battling illness say they’ve been left out in the cold by housing chiefs
A couple who are both battling serious illness say they have been left out on the streets by council housing chiefs. Richard and Katrina Martin found themselves without a roof over their heads after...
View ArticleSick West Ham supporter from Hemel Hempstead cautioned by police after online...
A 55-year-old man from Hemel Hempstead has been cautioned by police for posting a series of anti-Semitic messages on Twitter on the day of a Tottenham Hotspur football match.A West Ham supporter from...
View ArticleSainsbury’s famous ‘salmon man’ dons turkey suit to get customers into the...
A supermarket worker who was made famous by his ‘salmon song’ earlier this year is up to his old tricks again – this time dressed in a turkey suit.Andy Wigston, a customer services assistant at...
View ArticleSanta has a snowy landing ahead of Chaulden school fair tonight
Quick-thinking Snow Centre workers have helped create the perfect landing zone for Father Christmas at Chaulden Infants and Juniors Schools.The school has invited Santa to visit its pupils in its...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: The Lone Ranger, Alan Partridge Alpha Papa
For a thrilling slice of escapism, look no further than THE LONE RANGER (12: Walt Disney), which engages in the same kind of myth-making that made the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise such a...
View ArticleDemolition of Tring’s New Mill Social Centre is blocked
Campaigners accused a church group behind plans to demolish a social centre to make way for housing of being hostile and intimidating. Speaking at a planning meeting considering the proposal to...
View ArticleFlasher exposed himself to teenage girl walking through Maylands Industrial...
A flasher whistled at a teenage girl to get her attention before exposing himself to her. It happened at around 6pm on Thursday, November 21 on a footpath on the Maylands Industrial Estate, which runs...
View ArticleBerkhamsted back pair donate their day’s wages to Dacorum Foodbank
Chiropractors Kevin Pistak and Katie Champion of Berkhamsted Chiropractic Clinic will donate a day’s wages on December 2 to help those going hungry in Dacorum.As part of the Care And Share In The...
View ArticleStrategy puts Herts at the centre of the gold triangle
An ambitious vision of Hertfordshire as the leading economy in the “golden triangle” between London, Oxford and Cambridge has been laid out.Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has...
View ArticleOur young people are one step ahead in volunteering game
Young people of Dacorum are already exceeding expectations as Prince Charles announced a new campaign to get more 10 to 20-year-olds volunteering in the community.To mark his 65th birthday, the Prince...
View ArticleExpert support helped Sarah to deliver her baby business
A Hemel Hempstead woman who set up her own business after being made redundant from the NHS is the 1,000th unemployed person helped by Hertfordshire-based enterprise agency, Wenta.Sarah Mullens of...
View ArticleAmazon puts date on shopping rush
Online retailer Amazon.co.uk, which has one of its eight UK fulfillment centres in Hemel Hempstead, is bracing itself for a Cyber Monday surge after the weekend.The retailer predicts the busiest time...
View ArticleMake dog Blanka’s Christmas Day birthday extra special by giving her a new home
Sisters Rozel and Hamptonne are soft black and white kittens, who love nothing better that to be stroked and fussed. To find out more contact Cats Protection on 0845 371 1851 or...
View ArticleTeacher’s 1940 diary conjures up uncertainty and boredom of doing your bit on...
Anyone familiar with the opening credits of TV sitcom Dad’s Army will have a basic understanding of the early days of the Second World War.After the German forces swept through France in June 1940,...
View ArticleForce iPlod project is on full charge and coming to Dacorum
Innovative new mobile data equipment could soon be fitted in Dacorum’s entire police fleet after a successful trial across Herts.The Toughpad in-vehicle devices enable officers to input information...
View ArticleSchool pupils to sleep rough in aid of Herts’ homeless
Friday will see the 20th annual sleep-out at St Albans Abbey in support of the homeless across Herts.A number of volunteers for homelessness charities including Dacorum-based DENS will see what it’s...
View ArticleTick a few items off that Christmas list on Sunday as Ashridge hosts a...
You may have missed Santa’s sessions at the Ashridge Visitor Centre but this weekend the focus is on grown-ups – on Sunday from 10am to 3.30pm you can browse the stalls at a free Christmas fair, where...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Carrie offers competent chills but the original...
“Carrie had some sort of power. But she was just like me...like any of you, she had hopes, she had fears, but we pushed her. And you can only push someone so far before they break...”We know that high...
View ArticleAdvent of new church site in Hemel Hempstead pushed back due to building delays
The new home of Hemel Hempstead Methodist Church is unable to welcome its congregation in time for Christmas due to over-running works, but the Rev Vindra Maraj-Ogden says plans are already being made...
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