A new start for unclaimed Berkhamsted budgie
A homeless stray budgie has been offered a second chance after spending nearly a month being cared for at a veterinary surgery. Blue bird Antonio was found flying free in Callaghan Court, Berkhamsted,...
View ArticleElderly man injured in Hemel Hempstead flat fire
An elderly man needed first aid treatment after a ground floor flat fire in Hemel Hempstead last night.The man suffered smoke inhalation in the blaze in Thriftfield at just after 11.30pm.Two...
View ArticleOne man injured and another cautioned after Hemel Hempstead pub brawl
A man was taken to hospital after a fight broke out outside The Top Of The World pub in Hemel Hempstead yesterday evening.Police were called to the pub in Warners End Road shortly before 5.30pm after...
View ArticleAmbulance called after man is found trapped underneath car in Tring
A man has died after emergency services were called to Fairthorn Drive, Tring, yesterday afternoon following reports of a man trapped underneath a vehicle.Police believe the 46-year-old man may have...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Kick-Ass 2, Red 2, The Croods, The Smurfs 2
Action movie Kick-Ass was so lively and inventive that it stood out from most other superhero adventures.KICK-ASS 2 (15: Universal) doesn’t quite press all the buttons of its predecessor, but...
View ArticleBerkhamsted drug-dealer spared prison three years after friends died from...
A judge told a woman caught dealing drugs that she should have learned her lesson after two of her friends died from overdoses at her 18th birthday party.Paige Jackson’s red Corsa was stopped by police...
View ArticleBarman Paul Cook’s death was a tragic accident, rules coroner
A corner has issued a safety warning to revellers after a popular barman fell to his death from a town centre rooftop while drunk.At today’s inquest into Paul Cook’s death, investigating police...
View ArticleWarning for teen as cannabis smell alerts officers in Hemel Hempstead
An 18 year old was searched by police in Hemel Hempstead after they smelled a strong odour of cannabis coming from him.Officers searched the teen on suspicion of possession of an illegal drug in St...
View ArticleStaff at Berkhamsted Chiropractic Clinic donate £832 to Dacorum Foodbank
Three of Berkhamsted Chiropractic Clinic’s staff raised £832 for Dacorum Foodbank in one day.All the money taken for treatments by Kevin Pistak and Katie Champion on Monday, December 2, was given to...
View ArticleBovingdon pensioner says guardian angel took away his pains in a dream
An 84-year-old says his guardian angel removed the pain caused by his angina and emphysema in a dream after his wife prayed for him.Fred Jefferies had gone to bed in his home at Bovingdon’s Dudley...
View ArticleHave a butchers at these meat awards
A Berkhamsted butchers is in the limelight again after scoring a hat trick of gold awards at a prestigious London ceremony.Eastwoods of Berkhamsted on Gravel Lane was recognised at the Smithfields Q...
View ArticleAdeyfield grocery store’s frighteningly high charity total
A Hemel Hempstead convenience store has revealed it raised £1,000 for a leading heart charity through donations over the Halloween period. McColls in Queens Square, Adeyfield raised more for the...
View ArticleAppeal to find man in fake £20 notes probe after crook strikes in Woodhall Farm
A shopper used more than 20 counterfeit notes to pay for goods at Sainsbury’s in Woodhall Farm. Now police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with the incident,...
View ArticleCyber Monday sets Amazon sales high
Cyber Monday - the day reckoned to be the busiest for online festive shopping – was a record breaker for internet retail giant Amazon. This Monday was the biggest sales day ever for the global firm,...
View ArticleA festive feeling at Berkhamsted’s arty market
Festive entertainers will be at Berkhamsted’s Artisans Arts, Craft and Vintage Christmas markets on Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 15. The events at the Town Hall will raise funds for Breast...
View ArticlePolice launch witness appeal after death of man in Tring
Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident which led to the death of a 46-year-old man on Wednesday.Officers were called to Fairthorn Close, in Tring, at 4.10pm after receiving a report from the...
View ArticleFamily from Hemel Hempstead gets to go behind the scenes at top restaurant chain
A family of six from Boxmoor won the chance to be one of 14 tasting teams for restaurant chain Table Table.The Hardings, of Bargrove Avenue, were picked from thousands of entries through the company’s...
View ArticleCould you pick up an extra gift to help struggling families this Christmas?
Shoppers are asked to pick up an extra gift when buying festive goodies to help give hard-up families a merry Christmas. Hemel Hempstead’s Salvation Army is appealing for people to buy a children’s...
View ArticleAfrican market to be followed with night of reggae at Cheri’s
A daytime African market will be followed by an evening of reggae at Cheri’s Bar and Kitchen. The market will run from 2pm to 6pm on Saturday, December 14, while the evening will star London DJ...
View ArticlePolice commissioner wants your views on plan to hike tax and close small cop...
People are being asked their opinions on proposals to shut small police stations and raise council tax in an open letter from Herts’ police and crime commissioner. David Lloyd said his cost-cutting...
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