Walter’s collection given £76k funding boost
A winning application to The Wolfson Foundation has seen the Natural History Museum in Tring successfully scoop a £75,960 grant.The museum in Akeman Street plans to use the cash to revamp The...
View ArticleAmbulance bosses apologise for delay picking up hospice patient
Ambulance chiefs have apologised and launched an investigation after a seriously ill elderly lady had to wait six hours be taken to a hospice. The medical team at the Hospice of St Francis in...
View Article‘Dangerous’ crossroads in Tring is under review after flooding issues are...
A crossroads in Tring has been branded ‘dangerous’ by concerned residents, forcing road chiefs to look at it again following persistent flooding problems.Rainwater often accumulates at the three-way...
View ArticleYou lucky... Premium bond holder buys in October, then wins £1m in February
February’s jackpot draw has thrown up a £1 million windfall for a Premium Bond holder in Hertfordshire, organisers confirmed this week.They’re keeping tight-lipped about the identity of the lucky...
View ArticleB-WEL bid could put destroyers in the dock
A new group could be set up by townspeople seeking to make the destruction of the ecosystem into an international crime against peace.The suggestion was made during a speech by Polly Higgins in the...
View ArticleNo Wednesday market for Berkhamsted this week due to high wind speeds
Berkhamsted’s Wednesday market was nowhere to be seen yesterday after traders were told to stay away because of the terrible weather.Managers Emy and Michael Smith are not covered by their liability...
View ArticleOfficers hope to reunite stolen bicycle seized at Hemel Hempstead station...
Transport police are trying to reunite a stolen bike with its rightful owner.Officers at Hemel Hempstead railway station arrested a 16 year old boy last month on suspicion of going equipped to...
View ArticleCult TV drama Game of Thrones lands in Kings Langley next week
Fans of the fantasy television drama Game of Thrones are being urged to make their way to the capital of the fictional seven kingdoms of Westeros – in Kings Langley.From Tuesday at 11.30am the village...
View ArticleOvernight rain has caused severe flooding and roads have been closed across...
Roads across Dacorum are closed this morning after overnight rain caused flooding making some areas impassable. The continuing downpours meant rush hour misery for workers this morning.The A41 at Tring...
View ArticleMan’s body discovered in Hemel Hempstead woodland
A 32-year-old man’s body was found in woodland off Hemel Hempstead’s Three Cherry Trees Lane yesterday morning.The man is from Essex and his death is being treated as non-suspicious.Herts Police was...
View ArticleReports of domestic abuse are on the up in Hertfordshire
New figures show that reports of domestic abuse in Herts have rising since the launch of a police campaign.Reports of the crime rose by 5.3 per cent among 16 to 17-year-olds alone – going up by 11 per...
View ArticleTrain firm backing for summer rail works rethink
Train operator London Midland has welcomed news that planned rail closures for maintenance works have been scaled back.Commuters who last week faced the headache of strike action had the prospect of...
View ArticleFirefighters and highways teams are working to clear flooded roads
Firefighters and highways teams are working to clear flooded roads this morning. The county’s fire service has received more than 200 calls since midnight and are still responding to a high level of...
View ArticleSteer well clear - list of closed and restricted roads affected by flooding...
The highways department have released a list of roads that have either been closed or have restricted access due to flooding. Officials say the situation is changing rapidly and motorists can get all...
View ArticleIt’s a labour of love - hospice nurse who started on Valentine’s Day marks 25...
A job which began on Valentine’s Day was the beginning of a 25 year love affair for Jenny Burrell.And now the mum-of-two, who says it’s a privilege to care for people in their final days, will be...
View ArticleOld Town High Street to close to traffic for four week stretch
The Old Town High Street will be closed for four weeks from Monday as workmen drive ahead with the latest stage of long-running roadworks.Works to improve the area in a bid to draw in shoppers were...
View ArticlePendley plays host to Pop Idol star at Valentine’s Ball
Love will certainly be in the air at the Pendley Manor Hotel in Tring for a l’amour-themed charity ball on February 15.Pop Idol crooner Gareth Gates will be serenading guests while Chris Tarrant of Who...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Machete Kills, Blue Jasmine
For a generation of film fans weaned on 1970s exploitation and irony, MACHETE KILLS (15: Lionsgate) comes across like a James Bond adventure.Among the jumble of bloody action, extreme violence and...
View ArticleDate set for by-election to replace the late Berkhamsted Town Councillor Ron...
The date has been set for a by-election to find out who will replace the late Berkhamsted Town Councillor Ron Cowie.It will be heard on Thursday, April 3, and the winner will have to represent the...
View ArticleTeachers urge technophobes to take advantage
A group of tech-savvy teenagers are sharing their knowledge with the older generation as part of their school work at the Dacorum Education Support Centre in Hemel Hempstead.The Key Stage 4 students...
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