Berkhamsted High Street washing fears
POLITICIANS want plans for 26 affordable homes improved.Gardens for the Farm Place scheme would face Berkhamsted High Street.At a Berkhamsted Town Council meeting on Monday, councillor Laurence Handy...
View ArticleTenancy shake-up will ‘unsettle’ communities
COUNCILLORS have warned proposed changes to council tenancies will create ‘unsettled communities’.Under the new system of ‘flexible tenancies’ new lets will be limited to five years, with the option of...
View ArticleFlooring plans by Carluccio’s for new Berkhamsted High Street restaurant shot...
Plans by the Italian food chain Carluccio’s to install a timber floor at its new High Street eatery were shot down by politicians.The firm, expected to open the base in late April, applied to have it...
View ArticleOrganisers gear up for Sarratt Spring Show
THIS Saturday sees the return of an annual village spring show.A wide range of flowers, including daffodils, tulips, camellias and wallflowers will be on display at the Sarratt Spring Show being held...
View ArticleIs your firm’s team good enough for Scouts’ challenge?
IS your company’s team as good as you like to think it is?Hertfordshire County Scouts are sponsoring a fund-raising way of finding out with a major corporate charity challenge in April.The event at...
View ArticleHundreds pay respects to former Berkhamsted mayor
THE funeral of a much-loved former mayor was attended by more than 350 mourners.John Cook had lived in Berkhamsted since 1966, was its mayor for three years from 1993 and sat on the town council for...
View ArticleHerts Show marks 50 years with freebies
WHILE the Queen celebrates 60 years on the throne, The Hertfordshire County Show will also be celebrating - its 50 year anniversary.The organisers of the annual event held in Redbourn have decided to...
View Article‘I don’t want to be an alcoholic thug’ says Kevin
A RECOVERING alcoholic who spent a decade sleeping rough fears all his efforts to turn his life around will fall apart if council landlords evict him.Kevin Beaumont, 27, has been living with his sister...
View Article£2m Beacon End ‘could be dream home’
A HOME across the road from the Ashridge Estate has gone on the market for £2m.The 12-acre property Beacon End, near Ringshall, has been put up for sale by the Berkhamsted High Street branch of...
View ArticleYoung can do gardening too
FREE cress seeds will be dished out to little ones in a bid to create young green fingered gardeners. Tring Garden Centre in Bulbourne Road, Tring, is giving out the seeds from April 14 to 29 as part...
View ArticleFilm-maker, 15, sets his sights on a festival win
A TEEN who began making movies at the age of 10 has entered his latest into the Short Cuts Film Festival.Entry The Utopians tells the story of a free-thinker defying the ways of a totalitarian state.It...
View ArticleSponsor chance
COMPANIES that want to raise their profile in Dacorum can sponsor some high-profile events in the borough, including a carnival to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.On the diamond jubilee holiday...
View ArticleHemel MP speaks out over fuel strike fears
THE MP for Hemel Hempstead has spoken out over fears of a fuel strike and has said there is no evidence of a panic in the town.Minister for Roads Mike Penning has said that despite an initial rush...
View ArticleDouble-decker trouble leaves 30 pupils on side of M1
FOUR fire engines were called to a double-decker bus spewing smoke at the side of the M1 motorway.The bus, carrying around 30 school pupils and believed to have been returning from a school trip, was...
View ArticleHospital trust in top 10 of dearest doctors
WEST Herts Hospitals NHS Trust spent the seventh highest amount on a doctor’s shift out of 83 hospital trusts who responded to Freedom of Information requests.Bosses forked out £2,400 in 2010 to pay...
View ArticleRestaurant pair raise £1,262 for hospice
THE owner and chef of a town centre restaurant walked 12 miles to raise money for charity.Rayhan Ahmed and his boss Farhad Ahmed walked from The New Akash in Berkhamsted High Street to the magic...
View ArticleMotorists queue at pumps as panic strikes
DRIVERS were left queuing at fuel pumps today, with many cars spilling out onto the roads as fears over potential strikes hit home.Forecourts at Shell, Tesco and Sainsbury’s were saturated with cars,...
View ArticleDoctors dabble in dresses
FOUR male doctors will don their Sunday best and dress in drag for the Dame for a Laugh challengethis weekend.The 2.5-mile walk begins at Camelot Rugby Club in Chaulden Lane, Hemel Hempstead, at 2pm on...
View ArticleTring parking rule re-think could boost business
CAR parks with both long and short stay bays have been scrapped to stop motorists getting caught out and fined for parking in the wrong area.Scores of visitors to Tring who have used The Forge car park...
View Article‘Jewel in the crown’ to get £700,000 overhaul
THE Old Town Hall in Hemel Hempstead should be lit up at night to make the most of the ‘jewel in the crown’.Other ideas for the theatre include glassing in the ‘cloisters’ area for a cafe and...
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