‘Berkhamsted parking permit debate has been suppressed’
POLITICIANS were branded ‘undemocratic’ for ‘suppressing’ debate over their plan to introduce parking permits that scores of neighbours and businesses are against.Under the plan by Berkhamsted Town...
View ArticleBerkhamsted leaders want to stop flyposting
TOWN leaders aim to take a stronger line in removing posters stuck around town to promote community events.Berkhamsted Town Council, which has a no-tolerance policy on it, agreed at a meeting on Monday...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Headhunters, The Cold Light Of Day
The Cold Light Of DayOh, you tried to sneak this past me, didn’t you? But you couldn’t. You thought no TV adverts, no advance press shows and no coverage anywhere meant I wasn’t going to pass judgement...
View ArticleMS sufferer Patrick sets up ‘disabled handbook’
A FORMER computer contractor has set up a website to help the disabled after multiple sclerosis forced him to quit his job.Patrick Burke, 57, of Cowper Road, Berkhamsted, was first diagnosed with MS in...
View ArticleSign here: 34 years after meeting, a match is made
BEATRIX Taylor first met Antony Hopkins as a schoolgirl when the renowned composer signed an autograph for her.Now, 34 years later, the pair, who live together in Ashridge Park, have married.Their...
View ArticlePaid to be friendly in youth job
THE newest member of staff at a town centre youth club says he’s looking forward to taking youngsters to Snowdonia later this year.Piers Brown, 34, of Hilltop Road, Berkhamsted, began working at the...
View ArticleYoungsters can get in the saddle for cycling
CHILDREN can saddle up for mountain biking fun this weekend.Tring and Berkhamsted Cycling Campaign will hold a session for youngsters at its Ashridge Go-Ride event on Saturday.The two-hour trail ride...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to new cinema releases
TIM Burton glossed up Alice In Wonderland to add a different dimension to the famous fairy tale immortalised for the silver screen by Walt Disney, and the trend continues with this week’s big holiday...
View ArticleGet help from cancer cause
A new touring mobile van will give free information and support to anyone affected by cancer. The charity Macmillan Cancer Support will be arriving in Hemel Hempstead on Thursday, April 12. Trained...
View ArticleAttraction near Tring draws in guests for stick day
GUESTS flocked to a popular nature reserve for fun with sticks on Saturday.Families had fun making hobby horses like the ones pictured below as authors Fiona Danks and Jo Schofield launched The Stick...
View ArticleKate’s peace poster is a winner with Royal guest
A TEENAGER from Berkhamsted has been named British winner of the Lions International Peace Poster contest.Kate Saunders, 13, was one of 23 merit award winners out of more than 350,000 entries from 60...
View ArticleBerkhamsted lacrosse player victorious on US tour
BERKHAMSTED School triumphed in a 10-9 win over Bishop’s High in La Jolla on their US lacrosse tour. The 20 players aged between 14 and 17 flew out to California, USA, on Thursday, March 29 and return...
View ArticleFred may be 80, but he’s still a gym fan
FRED Perryman has been going to the gym for 18 years – and he won’t let his age stop him now.The 80-year-old, of Millfield in Berkhamsted, goes to Fitness First in High Street three times a week.He...
View ArticleOxfam calls for bra donations
Ladies are being called on to donate their unwanted bras to Oxfam. The good cause says there is a great demand for the underwear in Senegal where Oxfam has set up a clothing company called Frip...
View ArticleDear Dylan, your book is out - again
A WRITER who published her novel herself after a publisher tried to make her tone down its content is celebrating a new chapter of success.The book first came out in 2010 – but Siobhan Curham, 41,...
View ArticleGet brains picked at quiz for Hospice of St Francis
A RADIO presenter will host a quiz of the week.Gareth Wesley, from radio station Mix 96, will lead the Pickworths Quiz at Boxmoor Playhouse in St John’s Road, Hemel Hempstead, on Friday, April 20.The...
View ArticleVoters can be as silly as politicians – that’s the price of democracy
I have yet again turned to watching DVDs of yesteryear programmes rather than watch the dross currently on TV. At the moment I am seven hours into that great 1991 series GBH and enjoying it as much as...
View ArticleGroup praises good planning
THE 87th annual general meeting of a town conservation body has been held.During the event at Berkhamsted Town Hall, Katy Brookes-Duncan replaced Susan Johnson as chairman of Berkhamsted Citizens...
View ArticleNew clerk needed for Berkhamsted Town Council
A new clerk is needed to serve Berkhamsted Town Council.Former policeman Alan Kemp, 55, has done the job since 2010 but his last day is on Monday, April 30.He said: “It has been a very challenging...
View ArticleBrigid’s astrology circle is piece of Fantastic Art
THE founder of a worldwide art group is about to launch its biggest exhibition so far.Brigid Marlin, 75, of Castle Hill, Berkhamsted, set up the Society For Art of Imagination in 1993 to promote the...
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