Store trades on despite leaky roof
URGENT repairs are being carried out after rain leaked though the roof of the Oxfam store in Berkhamsted on Monday night, significantly damaging stock and the shop.The shop is open for business as usual.
View ArticleCharlie’s wing and a prayer
A MUSICIAN from Hemel Hempstead has joined forces with an Army veteran to pen a song dedicated to servicemen and women across the world.Charlie Williams, of Autumn Glades in Leverstock Green, wrote the...
View ArticleWarning as seasonal crime is tipped to surge by 13%
A CRIME-busting charity is warning householders to be on their guard because law-breaking is predicted to rise by 13 per cent over the festive period.West Herts Against Crime (WHAC) offers free home...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Who do I thank for the lack of Christmas cards?
I DON’T know whether to thank the recession, the march of technology, or the general decline in Christmas traditions which has seen the office party and the over-illuminated house both dwindle and...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Sherlock Holmes - A Game Of Shadows
“I don’t blame you, I blame myself. “It’s been apparent to me for some time that you would succumb to your feelings for him. “It isn’t the first occasion that Mr. Holmes has inconvenienced me in recent...
View ArticleMan trapped in tree-van smash
TREE: It took 45 minutes for rescue workers to treat a man at the scene after his van collided with a tree.Firefighters and paramedics rushed to the Dagnall Road in Great Gaddesden at about 7.20am on...
View ArticleSunday bashes leave two hurt
HOSPITAL: Two women had minor injuries after separate road smashes in the same street on Sunday.Paramedics rushed to London Road, Hemel Hempstead, after a car overturned just before 6am, and took a...
View ArticleCar overturned in road smash
SMASH: A woman had a “lucky escape” after the car she was driving overturned on Friday morning.The East of England Ambulance Service rushed to the scene in Tring Road, Cow Roast, just after...
View Article‘Crucial stage’ for HS2 plans
Objection: The Chilterns Countryside Group (CCG) says it is a ‘crucial stage’ to put views across about the proposed high-speed rail link (HS2) before a decision is made in January,Opposers of the £32...
View ArticleGive your car a festive check over
THOSE making long journeys home to family this Christmas are being urged to ensure their vehicle is in tip top condition before setting off. Hemel Hempstead tyre specialists Kipling Motorist Centre is...
View ArticleAnimals saved from barn blaze
TWO guard dogs and chickens were saved by firefighters who tackled a barn blaze in the early hours of Sunday morning.Two Hemel Hempstead fire engines, one from Berkhamsted and another from Kings...
View ArticleYoungsters take to the stage
LITTLE ones shone on the stage in their school festive plays. Proud parents and grandparents laughed and cried at Christmas productions which melted hearts. Gazette photographer Dave Satchel was there...
View ArticleSlideshow: Festive cheer for elderly
YOUNGSTERS threw a festive party for old folk to spread some Christmas cheer, pictured right. Students at Longdean School in Rumballs Road, Hemel Hempstead, hosted a bash for almost 80 elderly...
View ArticlePolice search for shoplifter
Police are hunting a suspected town centre shoplifter.Officers in two police cars and a special constable on foot are searching for a man believed to have stolen goods from Boots in Hemel...
View ArticleNo butts, stub out litter habit
Smoking pubgoers are being urged to put their cigarette butts in the bin instead of leaving them in the streets. Beer mats and posters with the anti-litter message have been given to ten pubs in Hemel...
View ArticleDJ used web to get stun guns
court: A DJ ordered stun guns from China through the internet for him and his pals, a court heard. Thomas Flemming, 38, of Langley Avenue, Hemel Hempstead, pleaded guilty to purchasing or acquiring a...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Dragon Tattoo and Mission Impossible
The Girl With The Dragon TattooIt might seem strange to already have a second film version of this very recent best-selling novel, but then David Fincher isn’t a director averse to the strange. To a CV...
View ArticleJohn Pilgrim: All the best, even if Armageddon is around the corner
ACCORDING to some experts in the newspapers last week, Armageddon is just around the corner in 2012 – so I will take this opportunity to wish all of you a very merry Christmas! Not withstanding the...
View ArticleCounty’s change is boost for firms
AN extra £18million of contract work is being put within the reach of small firms by Herts County Council.The authority has decided to raise the level at which it asks for quotations – but below which...
View ArticleA call from Little Mix
X Factor winners Little Mix have been speaking to young patients being looked after by the Hospice of St Francis.The girls took time out from their busy schedules to phone up and speak to youngsters...
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