Adeyfield barber shop backs mountain trek
STAFF at an Adeyfield barber shop have shown they are a cut above the rest with a fundraising and awareness day in aid of The Prostate Cancer Charity.Michael’s Barber Shop in Longlands chose the...
View Article£318 for a good cause and a 3-1 victory, too
FIT football stalwart Steve Davis collected £318 in sponsorship for charity by running the Berkhamsted Half Marathon.Berkhamsted Football Club chairman Steve ran for Dacorum Mencap, and gave the money...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the pick of the week’s TV
SATURDAYThe Million Pound Drop Live (Channel 4, 9.45pm)Why has this quiz show become such a hit? Well, the size of the prize is definitely a draw.The fact it’s live also adds to the tension, but...
View ArticleBerkhamsted Town Council ordered to rethink parking permits plan
SCORES of angry neighbours confronted a handful of politicians about a parking permits plan that could ‘send a thriving town into a downward spiral’.Berkhamsted Town Council want to create two parking...
View ArticleFind out who’s taking on the London Marathon challenge
Here’s our round-up of local runners who are taking part in the famous challenge this Sunday to rake in cash for good causes. >The dad of a soldier killed in Afghanistan has raised more than £2,000...
View ArticleMother who killed son in Hemel Hempstead burned herself to death 14 years later
A GRIEVING mother burned to death after setting fire to herself in a train toilet – on the 14th anniversary of the day she killed her son in Hemel Hempstead, an inquest heard.Rachel James, 43, had...
View ArticleLung cancer rates up in women despite fewer smokers
ALTHOUGH the number of people smoking has fallen, the latest figures released on Friday show that lung cancer cases in Hertfordshire have increased among women.A survey carried out by Cancer Research...
View ArticleMarks & Spencer moving into former Berkhamsted sorting office
MARKS & Spencer has signed the lease to move into a former Royal Mail sorting office.The Berkhamsted High Street building was bought by retail building investment company Metric Property two months...
View ArticleGet up to speed with latest bowel disease research
PEOPLE are being invited to a public meeting to discuss the implications of pioneering new research into bowel disease.The charity Crohn’s and Colitis UK has been handed nearly half a million pounds to...
View ArticleLife on your own can be good – but without a decent roast dinner!
I WAS considering the pros and cons of living alone (apart from the Spaniel) the other day and I suddenly realised that I am starting to quite enjoy it. It was a bit difficult to start with when a...
View ArticleX Factor Bradley: Kids can learn a lesson from me
BOY band One Direction may be experiencing Beatlemania on the other side of the Atlantic at the moment – but fellow X Factor contestant Bradley Johnson is also getting an enthusiastic reception as he...
View ArticleWindy weather delays skydive
Windy weather meant a fundraising teenager could not take the plunge lsat weekend. But Tashie King, who completed more than ten hours of training for the solo skydive, still plans to complete the...
View ArticleJohn celebrates medieval fortress’s 700th birthday
JOHN Waller has been a volunteer guide at Boarstall Tower for nine years and wants everyone to celebrate its 700th anniversary this year.The medieval moated building was built by John de Haudlo to...
View ArticleRoad safety concerns for children walking to Little Gaddesden school
VILLAGE leaders want new speed restrictions to make streets safer for children walking to school – but Herts County Council says they can’t have them.Little Gaddesden Parish Council is campaigning for...
View Article‘We need new blood to give fuchsia group a future’
A GROUP that has been growing strong in the borough for more than 30 years says it needs new members or it may have to disband.The Hemel Hempstead and District Fuchsia Group was formed in 1981 but it...
View ArticleLittle Gaddesden pub to receive a makeover
A COUNTRYSIDE pub in the middle of Ashridge could be about to get a makeover.Managers of The Bridgewater Arms in Nettleden Road, Little Gaddesden, plan on repainting and recarpeting the venue and...
View ArticleBerkhamsted Town Council clerk has left the building
Alan Kemp has now left his position as clerk for Berkhamsted Town Council.He was due to leave on Monday, April 30 – but left on Friday after booking the rest of his time with the council off work in...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the new films: Marvel Avengers Assemble
WELCOME to summer – the first of the big blockbusters has arrived, which means that just about everything else has moved to one side to allow Marvel Avengers Assemble a clear run at the box office.The...
View ArticleYoung Berkhamsted business woman is in nation’s top 100
A DYSLEXIC 21-year-old has been recognised as one of the UK’s top 100 young entrepreneurs after setting up her own company.University of Kent student Amy Brooks set up the firm Spark-Ed with Greg...
View ArticleRachel in line for PC of the year gong
police: An officer in Tring has been named a regional winner in the Herts police Safer Neighbourhood Awards. PC Rachel Vaughan, of the town’s Safer Neighbourhood Team, now has a chance of scooping...
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