Date set for steam train stop at Berkhamsted Railway Station
THE steam train that passed through a town centre station a week-and-a-half ago is due to stop there for the first time on Saturday, September 22.The Cathedrals Express train, hauled by the 6201...
View ArticleRepentant robber returns chair taken from Northchurch pub
A thief who stole a chair worth £75 from the pub she’d spent the night drinking at has now returned it.The crime at The George and Dragon in Northchurch was earlier reported in the Gazette.Landlord...
View Article‘Drunk idiots stole my flag and broke my plant pot,’ says Berkhamsted landlord
THE drunks who stole a pub’s Union Jack flag and damaged its plant pot have been called “idiots” by the landlord who works there.They struck during a beer festival at The Rising Sun, which is beside...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: irvine Welsh’s Ecstasy
Can it really be 15 years since the awesome Trainspotting put Scotland and drugs on the big screen in a smart, funny and engaging masterpiece based on the ground-breaking novel by Irvine Welsh?Welsh...
View ArticleA licence to level retail playing field
SO, what’s the only type of outfit that’s still expanding on our High Streets?The fish spa craze appears to have come and gone, the coffee bar boom seems to have slowed down, new nail stylists are...
View ArticleCharity seeks coffee lover
A COFFEE-loving volunteer is wanted by charity Macmillan Cancer Support to help with fundraising for three months.The voluntary internship with the charity’s Herts Fundraising Team will help to grow...
View ArticleTeenage girl dies on railway line in Berkhamsted
A TEENAGE girl from the local area is believed to be the person who has died on the railway line at Berkhamsted station.Emergency services were alerted at 6.15am this morning following reports of a...
View ArticleCould Berkhamsted Town Council work experience placements help youngsters...
An ex-politician is calling for town leaders to give work experience placements to young people who need help finding jobs.During the annual meeting of Berkhamsted Town Council on Thursday, Norman...
View ArticlePolice appeal after fatal road accident on Hemel Hempstead Road, near Little...
A WOMAN in her 70s has died after a collision between two cars on a single carriageway.Police were called to the scene at the junction between Pedley Hill, Hudnall Lane and Hemel Hempstead Road, just...
View ArticleBerkhamsted coffee events
TWO coffee tasting sessions will be held at a town centre children’s cafe.The first will be at Make Believe Ideas from 7.30pm to 9pm on Tuesday, April 24, where Colin Smith, managing director of Hemel...
View ArticleFlowers laid on anniversary of Darren Cooper’s death
FLOWERS have been laid in Marlowes to mark 11 years since Darren Cooper’s life was brutally cut short. Each year his parents Roy and Viv Cooper revisit the site outside KFC where their son was attacked...
View ArticleFined drivers who used Moor End Road in Hemel Hempstead will get their money...
COUNTY Hall bosses have pledged to return all fines taken from motorists caught by the notorious bus lane camera at Moor End Road in Hemel Hempstead.Almost 35,000 tickets have been issued since the...
View ArticleMore calls for 20mph zone after rider comes off moped
A BIKER was knocked off a moped in the latest of a series of accidents on a road where neighbours are calling for a new 20mph zone.Their campaign was reported in the Gazette last week, a month after...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVDs: The Iron Lady, Mission Impssible
POLITICAL biopic THE IRON LADY (12: Twentieth Century Fox) treads a road not covered by BBC4’s The Long Walk To Finchley.The TV drama examined ten years in the young life of future Prime Minister...
View ArticleBerkhamsted optician invests £40,000 in new diagnostic equipment
A BERKHAMSTED opticians has invested nearly £40,000 in what’s been called a revolutionary piece of diagnostic equipment.The 3D OpticalCoherence Tomography system (3D OCT) at David Paul Opticians, in...
View ArticleSaffron moves one step closer to claiming the Tiffin Cup
A RESTAURANT is one step closer to claiming a national accolade.Each year members of parliament are invited to nominate the best South Asian restaurant in their area for the Tiffin Cup. In Hemel...
View ArticleFind out how our London Marathon runners got on
THOUSANDS of super-fit runners took to the streets for the famous London Marathon on Sunday. Find out how runners from Dacorum got on in the gruelling task by picking up a copy of the Gazette, out...
View ArticleThanks and greetings from front line forces
SUPPORTING servicemen in Afghanistan has earned one youngster a personal message of thanks from the front line.Eight-year-old Lewis Oliver has received a letter from Sgt Neil Hunter in response to a...
View ArticleHundreds turn out for St George’s Day parades
Hundreds of youngsters from scout and guide groups turned out to take part in parades to mark St George’s Day. Events were held in Hemel Hempstead and Berkhamsted on Sunday ahead of the annual day in...
View ArticleBerkhamsted litter picker calls for more volunteers
A 70-year-old who began a litter-picking club in 2010 has now got 90 people to join it.The Berkhamsted Litter Picking Volunteers was set up by Colin Garrett to clean the mess that Dacorum Borough...
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