Northchurch pub helps hospice
A CHARITABLE pub has handed over a cheque for £1,000 to The Hospice of St Francis.The cash was donated by punters at The George and Dragon pub in Northchurch High Street during its Wednesday night quiz...
View Article‘Our Zoe, so happy and so wonderful’
TRIBUTES have been paid following the tragic death of a 13-year-old girl on railway tracks in Berkhamsted.Zoe Miller is believed to have fallen from the Ivy House Lane road bridge.Emergency services...
View ArticleBerkhamsted two rewarded for good deeds
TWO townspeople have been rewarded for good deeds.Mary Cutler was given the 2012 Civic Award by the Rotary Club of Berkhamsted Bulbourne during Berkhamsted Town Council’s annual meeting on Thursday.She...
View ArticleBerkhamsted Youth Town Council campaign for lights to make skate park safer
Youngsters who want lights installed around a skate park have been told it will cost £3,603.50.The Gazette reported last year that Berkhamsted Youth Town Council thinks they will stop the Canal Fields...
View ArticleWalkers told: ‘Keep pets under control’
A CHARITABLE trust is reminding all dog walkers who use its land to keep their pets under control, especially at this time of year when there are many young animals around.The Box Moor Trust keeps a...
View ArticleTributes pour in for Tring actress
FRIENDS and loved-ones of a young Tring actress have been posting condolences, kind messages and memories on her Facebook page since she passed away on Tuesday, April 24.Maxine Reece, aged 30,...
View ArticleBerkhamsted darts night for Ninky
A charity darts night on Saturday raised more than £300 for Leukaemia Research.It was held at Berkhamsted Football Club in memory of Stephen Norwood, also known as Ninky.Stephen died of leukaemia at...
View ArticleDonations down, but still a great day!
DONATIONS at an annual fundraising dog walk were down on last year – but spirits were still high among charity fundraisers.The circular K9 9K dog walk hosted by the Berkhamsted Lions began and ended at...
View ArticleRichard has explored the streets of London
SCOUT leader Richard Hirons was among of a team of 10 to complete the London Marathon to rake in cash for youngsters. The explorer scout leader from Leverstock Green helped raise £20,000 for scouting...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Marvel Avengers Assemble
Marvel Avengers Assemble 3DThe thing that worries, scares and disappoints me the most about this film, apart from that horrid, awful, terrible title (just look at it!) is how visually inspired by...
View ArticleThese boots were made for Berkhamsted Walk, say charity fundraisers
THESE hardy walkers are gearing up for a charity challenge that will put them through their paces.They will be taking part in this year’s Berkhamsted Walk, which is this year being held on Sunday, May...
View ArticleDisplay to mark start of spring
A NEW exhibition has been launched at a town centre gallery that focuses on the theme of spring.It will run at The Upstairs Gallery, above The Way Inn post office in Berkhamsted High Street, until...
View ArticleBerkhamsted designer to have garden featured in Chelsea Flower Show
TWO designers have made a garden for the Chelsea Flower Show to help highlight the need for clean water and sanitation in the Third World.It will be opened by Ringo Starr, former drummer for The...
View ArticleIt’s all to play for in race for sporting cash
It’s all square after the opening exchanges as the voting for which Dacorum sport groups builds up a real head of steam. Voting for the Riverside Community Sports Awards competition opened last week....
View ArticleChurchgoing pair to help disabled children
TWO churchgoers have just returned from the Nepalese home for 30 disabled children that they are raising money for this year.The Petertide Fair at St Peter’s Church in Berkhamsted High Street on...
View ArticleStudents see wonders of Icelandic world
THIRTY geography students flew to Iceland during their Easter break – and this year made it back in time for the next school term.Students’ return from the 2010 Berkhamsted School trip to the Arctic...
View ArticleBruno says it’s over to Champneys spa
LEGENDARY boxer Frank Bruno has made it public that his relationship with the posh health spa Champneys is over.Neither camp will comment on why this has happened but Frank’s agent Dave Davies has...
View ArticleKings Langley village warden who had child porn found dead
A village warden who had thousands of indecent images of children on his computer was found dead in a lane on Friday.Kings Langley parish warden Derek Dallison was found dead in Barnes Lane in the...
View ArticleFour marathons in four weeks for Saracens coach
SARACENS coach Paul Gustard will be competing in his fourth marathon in as many weeks on Sunday.The ex-player and current Saracens coach ran marathons in Northampton on Sunday, April 8, Brighton on...
View ArticleIs Abbot’s Hill the original Bleak House?
AN all-girls school may have inspired one of the world’s best known authors when he put pen to paper for Bleak House. Staff and pupils at Hemel Hempstead’s Abbot’s Hill School in Bunkers Lane have been...
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