Paying the price to fight the festive flab
BEFORE the indulgences of Christmas have even begun people are already looking to lose weight in the New Year by booking their places on pricey fitness boot camps.At £1,195 per person, the Tring...
View ArticleMan knocked down by car
A MAN was hit by a car in the early hours of Friday morning (December 23). Paramedics were called to Figtree Hill in Hemel Hempstead at 1.45am. East of England Ambulance Service spokesman Gary...
View ArticleTake steps to avoid a trip to hospital this festive season
AS the festive period gets in to full swing the East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) is asking the public to spare a thought for the accident and emergency crews who will be working over the...
View ArticlePoliticians’ pay is frozen again
politics: Pay for councillors is to be frozen for the fourth year running.Dacorum Borough Council’s cabinet has decided not to increase salaries next April, meaning council leader Andrew Williams...
View ArticleJail for thug who left man blind in one eye
A SCAFFOLDER was blinded in one eye after being hit with a glass in an unprovoked attack at a Hemel Hempstead pub.Edward Mernin, 33, suffered the life-changing injury when he was struck for no reason...
View ArticlePair to host race night
Charity: A husband and wife duo will host their first fundraising event since becoming official volunteers with a national charity. Susan and Robin Bevan, of Sunnyhill Road, Hemel Hempstead, have...
View ArticleVillage square will bring back sparkle
PLANS for a new village square in Markyate have been given the go-ahead despite concerns from firms that will have to be uprooted.Under the proposals a square will be created off Hicks Road with a new...
View ArticleA&E is for ‘real emergencies only’
DOCTORS are urging people with minor ailments to stay away from A&E over the festive period.People should instead use a pharmacy or see their GP.David Gaunt, clinical director at West Herts...
View ArticleTrial plea date for man accused of murder
A MAN accused of murder is expected to give his plea when he next appears at crown court.Andrew Lambert, 39, of Hemel Hempstead, will be at Reading Crown Court on Tuesday, January 10.The date was set...
View ArticleMake borough a Destination
A group that promotes partnership working to improve the borough is to rebrand itself Destination Dacorum.The Dacorum Partnership – which includes the borough and county councils, the police and NHS –...
View ArticleMidwife’s memoirs inspire BBC series
TELEVISION viewers will soon be settling down on a Sunday evening to watch a BBC adaptation of a trilogy of books by a Hemel Hempstead author.Based on the best-selling memoirs of the late Jennifer...
View ArticlePensioner, 89, died after fall
AN 89-year-old woman who fell down the stairs would have survived if she had been younger, an inquest heard. Retired teacher Pamela Craig, who suffered with painful arthritis, fell down four stairs at...
View ArticleGet ready for a year of giving generously at church
CHURCHGOERS will have to work together to find more cash to meet increasing payment contributions to the Church of England.The amount the Tring team parish pays will go up by £5,000 for 2012 meaning...
View ArticleAlan Dee: The world is a better place if slow it down, but can we?
WE’RE all staring down the barrel of a new year and supposedly contemplating the changes we’d like to see in ourselves. Yes, this is the year you’ll finally give up smoking. Of course you’ll cut down...
View ArticleNight-time thief took bike from garden
A BROWN mountain bike was snatched from the front garden of a home. The bicycle was taken from outside a property in Station Road, Tring, on Sunday, December 18, between 11.15pm and 11.30pm.Anyone with...
View Article‘My 100 marathons in 100 days’
THE boss of a scaffolding firm will run 100 marathons in 100 days to remember a colleague who died of stomach cancer.Matthew Loddy, 46, managing director of Framework Scaffolding Contractors in...
View ArticleBarrier to growth
SMALL businesses in Hertfordshire have called for greater access to high speed broadband.A new report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) shows online trade is vital for growth.The FSB...
View ArticleBrainy students will be on Christmas TV
TWO students will appear in a Christmas lecture to be aired on television tonight.Alex Nash, 14, was rigged with a heart rate monitor during the Meet Your Brain talk by experimental psychologist...
View ArticleAffray pair in Billy murder case will be sent to crown court
TWO young men accused of affray in connection with the murder of 21-year-old Billy Dove will have their cases heard at crown court.Carl Williams, aged 21, and Ben Sears, aged 18, appeared at St Albans...
View ArticleTheatre producer Amanda will teach you how to act
A THEATRE producer will host a series of Friday night sessions to teach people how to perform.The £12 two-hourly workshops at The Quaker Meeting Place in High Street, Berkhamsted, will begin on January...
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