Bid to combat drink driving
A DRIVE to stop motorists from drink-driving has been launched. The Enjoy Summer in Herts 2012 campaign is reminding people to drink responsibly and stay safe.It has been launched by the Herts Alcohol...
View ArticleClean team on their marks for Everyman
THE owner of a cleaning company, along with a team of his cleaners, is getting set to go the extra mile to raise money for the cancer charity that helped save his life.Six years ago Gary Jacques found...
View ArticleAs used to comb Her Majesty’s crowning glory...
EVEN the family dog belonging to the business brains behind Apsley’s Kent Brushes is groomed using one of the factory’s most expensive products – a handmade brush that will set you back £145, but will...
View ArticleStaff take time out for riding centre
A LARGE group of volunteers from a pharmaceutical company spent three days at a riding school for the disabled giving it a spruce up.Staff from GlaxoSmithKline painted a barn, spruced up toilets and...
View ArticleWoman of 49 died without warning after feeling unwell
A WOMAN of 49 died suddenly of an inflammation of the heart after feeling unwell, an inquest heard.Herts Coroner’s Court was told Johanna Bungey, of The Orchard in Kings Langley, had no medical history...
View ArticleGrovehill murder investigation launched
POLICE have launched a murder investigation after officers were called to a home in Grovehill at 2.43am today (Monday). A woman was pronounced dead at the scene in The Wye, while a 41-year-old man, who...
View ArticleIt’s so depressing that Dan’s the man
I TRY not to let these things get to me, but heaven knows it’s hard.I dearly love a good book, and I plough through a fair few in my snatched moments of spare time. I’ll curl up with a classic, pass...
View ArticleWaterways fun for all the family in Hemel Hempstead
FUN by the waterside drew out crowds on Sunday as revellers enjoyed canal boat trips and tried out kayaking. The Dacorum Grand Water Festival was organised by the Apsley Paper Trail and supported by...
View ArticleMusic festival is a real hit
MORE than 1,000 revellers turned out to enjoy a fundraising musical festival put on by a primary school. Dundale Primary School in Tring hosted its second Dunfest on Saturday and expects to raise...
View ArticleBerkhamsted garage plan called “out of order”
PLANS to build a new garage have been called “out of order” by the chairman of Berkhamsted Town Council’s planning committee.Laurence Handy criticised the proposal to knock down a garage in the town’s...
View ArticleInfested staircase is really bugging mum
A MUM-of-two who was homeless has slammed council chiefs for putting her up in a home riddled with wood worm. Nicola Haley instantly noticed something was wrong when she moved into the Warners End...
View ArticleTring memorial match for Ben Wesley rakes in cash
A FUNDRAISING football match was held in memory of teenager Ben Wesley on Sunday and raised more than £1,700.And now his parents are appealing for raffle prizes to help the total of cash raised even...
View ArticleToxic gas fear
TOWN leaders have called for enforcement action to be taken after a planning breach allegedly left carbon monoxide blowing into a neighbour’s property.Patricia Wassall said a boiler next-door begun...
View ArticleBerkhamsted homes plan no longer ‘dark’ or ‘Satanic’, say town leaders
AN AFFORDABLE homes plan previously described by town leaders as “like the Somme on a bad day” is now much better, they say.Councillors gave their support to an Aldwyck Housing Group plan to build 20...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Prometheus, Snow White And The Huntsman, Top Cat
THERE’S no denying that Ridley Scott has a pretty decent track record when it comes to sci-fi stuff – Blade Runner and Alien can hardly be considered duds, after all.So the fanboy geeks and geekesses...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVD guide: Coriolanus, Blackthorn, W.E.
POP diva Madonna’s second film as a director, W.E. (15: Studio Canal), is certainly not a masterpiece, but it’s a much better movie than its reputation suggests.Her handsomely staged picture cleverly...
View ArticleHarrods Helicopter lands at Vauxhall Road
A HELICOPTER caused a stir it was seen landing at Hemel Hempstead Town FC’s Vauxhall Road ground this afternoon.The Air Harrods chopper was seen landing on the pitch at around 12.15pm, before Tudors...
View Article16 villains quit crime for a year
A PROJECT to keep hardened villains on the straight and narrow has seen 16 people from Dacorum stay crime-free for a year.Under the programme the county’s 200 most prolific criminals – calculated to be...
View ArticleComedy fans are in creases at new cricket club home
IT’S just three months since Hemel’s monthly stand-up comedy night the Funny Roundabout Comedy Club moved to a new home at Boxmoor Cricket Club, and already it has a sell-out show on its hands. Tickets...
View ArticleJubilee heroes will take pride of place in carnival
TWO special young people will be Hemel Hempstead’s Diamond Jubilee carnival prince and princess during Monday’s regal celebrations.Chosen through a Gazette and Community Action Dacorum competition,...
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