Cranfield traffic experts warn of weekend road bottlenecks
TRAFFIC information gurus based in Cranfield in Bedfordshire are warning of an ‘exceptionally busy’ weekend on the roads.Trafficmaster, in Martell House, University Way, says tomorrow (Friday) and...
View ArticleFlumes reopen at Aquasplash
The flumes at Hemel Hempstead’s Aquasplash have now reopened.Its three flumes and the ‘drag race’ water slides had to be closed on Sunday, May 6, after the electrical room controlling them was flooded...
View ArticleMayor attends Queen’s party
LOOKING dapper, new Mayor of Dacorum Bert Chapman and his wife Shirley set off for London to attend the Queen’s Garden Party on Wednesday. The couple set off from Hemel Hempstead’s Civic Centre at...
View ArticleBerkhamsted pub and Tring Brewery will be on BBC London News
A BERKHAMSTED pub will be live on BBC London News tonight during a special feature about the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.It is planned that the organisers of nearby street parties will feature in the...
View ArticleA regal cuppa at Evergreen club’s Jubilee bash
THESE loyal subjects raised a cuppa to toast the Queen ahead of her Diamond Jubilee and waved the flag during their weekly meeting. Gadebridge Evergreen Club’s Monday get together had a regal theme...
View ArticleBurning bottle sparks alert
FIREFIGHTERS were alerted when a member of the public spotted a plastic drinks bottle on fire in Keen’s Fields, Hemel Hempstead.The Oasis bottle was just smoking when crews arrived and stamped it out...
View ArticleBiker hurt in collision with car in Hemel Hempstead
A MAN on a motorbike has been injured following a crash in St John’s Road, Boxmoor.The collision at 12.30pm today (Friday) involved a blue Kawasaki and a grey Nissan Micra at the junction with Station...
View ArticleStab victim Grovehill mum is formally identified
A YOUNG mum found dead at her Grovehill home has been formally identified. Bernadeta Jakubszyk, 30, was discovered by police at The Wye in the early hours of Monday morning. Her partner - a 41-year-old...
View ArticleAre you ready for a right royal knees-up?
Here’s your guide to the Jubilee celebrations happening in Dacorum this weekend.Saturday, June 2l Hemel Hempstead, Riverside Shopping Centre, activities celebrating the best parts of the last 60 years...
View ArticleMan cut from car after crash in Hemel Hempstead
A man with suspected head injuries had to be cut out of his car following a crash in Waterhouse Street last night.Police closed the road for several hours following the smash at 6.30pm, which involved...
View ArticleReaders snap up free books at town centre’s new green shop
A SHOP that gives out free books has dished out more than 1,000 page turners since opening its doors last month. The Hemel Hempstead store is part of the Healthy Planet Foundation, a charity that runs...
View ArticleJack from Hemel wows Rod Stewart with his wheel good football skills
An inspirational teen rubbed shoulders with showbiz names, including Rod Stewart and Peter Andre, at one of the UK’s biggest fundraising events.Jack Morrell and his family, from Felden, Hemel...
View ArticleIs it time to go back to old fashioned methods to tackle obesity?
LIKE every one else, I have been enjoying the good weather recently and looking forward to far more of it to come. Naturally I would like it to gently rain from, say midnight to 5am every day but you...
View ArticleWould you brave going into Dacorum’s Den?
FOUR fearsome ‘dragons’ are on the look out for small businesses with big ideas in Dacorum. Dacorum’s Den is an adaptation of the popular Dragons Den TV show where entrepreneurs pitch ideas to would-be...
View ArticleChanges to bin collection dates due to Jubilee bank holiday
DUE to the Diamond Jubilee bank holiday weekend, there will be some changes to the wheelie bin and recycling box collections. In the week starting Monday, June 4, your grey wheelie bin and recycling...
View ArticleMarket overhaul stalled
COUNCILLORS have sent officials back to the drawing board concerning a new layout of the market in Hemel Hempstead.Plans have been drawn up by Dacorum Borough Council officers for 80 stalls and kiosks...
View ArticleCash hand-out
A THOUSAND pounds has been given to three good causes by a town centre supermarket.Each month, every branch of the supermarket chain Waitrose is given £1,000 to distribute between three good causes...
View ArticleCare quality improving according to patient poll
HOSPITAL bosses are celebrating ‘high levels of patient satisfaction’ in the latest survey of care in west Herts.West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust has been ranked ‘about the same’ as other trusts on a...
View ArticleFears raised over ‘potential privatisation’ of police force
A POLICE union has expressed fears about ‘potential privatisation’ of the Herts force.Herts Police Unison says moves are taking place to outsource back office support services but it fears areas like...
View ArticleLittle ones at Northchurch meet author
KIDDIES got to meet the author behind a book they had been reading in class. Writer SF Said visited St Mary’s School in Northchurch to talk about his first page turner Varjak Paw, which tells the tale...
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