Nowhere to park your car
TOWN leaders who have been drawing up a parking permits plan since 2008 have again delayed their decision on what should be done.It had been proposed that new maps showing what the scheme would look...
View Article‘Ivy the torchbearer’ cheering on Team GB from Wilstone
THE owners of this home will be keeping their ivy trim now they have realised that it was growing in the shape of an Olympic torchbearer.Passers-by stop and take photographs when they see Jill and...
View ArticleHosepipe ban lifted in Tring but not in Hemel Hempstead and Berkhamsted
THE water firm that serves Tring will lift its hosepipe ban tomorrow (Thursday).But people in Hemel Hempstead and Berkhamsted will remain under the restriction as the area’s provider Veolia Water has...
View ArticleAir ambulance called to aid of woman in Berkhamsted Station fall
AN air ambulance was called in when a woman fell down stairs at Berkhamsted Railway Station. Paramedics were called just after 3pm today (Wednesday) to reports of a woman aged in her 60s who had fallen...
View ArticleAccess fears prompt new market layout
PLANNERS have come up with a new proposed layout for market stalls in Hemel Hempstead following concerns about access and seating.Officers were sent back to the drawing board by councillors, who...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Fast Girls, Red Lights, The Apartment
Fast GirlsI wonder if Lord Coe and his Olympic police will come down on this film like a ton of bricks, as they have with tea ladies and cushion makers seeking to get in the London 2012 spirit.I hope...
View ArticleBerkhamsted fair is ‘essence of Englishness’
There will be miniature train rides, Punch and Judy shows, a coconut shy and more during the Petertide Fair on Saturday.It is at St Peter’s Church in High Street, Berkhamsted, from 10am to 3pm. Hot...
View Article‘Mr Marathon’ Matt opens hospice gym
A GYM paid for by an £11,000 donation from a businessman will help some hospice patients get back on their feet.A little-used office at the Hospice of St Francis has been transformed and was officially...
View ArticlePenguin sex files uncovered in Tring made public after 100 years
A GRAPHIC report about the sex lives of penguins that was too explicit to make public 100 years ago, was discovered at the Natural History Museum (NHM) in Tring.The Sexual Habits of the Adélie Penguins...
View ArticleTring Priest celebrates half a century of service
MEETING Diana, Princess of Wales and Archbishop Desmond Tutu are among the highlights fondly recalled by a priest who is celebrating 50 years since he was first ordained.Retired priest Ian Ogilvie...
View ArticleBerkhamsted author’s book is in top three
An author’s 13th book was in the top three out of scores of books nominated for this year’s The People’s Book Prize.Sue Hampton’s Traces narrowly lost the over-all victory to picture book The Fearsome...
View ArticleRetired journalist hanged himself
A RETIRED journalist who lived alone hanged himself after plunging into a ‘financial mess’, an inquest heard.The dead body of James Hooley, 62, of Grove Road, Tring, was found hanging from a loft hatch...
View Article‘Our little boy nearly died...’
A MUM tormented by guilt after a freak accident almost claimed her young son’s life has spoken out in support of a campaign to highlight the dangers of dangling blind cords which can be killers. Zoe...
View ArticleFun and games at Potten End fayre
Face painting, a bouncy castle, barbecue and bottle tombola will be among the highlights at a village summer fete.It will be held at Potten End Pre-School in The June Farmery Building, Church Road,...
View ArticleIs unmanned station ‘thin end of the wedge’?
FEARS have been raised about staffing at Hemel Hempstead railway station after it was left unmanned over two days.Travellers found the ticket office closed on a Thursday and Friday at the end of May,...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the pick of the week’s TV
SATURDAYPrimeval (ITV1, 6pm)Series five is set one year after the death of Johnson and the disappearance of three key ARC personnel. New recruits have been found to take their place –Matt, the new...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s movie preview: Rock Of Ages, Fast Girls
THERE’S a reliable litmus test for any movie these days. It’s not foolproof but it’s a good starting point and it goes like this: Is Russell Brand in it? If so, steer well clear.Since he first made an...
View ArticleSteam rally in Marsworth cancelled
THE wet weather has forced the organisers of this Sunday’s Marsworth Steam and Classic Vehicle Rally to cancel the event.They decided that land at Startop Farm is just too muddy for the classic...
View ArticleJoint effort to help keep summer fun but safe
A WIDE-ranging campaign designed to tackle a number of issues over the summer, from illegal camp sites and arson to general road and water safety, has been launched.A joint effort by the NHS, police,...
View ArticleMPs’ cricket clash cancelled
A CRICKET match between two MPs has been called off due to this week’s rain leaving a pitch waterlogged.West Herts MP David Gauke and Hemel Hempstead MP Mike Penning were due to go head-to-head in a...
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