Neil Fox on film: Ice Age, Magic Mike
Ice Age:Continental DriftThe franchise/sequel/cliché bandwagon rolls on. The one thing to admire about this latest instalment is how shameless it is – it wants your money and doesn’t care how it gets...
View ArticleWinning sports groups presented with cash
SPORTS clubs showed off what they have to offer to prospective members during a promotion day at Riverside Shopping Centre. Among them were the winning teams of the centre’s Community Sports Awards...
View ArticleCare home inspection results are ‘appalling’
ALMOST half of care homes in Hemel Hempstead inspected by watchdogs have failed to meet all standards – far more than the national average.Of the 13 organisations spot-checked by the Care Quality...
View ArticleDrivers to face an L of a test?
LEARNER drivers taking their tests in Hemel Hempstead could be faced with routes including the town’s infamous Magic Roundabout.An initiative driven by Hemel Hempstead MP and roads minister Mike...
View ArticleIf you spot your bling, give the police a ring!
PICTURES of items of jewellery that were recovered by police when they arrested crooks have been released in a bid to get the items back to their rightful owners. The haul was discovered by officers...
View ArticleCapital grants could be used to help groups buy buildings
GRANTS of up to £5,000 are being made available to help Dacorum groups, charities or organisations with capital projects.The funding, made available through Destination Dacorum, is not available for...
View ArticleFinal push to send Jamie to Disney World
A FINAL fundraising push to send poorly Jamie Hodgson and his family to Disney World will take place this Saturday. The 11-year-old’s parents Eddie and Christine Hodgson hope to rake in enough cash...
View ArticleAppointment of ‘Independent Person’ deferred
THE appointment of an ‘Independent Person’ to hold politicians in Dacorum to account has been deferred after questions were raised about the candidate.A full meeting of Dacorum Borough Council was due...
View ArticleRide a bike in battle against knife crime
PEOPLE are being tasked to get in the saddle and embrace pedal power for an hour in memory of murder victim Billy Dove. Hemel Hempstead Halfords store manager Nick Barron will set up five bikes in the...
View ArticleCar overturns and another crashes within half a mile of each other on A41
TWO drivers were lucky to escape injury when one car flipped over and another smashed into barriers on opposite sides of the A41 yesterday (Wednesday).Police report that they were called to the...
View ArticleFamily hit by arson in Berkhamsted try to rebuild their lives
A YOUNG mum whose ex-boyfriend was sentenced to two years in prison for burning down her flat in a jealous rage is still trying to rebuild her life five months on.Connie Breen has been having...
View ArticleLet’s get set for a red-eye relay...
WAKEY, wakey! Olympics fans who aim to make a date with a once-in-a-lifetime event are going to have to be prepared for a midnight run when the Paralympic torch relay races through Berkhamsted and...
View ArticleThree car smash on Hemel Hempstead industrial estate
A WOMAN had to be cut from her car after a smash involving a Royal Mail van in Maxted Road, Hemel Hempstead. Paramedics called in firefighters just after 3pm today (Thursday) to cut the roof off the...
View ArticleVideo: Loved ones remember Ryan at charity concert
FAMILY and friends of fallen airman Ryan Tomlin turned out for a memorial concert that raised cash in his honour. The fundraiser was held at Ryan’s former school - Astley Cooper - on Wednesday evening....
View ArticleFirm sets first of new franchisees on road to tackle web ‘reluctance’
A TRING company has seen the first eight franchisees in its new franchise network hit the roads.Commercial vehicle leasing company Autorama Group, in Cow Roast, has launched the Vanarama network to...
View ArticleG4S deal in spotlight after Olympics fiasco
POLICE in Herts are reconsidering outsourcing back office work to security firm G4S following the debacle over Olympic guards.The force is currently working with two other county constabularies with a...
View Article£200,000 to be spent on XC to fix weather flaw
AROUND £200,000 will be spent to put right a design flaw that has seen an extreme sports centre frequently closed in bad weather.The XC Centre in Jarman Park, Hemel Hempstead, was built last year with...
View ArticleBerkhamsted public toilets get makeover
A PUBLIC toilets block has been closed for refurbishment work.The Water Lane Car Park loos in Berkhamsted are due to be shut until Friday, August 24. Temporary loos are on site in the meantime.The...
View ArticleLast chance to vote for which scout groups gets cash from Berkhamsted’s Waitrose
IT’S almost your last chance to vote for who gets what proportion of this month’s £1,000 from Waitrose in Berkhamsted.Shoppers at the store can chose to vote for Tring’s Ridgeway Scouts, 1st Gossoms...
View ArticleSchool is one of best performing for GCSE grades
A SECONDARY school has received national recognition for its proportion of top grades achieved by pupils in 2011’s GCSE exams.Hemel Hempstead School qualified as one of the top 10 per cent of...
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