Not so much getting out of the wrong side of the bed as falling out
IT’S been one of those weeks. You know what I mean – first you think it’s going quite well and then something happens that you hadn’t bargained for. My something was falling out of bed. Before you make...
View ArticleBerkhamsted leaders have £10,000 to give away
TOWN leaders have got £10,000 to give away after it was left to them in them in the will of a chemist.Berkhamsted Town Council’s proposals are that the money be handed out to people who are going to...
View ArticleBeers on Town as Heineken UK gets shirty
Heineken UK has been announced as the Hemel Town FC first team shirt sponsor for this season after winning the club’s sponsorship draw.The Heineken logo will feature on the Tudors’ trademark red...
View ArticleFire bench due to be replaced
A POLITICIAN has set aside £370 to replace a bench that was set on fire.It had been in the play area of Butts Meadow in Berkhamsted. The donation is from the locality budget of Herts County Councillor...
View ArticleDave is one in 1,000 at the Olympic closing event
Musician Dave Wright from Hemel Hempstead is one of 1,000 drummers who will perform in this Sunday’s Olympics closing ceremony.The 59-year-old petrol station franchise owner who lives in Leverstock...
View ArticleBerkhamsted’s Swan Youth Centre nominated for £5k award
THE Swan Youth Centre has been shortlisted for a £5,000 award.To vote for the Berkhamsted High Street club, text VOTE LU4 to 61119 or visit...
View ArticlePensioner challenges Treasury minister to Berkhamsted Castle toilets debate
A PENSIONER has challenged Treasury minister David Gauke to a public debate about whether toilets should be installed at Berkhamsted Castle.John Waller, 69, of the town’s Cobb Road, has been...
View ArticleSummer play
CHILDREN aged up to 11 are invited to enjoy a bouncy castle and other games at Dagnall’s recreation field from 2pm to 4pm on Tuesday.The event is one of many for rural areas organised by Aylesbury Vale...
View ArticleClowns, fire stunts and dog show at fair
THE star attraction at a charity’s annual fair will be Joseph Peace – who will perform a special fire stunt show.Tricks at his displays include jumping through a wall of fire on a BMX bike, riding a...
View ArticlePolice: ‘Watch out for even more bike thieves’
Bike-riders are being urged to be vigilant because cycle theft is a continuing problem across the borough, despite a number of recent arrests.Police officers in Dacorum have recently made several...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s guide to new DVDs: Battleship, Lockout, Marley
Nonsensical and patriotic to a ridiculous degree, BATTLESHIP (12: Universal) is a special effects extravaganza that makes up the rules as it goes along.After Transformers and GI Joe, this is the third...
View Article‘Save Berkhamsted green from developers’
Plans to register a school’s playing field as a village green have been lodged in an attempt to save the land from developers.The proposal by Save Your Bekhamsted Residents Association for the Egerton...
View ArticleBerkhamsted and Tring Paralympic torch route finally revealed
Now that the Olympics are over, the race to launch the Paralympics has begun as officials release the confirmed routes for the 24-hour torch relay.Until now the exact route through Tring, Berkhamsted...
View ArticleCan you help police track down Hemel Hempstead pair?
POLICE want the public’s help to track down two men in connection with an assault, aggravated burglary and burglary.They are looking for Christopher Carrington, 18, whose last known address was Lyne...
View ArticleCrafty Irene is paying pennants for Olympics
As the Olympic athletes pack up and head home many of them are carrying a precious keepsake in their luggage.A total of 14,800 handmade pennants have been presented to athletes as a reminder of the...
View ArticleCar boot sale bid to tackle cancer
Car boot sales are being held to boost funds towards a new dad’s potentially life-saving treatment. Pals of Jarek and Milena Skorupska have taken up the fundraising mantle and have so far raised more...
View ArticleDisney World dream comes true for Jamie
A young boy’s Disney dream came true when he jetted off on a family trip made possible by those who dug deep to help them.Thousands of pounds, raised through donations and pub events, paid for...
View ArticleLet’s have a Maxmob!
IT’S not often that a town has the chance to welcome home an Olympic medallist – but Hemel will do just that on Saturday as Max Whitlock makes his triumphant return.Adeyfield gymnast Max, 19, exceeded...
View ArticleSurgery overhauls drugs policy after patient overdoses
A GP surgery in Hemel Hempstead has revised the way it prescribes drugs after a patient died of an overdose after stockpiling painkillers, an inquest heard.Herts Coroner’s Court was told Naomi Day, 50,...
View ArticleNeil Fox on Film: Brave, The Bourne Legacy, Expendables 2
BraveIf ever there is a week of releases that highlight the problem with mainstream cinema, this is it. Each of the major releases, in their own way, show that originality and craft are more on the...
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