GCSE joy for Berkhamsted School students
Three out of every four results received by Berkhamsted School Kings Campus students was an A* or A grade.Elen Price got three As and eight A* grades and Vicky Smith got A* grades and two Bs.Vicky...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVD guide: The Lucky One, Detention,
ZAC Efron is a perfectly decent actor, but he’s finding it difficult to distance himself from those fluffy High School Musical movies.His latest starring vehicle is THE LUCKY ONE (12: Warner), a slick,...
View Article‘Traditionally British’ Berkhamsted fete to celebrate Bank Holiday Monday
Scores of events and activities are scheduled for the latest annual Bank Holiday Monday fun day by the Berkhamsted Lions.They include a fire stunt show, Punch and Judy shows, dog shows, entertainment...
View ArticleThree steps to bliss
It was a triple celebration in the Luckett household on A-level results day this year.Triplets Daniel, Katie and Thomas – who all went to Adeyfield School – were pleased as punch with their grades,...
View ArticleSnow Centre lunch for businesses to help hospice
THE Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead will play host to a business networking lunch in aid of Iain Rennie Grove House Hospice Care.During the event, information will be provided on how supporting the good...
View ArticleCouncil tax benefit cut will hurt the poor in Dacorum
Thousands of people on low incomes could have to pay out about £350 extra per year after a council tax benefit shake-up.The unemployed and low-earning families, who do not now pay any council tax,...
View ArticlePolice search for missing girl
Police are appealing to members of the public to help trace a missing 14-year-old girl who is believed to be in Hemel Hempstead.Chloe Bonsor was last seen on August 12.She is white, 5ft 6ins tall, of a...
View ArticleFinal sentencing in Billy murder case is adjourned again
The sentencing of a teen whose thuggish behaviour sparked the violence that led to the murder of 21-year-old Billy Dove has been adjourned. Ben Sears, 18, was due to be sentenced for affray on Tuesday...
View ArticleJoy as football clubhouse is about to open
A £155,000 clubhouse for young footballers is due to officially open next Saturday.The building has been almost two years in the making and was completed as part of BerkoAstro, the community sports...
View ArticleChick out this appeal and be a real hen help
A nursery that has fallen victim to a number of fox attacks has launched an appeal to raise money to replenish its stock of chickens.Berkhamsted and Bulbourne Rotary Club has helped Sunnyside Rural...
View ArticleHerts and Beds historic churches need you to bike or hike
A SPONSORED bike ride or hike between historic churches will help raise cash for their upkeep.Cash from the event on Saturday, September 8, will go to the Beds and Herts Historic Churches Trust to help...
View ArticleFlamstead prepares for its village show
Flamstead will host its village show on Saturday, September 8. There will be classes for all ages covering home-grown flowers, fruit and vegetables, cookery, handicraft and photography.There are also...
View ArticleSign up to free parenting courses
New free parenting courses are on offer as part of a Herts County Council trial.The Family Toolkit course is made up of four information sessions, each lasting two-hours, for mums, dads, grandparents...
View ArticleBe sure to give your views at council’s Saturday sessions
Bend the ears of council chiefs during three Saturday ‘listening events’ Dacorum Borough Council staff will be at Church Square, Tring, on September 8, in Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, on September 15,...
View Article‘Invest in the arts to improve health’
Arts bosses are calling for ‘access and investment’ in cultural activities to be included in a new health and wellbeing strategy for the county.Dacorum Arts Partnership, as it celebrates the borough’s...
View Article‘Civilised’ punishment for allotment vandals
Three boys who smashed up an allotment greenhouse and cold frame were punished by being made to pay for the damage and clean it up themselves.Police dished out their sentence as part of the restorative...
View ArticleAntiques television auction shows coming to film in Tring
Television crews will descend on the auction rooms in Tring to film two different popular shows.The first to shoot footage at Tring Market Auctions will be Antiques Road Trip on Saturday, September 22,...
View ArticleEnter competition to get hitched at Boxmoor Hall for free as venue celebrates...
Boxmoor Hall is celebrating five years in business by giving one lucky couple the chance to marry at the Hemel Hempstead venue for free. After being left dormant due to lack of funding for three years,...
View ArticleGet into the Spirit of Tring
Organisers of a music festival that was postponed are hoping that the sun will shine on the day as ticket sales are boosted by good weather.The Spirit of Tring outdoor concert is taking place on...
View ArticleSpot self-portraits and you could win £50 and champers
A ‘spot the self-portrait’ contest is being held in homes across Herts with prizes that include a £50 voucher for Art at 88.The event is part of the September Open Studios event, where artists...
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