Lorry fire causes A41 closure
Part of the A41 remains closed this afternoon after a lorry fire last night. The road was closed between the Woodlands roundabout in Aylesbury and Icknield Way roundabout at Tring at around 7.30pm on...
View ArticleWrestling ‘panto’ on its way to Berkhamsted Civic Centre
A night of wrestling will be held at Berkhamsted Civic Centre from 7.30pm on Saturday, September 15.Fighters will include Richard Parliament, the wrestling politician whose unpopular policies include...
View ArticleTring burglar with drug debt is jailed
A judge said a home-owner who disturbed a burglar during an early morning break-in was quite right to tell him to “f... off.”Jailing Lucian Craven for 18 months, Recorder Samantha Leigh told him: “You...
View ArticleJazz and fun for all the family to help heroes
Following the success of last year’s event, Martin’s Pond gastropub is holding its second jazz night and fun day to raise money for Help For Heroes.There will be bouncy castles, a barbecue, raffle,...
View ArticlePrime Minister David Cameron visits Hemel Hempstead
Prime Minister David Cameron praised the workforce of Hemel Hempstead during a visit to internet retail giant Amazon.Mr Cameron was in town to officially open the company’s distribution centre in...
View ArticleEU rules threaten Gardens revamp
Conservationists have voiced fears the restoration of Hemel Hempstead’s Water Gardens may not go ahead because of EU rules.Hertfordshire Gardens Trust says Geoffrey Jellicoe’s post-war design conflicts...
View ArticleFlamstead strip club wall not for privacy
The man working on behalf of a strip club says its new fence was not built to protect customers’ privacy.The Wagon and Horses in Flamstead applied in late August for retrospective planning permission...
View ArticlePeople go wild for snail slime and snake venom
Snail extract and snake venom products are flying off the shelves at one beauty business.The anti-ageing creams and gels that contain the unusual ingredients are the biggest sellers of Tring-based...
View ArticleNothing to fear from new unit, says mother
A mother with experience of mental health problems in her family has spoken out in defence of plans for a new inpatient unit in Hemel Hempstead.Diana Walker, of Boxmoor, has expressed frustration over...
View ArticleSell your home on new website set up in Berkhamsted
If you want sell your home, a website could stop your neighbours from finding out.Hidden-homes.com has just been piloted in Berkhamsted and will now be rolled out nationally by owner Jan Foo, who works...
View ArticleSong-writing teen makes it into national contest
A teenager who writes her own songs and plays the guitar has made it through to the finals of national music competition Open Mic UK.Lucy Hodson, who lives with her family in Redbourn, started singing...
View ArticleThere’s still time to donate in Lexi’s name
There’s still time to boost funds raised through a family fun day in memory of baby Lexi. Daniel Kerr and Samantha Charles-Kerr hosted the event at Cavendish School in Hemel Hempstead on Saturday to...
View ArticleRevellers turn out for first ever Berkofest
Berkhamsted Sports Club was overtaken by revellers on Saturday, as the town held its first ever BerkoFest.The line-up for the entertainment event included folk singer Seth Lakeman, 70s pop group...
View ArticleBerkhamsted Castle badger attack
Visitors found strips of grass missing from Berkhamsted Castle on Saturday.John Waller, 69, from the town’s Cobb Road, said: “There must have been 150 square feet of grass gone. Who took it – was it...
View ArticleBurst pipe floods sheltered housing accommodation
Old folk living in a sheltered housing complex had to collect water from a street standpipe after a major water pipe burst.Firefighters were called to Florence Longman House in Weymouth Street, Hemel...
View ArticleSee our Berkofest video here!
Here is our first look at the fantastic music event that was BerkoFest.And this is just the beginning! There will be more film by our video journalist Natalee Hazelwood, coverage from leisure reporter...
View ArticleThe smart way to fill vacancies – special offer to businesses
A new way of filling vacancies quickly and cost-effectively has been launched by Johnston Press, the parent company of Premier Newspapers and the publishers of this website.The print and online news...
View ArticleVIDEO: Dragons help put fire in the belly of centre anniversary
Businesses that have struggled against the odds were among those recognised at a celebration event in Hemel Hempstead.Simon Collins, of Industrial Floorcare Machines, in Apsley Industrial Estate, Kents...
View ArticleChilterns Countryside Festival
More people than ever before went to this year’s Chilterns Food and Countryside Festival.Highlights of the annual festival included ferret races, tree surgery and sheep sheering demonstrations and two...
View ArticleWatercraft mayhem for 100 milers
Canoes, inflatables and men in fancy dress will all be passing along the Grand Union Canal this weekend.A team of charity runners are set to take to the water for a wacky race from Berkhamsted to Hemel...
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