Filming brings in cash to council
Filming in Hemel Hempstead of a new comedy drama called Mr Stink is expected to bring in around £3,000 for Dacorum Borough Council.The BBC is being charged by council chiefs for parking and filming in...
View ArticleBox Moor Trust collects conkers ahead of annual festival
A charitable trust is gearing up for the return of its annual conker festival.Staff at the Box Moor Trust are already collecting conkers ahead of the festival which will take place on Sunday, October...
View ArticleRed letter Jay
It was a red letter day for have-a-go hero Jay Huxtable when he was given a pat on the back by police for his brave actions.Jay dived into a burning block of flats to raise the alarm and help the...
View ArticleLessons to help hospital staff spot scroungers
Hospital staff have been attending drop-in sessions to make sure they can spot people from overseas attempting to scrounge free health care.The sessions started at Hemel Hempstead Hospital, Watford...
View ArticleEnquiry into Dacorum’s homes blueprint begins
A public enquiry into how many homes should be built in Dacorum began yesterday (Tuesday).Dacorum Borough Council has created a core strategy for 11,300 new homes in the area.This includes 8,800 homes...
View ArticleTrenches used to train First World War troops restored and mapped
The Chilterns Commons Project, which aims, to clear and map trenches that were used to train First World War soldiers has now begun.About eight miles of them were dug across Berkhamsted Common to help...
View ArticleWeekday market’s 3am start brings threat of action
The neighbour of a new Wednesday market says its traders arrive as early as 3am and wake him up every week.Stuart Wells, 38, of Berkhamsted High Street, has two daughters and says the night-time noise...
View ArticleVital volunteers, or just policing on the cheap?
As the police appeal for more volunteers to help out as special constables, the Labour candidate for police and crime commissioner says we must beware it doesn’t turn into policing on the cheap.Sherma...
View ArticleHave some coffee and cake to help Dacorum homelessness charity
A homelessness charity is asking people to host coffee and cake mornings in return for donations.DENS Week – run by Dacorum Emergency Night Shelter – began on Saturday and runs until Friday.It has also...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Ruby Sparks, Hotel Translyvania
Ruby SparksThis is either the ultimate paean to creative anxiety and morality, or it’s a pretentious chick flick that is a woe is me schmaltz fest. Thankfully, thanks to some great performances and...
View ArticleSpate of car part thefts across Dacorum
Motorists are being warned to be on their guard after a spate of thefts from vehicles in Dacorum.Since the end of September, nine vehicles have been targeted in Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted and Tring,...
View ArticleFirst birthday of Dacorum TV website
An online TV channel celebrated its first birthday on Tuesday.Www.deetv.tv covers news from the Dacorum community. Lindy Foster-Weinreb, one of its directors, said about 8,000 films a month are now...
View ArticleClaims Savile abused young hospital patients
It has emerged that Jimmy Savile may have preyed on young patients within Stoke Mandeville Hospital. A string of abuse allegations have been made about the television personality, who raised millions...
View ArticleDial new 111 number for medical help and advice
A new medical hotline has been launched to help direct people to the right services and take the pressure off 999 operators.Anyone who lives in, or is visiting, Herts can dial 111 when they need...
View ArticleThousands of people join sell out charity run
Thousands of runners will be stepping out this Sunday to do the Herts 10K run to raise money for Iain Rennie Grove House Hospice Care.The annual event, which is now in its sixth year, has this...
View ArticleNurturing talent from the root
An international company door-stepped its new apprentices with congratulation cards, chocolates and champagne to tell them their job applications had been successful.Harriet Harper, of Ashlyns School,...
View ArticleExtra hands on deck were a real help
Staff from Scottish Widows swapped paperwork for gardening work when they helped out at Sunnyside Rural Trust’s activity centre in Berkhamsted.The sales support staff from the financial company based...
View ArticleHairdresser faces the chop for wig charity
A hairdresser has pledged to have her blonde locks chopped off in aid of a children’s charity. Mum-of-two Sarah McGuinness will have 13 inches hacked off her precious barnet and the hair will be...
View ArticleTV millionaire to give speech in Berkhamsted
Paul Williams, who was on TV show The Secret Millionaire, will give a speech at Berkhamsted’s Kings Road Church hall at 7.30pm on Saturday.He is owner of bar and conference centre HMS President, moored...
View ArticleWhere’s our town gone? Anger as Apple ignores Berkhamsted
Berkhamsted is not listed on the new map for Apple’s Iphones, despite the programme including much smaller areas like Marsworth.Its updated mapping system was introduced three weeks ago for all iPhone...
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