David’s running feat
Gazette reporter David O’Neill completed the Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday, raising more than £440 for charity.David, who covers the Berkhamsted area for the paper, dedicated the challenge to colleague...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Face it, this Hallowe’en horror is hopeless
Help me out here, people. I honestly don’t understand and perhaps you can explain. What, exactly, is the deal with Hallowe’en?I know what it’s supposed to be about, of course, but my confusion comes...
View ArticleHot footing it to help keep old folk warm this winter
Nine brave fundraisers walked across hot coals to bring in cash for Age Concern Dacorum. Among them was the charity’s community fundraiser Michelle Law and together they are expected to have raised...
View ArticleLast chance to have a say on Berkhamsted permit parking plan
Campaigners fighting against plans for parking permits in Berkhamsted are urging people to have their say before the public consultation closes on Friday. The Residents Parking Action Group is calling...
View ArticleJail for village cannabis grower
Two cannabis factories were discovered after police officers smelled the drug in a Mercedes they pulled over at Hunton Bridge.Pedro Faustino, a 37-year-old Portugeuse man, was stopped in Watford Road...
View ArticleBurglaries rise ‘at this time’
Householders are being warned to review security as thieves take advantage of the darker evenings.The alarm is being sounded after burglars used a plant pot to smash through patio doors at a house in...
View ArticleDacorum to be promoted via a Monopoly-style board game
Dacorum is to be promoted to businesses of the world as a great place to invest in with a Monopoly-style board game.A campaign called Dacorum – Look No Further with a two year budget of £300,000...
View ArticleFewer A&Es ‘adding to hospital queues’
The average time people wait in A&E at Watford has crept up by 15 minutes over the past two years.The increase means during weekends the average wait now stands at more than two hours, while in the...
View Article‘Seek help before we seek you out’ is advice from police
The top cop in charge of catching child porn offenders in Herts has urged anyone who thinks they may be at risk of this type of offending to get help before it is too late. Det Chief Insp Glen Channer,...
View ArticleRothschilds to re-open hall
Hastoe will be welcoming some esteemed guests when Lord Jacob and Lady Serena Rothschild open its newly restored village hall.Many of the people who live in the small hamlet are expected to attend the...
View ArticleHeston Blumenthal in Tring, making edible alcoholic snow
Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal is in Tring today, where he will make edible alcoholic snow for his new TV show.Film crews were in The Akeman to film cosy, fireside shots of the inventive cook – whose...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: Skyfall, Hallowe’en
SkyfallHe’s back, which of course you know, unless you have been living on Mars, although I reckon even Curiosity will have downloaded the teaser trailer by now. Yep. James Bond returns for the 23rd...
View Article‘I’ll lop off your locks if you do it for charity’
A hairdresser says she will cut people’s hair for free if they are raising cash for a good cause after having her locks chopped for a children’s charity. Mum-of-two Sarah McGuinness, pictured, had 13...
View ArticleHave you been victim of flashing bus rider?
Detectives are appealing for women to come forward if they have been victims of a bus flasher.It is believed a single offender may have been responsible for dozens of offences of indecent exposure on...
View ArticleMini ploughs into ditch off A41
A driver lost control on the A41 smashing through a fence and landing in a ditch this morning (Thursday). Paramedics and police were called to the crash, which happened close to the Bourne End junction...
View ArticleHousing investment is historic for the council
Conservative-run Dacorum is going back to the future with the borough’s first direct investment in council housing in more than 20 years.The borough’s Cabinet agreed on Tuesday to invest £14million in...
View ArticleCrash course for students
Teenagers from Astley Cooper School were taught about the dangers of driving by firefighters on Monday.A group of 17 and 18-year-olds from the Grovehill school spent a day with crews at Hemel Hempstead...
View Article‘Our ailing town centre needs a new purpose’
Council bosses have laid the groundwork for improvements to Hemel Hempstead town centre worth potentially £3 million.The work covers repaving the pedestrianised area of Marlowes, new lighting and...
View ArticleAlan Dee’s guide to the pick of the week’s TV
SATURDAYThe Golden Rules of TV (ITV1, 6.05pm)Comedian Robert Webb narrates this new tongue in cheek series which takes a good look at the dos, don’ts and absolute-must-nots of telly.He rummages...
View ArticleCuts of £276m for NHS in Herts
HEALTH chiefs will be cutting £276 million from the NHS budget in Herts over the next four years.The figure – which amounts to around 17 per cent of the overall budget – will be met through a...
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