County crime drops by 10%
Latest crime figures are showing a 10 per cent drop in recorded offences in Herts.The Home Office statistics – comparing the year to June with the same period in 2011 – show burglaries fell by 17 per...
View ArticleNew fraud squad set up
A new squad has been created to tackle fraud, a crime that is second only to the drugs trade in its impact on the UK.Launched by the National Fraud Authority, Action Fraud provides a clear signpost for...
View ArticlePolice warn children: keep your gadgets out of sight
With half term approaching police are reminding children and teenagers to keep themselves safe when out and about. Incidents of robberies can increase slightly during school holiday periods with more...
View ArticleHave you seen missing Paul?
Police are appealing for the public’s help to find a 79-year-old man who has been missing for almost a week. Paul Kynoch was last seen in Tring town centre on Saturday. October 20, at 10.30am. He is...
View ArticleModel Georgie May dressed for catwalk success
A multi-tasking model got to see her fashion designs on the catwalk. Hemel Hempstead’s Georgie-May Tearle, who promotes herself as an author, model, actress, blogger and singer, got to showcase her...
View ArticleCheck your smoke alarm when you turn the clocks back
Firefighters are urging people to check their smoke alarms when the clocks go back. Changing the time on Sunday morning will be on many people’s to-do list but too many householders put their safety at...
View Article‘Bigger than ever’ Berkhamsted fireworks
Organisers of a fireworks display say they have put more money into the event this year than ever before.The show, which aims to celebrate all of Great Britain’s 2012 achievements, cost The Rotary Club...
View Article‘Shabby former bank could make a museum’
A former bank in Hemel Hempstead old town has been highlighted as needing attention in the wake of council enforcement action to revamp a nearby shop.Sylvia Fitzwilliam worked at the NatWest branch –...
View ArticleHeadline can be dropped for more copy
A business duo will be closing the doors of their pet shop after 21 years next month. Linda Roads and Val Bateman are hoping to catch up with all of their loyal customers before shutting down Dog and...
View ArticleSix charities to benefit from success of BerkoFest
Six Dacorum charities will benefit financially from the enormous success of last month’s BerkoFest. Charlie Hussey, the co-founder of Berkhamsted’s inaugural music and comedy festival, said: “Thanks to...
View ArticleStaff are ditching the razor for a good cause
Staff at the Marlowes Shopping Centre will be throwing away their razors next month to take part in the national fundraiser Movember. Men will be growing a moustache for the 30 days of November whilst...
View ArticleBerkhamsted Sensations of Light display
A new Sensations of Light art display opens at The Upstairs Gallery in Berkhamsted High Street on Thursday.It will feature drawings, paintings, artistically created lights, lamp shades and snaps from...
View ArticleLead the way to the Strictly dance floor
Two hospice workers are leading the way to the dance floor for a Strictly-themed fundraiser. Nigel Hughes, an IT worker with the Hospice of St Francis, and PA Carol Palmer have paired up for next...
View Article£10,000 scoop for postcode winner
A man from Great Gaddesden is on ‘Cloud 9’after picking up a £10,000 windfall - thanks to his postcode.Barry Teagle, 55, won the weekly jackpot while playing the People’s Postcode Lottery, winners of...
View ArticleDeadly cough crisis
Cases of potentially fatal whooping cough have shot up by 400 per cent in Herts.The vast majority of new cases involve very small babies less than two months old, who are most at risk of death from the...
View ArticleWartime biography is a history hit with pupils
A writer’s memories of the Second World War are being used in the classroom to bring history to life for youngstersJohn Phipps, 79, of Allandale, Hemel Hempstead, penned his memories of being a young...
View ArticleMan dies after falling from high-rise flats
A man has died after falling from a block of flats in Hemel Hempstead.Police, ambulances and an air ambulance were called to Pelham Court in Woolmer Drive, Leverstock Green, at about 8.30am on...
View ArticleBacktracking on boundary changes welcomed by MP
Proposals to extend the Hemel Hempstead parliamentary constituency to the edge of Luton have been scrapped.As part of a bid by the Boundary Commission to drop the number of MPs from 650 to 600, a shake...
View ArticleFirefighters save cash by going green
Crews at Hemel Hempstead Fire Station have slashed their energy bills by almost a fifth by switching off lights and turning down heating.Annual gas bills have dropped by 18 per cent and electricity...
View ArticleUpdate: Man was seen clinging to his top floor window ledge before falling to...
A man was spotted hanging from the window ledge of his top-floor flat moments before falling to his death on Saturday.He is believed to have been trying to fix a faulty window shortly before the tragic...
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