Some weekend rain could help firefighters battling blaze
Firefighters are still working to contain a blaze that has been raging for almost a week and there is still no end in sight. Two crews - one from Hemel Hempstead and another from Potters Bar - are...
View ArticleBoxmoor church shows off its talent
St John’s Church in Boxmoor will show off its most talented musicians at a music festival this weekend.There will be recitals by pupils from the Dacorum Music School, Recorder Consort and Flute Choir...
View ArticleJobs event to promote youth
Employers and young people will be coming together in Hemel Hempstead on Thursday, November 22.Dacorum Borough Council and Jobcentre Plus have joined forces to hold Youth Event 2012 at South Hill...
View ArticleMore charity furniture stores mean trouble in Paradise
A Dacorum community project that sells secondhand furniture cheaply to people on benefits is feeling the pressure as more charities set up shop.Paradise Furniture Project in Hemel Hempstead is...
View ArticleCall to show compassion
Different faiths will share their traditions during an Evening of Compassion.The get-together is being hosted by the Dacorum Interfaith Network on Monday to launch the first stage of Hemel Hempstead...
View ArticleLandlady to mark 85 year milestone with pub party
A pub landlady who celebrates her 85th birthday next Tuesday has lived above the village hub she runs for 80 years. Barbara Green moved into the Green Dragon in Flaunden in 1932 when the pub was taken...
View ArticleThreatened Tring support group for mums and dads puts out last call for help
A group that supports new mums and dads must attract new volunteers or face closure at the end of the year. The NCT Tring and District Branch has already been forced to scale back its services,...
View ArticleBusinesses give support to Cavendish careers insight night
Teenagers at Hemel Hempstead’s Cavendish School were able to grill representatives from some of the area’s leading businesses about career prospects in their industry at an event on Wednesday.Classroom...
View ArticleCash starts coming in for Sienna’s Christmas tricycle
A fundraising drive to buy a disabled youngster a specially made tricycle for Christmas has already attracted donations - one for a whopping £500. Six-year-old Sienna Hollick’s parents have launched an...
View ArticleHemel’s Comet safe for now
Hemel Hempstead’s Comet store in Apsley Mills has dodged closure for now but more shut downs are due to be announced this week. Administrators have confirmed intentions to close 41 Comet stores by the...
View Article‘X Factor is manipulative and Ella Henderson result is travesty,’ says her...
The school that helped teach 16-year-old X Factor contestant Ella Henderson to sing has branded the show ‘manipulative’ after she was voted off it last night.Ella was pitted against James Arthur in a...
View ArticleCharities benefit from innovations in giving
TRING area companies are finding new ways to help raise money for good causes – and make a living themselves.Ploink.co.uk, based in Lakeside, has revamped its website and welcomed its first guest...
View ArticleChurch-goers feed firefighters at recycling centre
Church volunteers came to the rescue of firefighters by feeding them while they battled the recycling centre blaze that has been burning for 11 days.A team from the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church...
View ArticleDog-walkers warned of rural car thefts
Dog-walkers have been warned not to leave personal items on show in their cars after two break-ins in rural areas.A handbag containing hundreds of pounds was stolen from a black Mini in North Hill,...
View ArticleEco-friendly firm aims to breeze to a cool £300,000
A company that makes construction materials out of waste is aiming to raise £300,000 in 60 days from small investors to develop its products.Econovate, in Greenway, Hemel Hempstead, is working to put...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn Part 2
“I thought we would be safe forever. But “forever” isn’t as long as I’d hoped.”Here it is then – the ‘epic’ end to the Twilight Saga. The supernatural film series that has limped along in highly...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Lock the doors, let’s go for broke
Heaven knows I have done some dull jobs in my time, but I’ve got nothing to compare to the poor saps who got stuck with running that polling station in Newport last week.You’ll probably have heard the...
View ArticleGun and drugs charges denied
A man has denied possessing a firearm and ammunition in public.Stephen Collins, 31, of Cleves Road, Hemel Hempstead, pleads not guilty to having a gas-powered pistol in Cambrian Way on June 27 and...
View ArticleHelen’s getting geared up for January’s big dance journey
Helen Kirby is among the latest recruits to join the line-up for Strictly Learn Dancing 2013, and is getting geared up to follow in the footsteps of celebs like Victoria Pendleton, Lisa Riley and...
View ArticleBeauty product raffle for DENS
Serene Beauty and Day Spa in Charles Street, Berkhamsted, is staging a raffle to raise money for homelessness charity Dacorum Emergency Night Shelter (DENS).Serene is asking firms to donate prizes to...
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