More time to get in the beers this Christmas
A homegrown brewery has been given the nod to extend its licensing hours so that customers can grab a crate on the way home from work.Tring Brewey in Dunsley Farm will open on Friday evenings until 8pm...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: End Of Watch
“I am the police, and I’m here to arrest you. You’ve broken the law. I did not write the law. I may disagree with the law but I will enforce it. By law I am unable to walk away. I am a consequence. I...
View ArticleTesco wants more time to build store and homes
Tesco has put forward a bid to extend the time it has to develop on a derelict car show room site in Bovingdon. The supermarket giant has submitted an application for an extension on planning...
View ArticleRush hour crash on M1 between J8 and J9
Motorists faced delays this morning after a crash on the M1 northbound.One lane of the road was closed after two cars collided between J8 and J9 at around 7.20am.The scene was cleared by the police by...
View ArticleTwo-car crash in Flamstead
A person was taken to hospital this morning (Monday) following a car crash in Flamstead.Ambulance, police and fire services attended the accident, which took place on London Road at around 6.45 am.The...
View Article‘Don’t tell us how to do our job,’ police tell Northchurch politicians
Police say they will not be told who and who not to appoint by village leaders who complained about an officer being assigned to cover their patch.Northchurch Parish Council says it is ‘very happy’...
View ArticleNot just cold calls
A cold, a bout of flu or a sore throat – they’re all everyday ailments that can still cause concern, and they’re the most common conditions that prompt people to pick up the phone to dial the new...
View ArticleX Factor stars visit Amazon to wrap album
Warehouse workers had a little glamour added to their day on Monday when last year’s X Factor winners Little Mix dropped by the Amazon site in Hemel Hempstead.The girls were there to celebrate the...
View ArticleMapping of Berkhamsted Common trenches now a third complete, as 100 years’...
Volunteers have so far mapped 5,000 square metres of land used by soldiers training for battle in the First World War.Trenches had been dug in the area being charted, part of Berkhamsted Common, and...
View ArticleAlan Dee: Time for a little Christmas chocolate crabbiness
It’s around this time of year that I start getting a bit tetchy about Christmas, and I don’t think I’m being unfair in blaming this fairly and squarely on Mrs Dee.A generous woman to a fault, she racks...
View ArticlePrison number could hit 1,018
Formal plans for the expansion of Bovingdon’s Mount Prison – that could see the number of inmates increase from 768 to 1,018 – have been put forward. The proposal, submitted to Dacorum Borough Council,...
View ArticleMarket bosses meet tomorrow
The annual meeting of a group that runs two popular markets will be held in Berkhamsted Town Hall at 7.30pm tomorrow.The Berkhamsted Market Fund has come under fire in recent months from neighbours who...
View ArticleBT shells out almost £70k for breaching law during roadworks after being...
British Telecommunications has had to shell out nearly £70,000 after being taken to court for poor and unacceptable working practices during roadworks.Its offences included failing to provide the...
View ArticleRoundabout spruced up
The Breakspear roundabout has been spruced up with bulbs that will provide a splash of colour in spring. The planting is part of improvements to the town’s M1 ‘gateway’. A ‘welcome to Dacorum’ sign was...
View ArticleA festive fair in mayor’s name
Festive gifts galore will be on offer during the Mayor’s Christmas fair on Saturday. It will run from 10am to 5pm in a unit next door to Waterstone’s at Hemel Hempstead’s Riverside Shopping Centre with...
View ArticleParamedics warn motorists to take care in wet weather
The East of England Ambulance Service is urging the public to stay safe and take care on the roads after a spate of accidents throughout the region. Since 1.45am today (Tuesday), the trust has received...
View Article‘We need more growth and housing’
Hertfordshire’s new Police and Crime Commissioner told business leaders in the county he wants more done to encourage economic growth – including housebuilding.David Lloyd, who has stepped down as...
View ArticleTest out your writing skills
Best-selling author Freya North is on the judging panel for this year’s Berkhamsted Writing Competition. The contest invites budding writers to submit a short story of no more than 500 words. There are...
View ArticleVillage pet owners are living in fear after cat shooting
A family has been left devastated after their beloved pet cat was shot with an air rifle, leaving it with life-threatening injuries.Police are now on the hunt for the culprit, who the animal’s owners...
View ArticleDove killer’s appeal refused
Killer Darren McGrath yesterday failed in a bid to have his minimum 14-year jail term slashed.The application to the Court of Appeal was thrown out by judges after they had considered the merits of the...
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