Friends to host a Christmas fair
The Friends of Ashridge are hoping that shoppers will be beating a path to their door this weekend as they host the Ashridge At Christmas fair.Local craft workers and producers will be setting up their...
View ArticleHair comes the young-preneur
Lacey Brown is aiming to build her new hair and beauty business over the next year.Miss Brown, 25, pictured second left with her team, runs Lacey Brown Hair and Beauty in High Street, Hemel Hempstead....
View ArticleFirms shortlisted for Local Business Accelerators’ glory chance
Eleven brilliant businesses from across Beds, Herts and Bucks have been shortlisted in the Premier Newspapers’ Local Business Accelerators competition.More than 50 young companies entered for the...
View ArticleAdvice on fighting crime this festive season
Police will be giving out crime prevention advice and offering free bike security marking in a bid to combat crime in the run up to Christmas. Officers will be at B&Q in Two Waters Way, Hemel...
View Article‘We want to get yummy mummies on the air’
A community radio show is looking for yummy mummies to host weekday morning show slots. Radio Dacorum, which was launched in March, now has 26 volunteers but just three are permanent women presenters....
View ArticleDriven out of town
Campaigners who condemned a controversial parking permit scheme are claiming victory this week after it was scrapped by the politicians who championed the restrictions.The proposal by Berkhamsted Town...
View ArticleBusinesses urged to bid for fundraising auction’s star lots
Businesses are being urged to get their bids in early for a fundraising auction next week which will help support the vital work of two community organisations.The auction will be one of the highlights...
View ArticleChristmas lights switch on events are good for business
Businesses will be spreading festive cheer at Christmas lights events across the borough this weekend.There will be more than 60 stalls at Tring Christmas Festival tomorrow at 6.30pm, with Pictons...
View ArticlePolice breath test warning after man hit by car in Berkhamsted
Police have warned drivers not to drink and drive after a man was hit by a car in Berkhamsted.The 40-year-old was left with bruising and bleeding to his face after walking in front of a blue Renault...
View ArticleTrust is beating the winter vomiting bug
Despite cases of the winter vomiting bug soaring to a five year high nationally, West Herts is bucking the trend. The NHS trust that runs Hemel Hempstead’s Urgent Care Centre and Watford General...
View ArticleConvicted taxi driver backs change in law
A taxi driver who was convicted for working in the borough without a Dacorum licence has vowed to appeal the decision to the High Court and clear his name.Omar Ashfaq, who was given a 12 month...
View ArticleHead is praised as inspectors find room for improvement
INSPECTORS who put Hemel Hempstead’s Astley Cooper School under the spotlight earlier this month reckon there is room for improvement – and the head couldn’t agree more.The inspection team who visited...
View ArticleChristmas joy at Berkhamsted Festival of Lights
A celebration from 3.30pm to 6pm on Sunday will be held before a town’s Christmas lights are put on.Berkhamsted High Street will be closed to make way for charity stalls, roasted chestnuts, candy...
View ArticleSpring clean for church art
Friends of Tring Church Heritage are in the first stages of a project that will see the Gore memorial in the parish church restored.The memorial in St Peter and St Paul Church in Tring High Street...
View ArticlePolice urge Tring shops: Call us when the yobs strike
A PCSO is appealing for shop owners to report crimes against them as a string of distraction thefts and vandalism has hit the High Street.Lorraine Batson was doing the rounds in Tring on Friday warning...
View ArticleFire still burning despite the rain
The downpour over the weekend didn’t help put out a fire on the border of Hemel Hempstead.Gusts of wind on Saturday and Sunday scattered hot embers around the recycling centre where a mound of wood...
View ArticleAir we go! Panto team solve the Peter problem
Ambitious panto directors Karina Bygate and Stewart Fairthorne set themselves a real challenge when they decided to stage Peter Pan as the Hemel Hempstead Theatre Company’s seasonal show.But when the...
View ArticleHemel’s Comet set to close
Hemel Hempstead’s Comet store is expected to close its doors before Christmas. In a move that is bound to put a dampener on the festive celebrations of the 25 staff employed at Apsley Mills,...
View ArticleTheatre stalwart dies after receiving award
A woman who sang and danced her way through life has passed away at the age of 95. Gertie Price, of Scatterdells Park, Chipperfield, was a member of the Hemel Hempstead Theatre Company, formerly the...
View ArticleTesco to help the foodbank
Supermarket giant Tesco has announced it is backing a scheme that gives food to those facing tough times. The Dacorum Foodbank will be taking donations from shoppers at the Jarman Park store on...
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