Herts Chamber boss Tim Hutchings to step down
Herts Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief Tim Hutchings will stand down at the end of the year. The chief executive said: “After 18 years I think it is time for someone else to take over and I look...
View ArticleSalvation Army puts out plea for Christmas day drivers
Volunteer drivers are still needed to help ensure people are not left alone and lonely on Christmas Day. Hemel Hempstead’s Salvation Army is appealing for people to pick up and drop off those wishing...
View ArticleIt may be chilly, but what about a Christmas cruise?
Christmas cruises throughout December are offering families the chance to experience the Grand Union canal on a festive narrowboat, complete with mince pies and mulled wine. The four-hour round trips...
View ArticleCelebrity chef returns to town
Celebrity chef Raymond Blanc will return to Berkhamsted tonight to visit the Brasserie Blanc he launched in the High Street in the summer.He was there to promote the eatery’s new winter menu – which...
View ArticleParish backs Bull pub plans
Plans to convert an historic village pub into three apartments has been given the backing of parish councillors. But Bovingdon Parish Council says its backing is subject to development at The Bull pub...
View ArticleBusinesses are urged to get behind our troops
Herts businesses are being urged to give money off discounts to retired and serving armed forces personnel in the county.It is part of a campaign called Proud to Support Hertfordshire Heroes, run by...
View ArticleAwards in two acts are a Pendley plus
All’s well that ends well for Pendley Manor Hotel, whose annual Shakespeare Festival has been highly commended at the Beautiful South Awards for tourism.The Tring complex was also highly commended in...
View ArticleAlan Dee: The prosecution calls..a Christmas pudding
I’ve had a gratifying amount of feedback from cheesed-off chaps for whom my revelations last week about Mrs Dee’s manic selection box habits clearly struck a chord.Clearly this bulk-buying of Christmas...
View ArticleSchools jigsaw nearly finished
Politicians say they have filled in ‘another piece of the jigsaw’ of switching Berkhamsted’s education system from three- to two-tier.They agreed to create designs for the enlargement of Potten End...
View ArticleCable bill blow is a headache for Trail
Apsley’s Frogmore Paper Mill could face a bill of up to £10,000 to replace a broken electrical cable which has plunged it into darkness. The world’s oldest mechanised paper mill was forced to run its...
View ArticleWork on one-way scheme in Hemel’s Old Town will start within weeks
Work to banish traffic jams from Hemel Hempstead’s historic Old Town will start within weeks. Long-awaited plans to create a one-way traffic system in the High Street in a bid to boost business and...
View ArticleTeenage girl battered as crowds turned a blind eye at Christmas lights switch on
What was supposed to be a fun evening out with a pal turned into a terrifying ordeal for a teenage girl who was battered in the street in front of crowds of people, who did nothing to help her.Jessica...
View ArticlePeter and Wendy all set for lift-off
When stage directors Karina Bygate and Stewart Fairthorne first dreamed up their pantomime version of the classic Peter Pan story, they were determined that Peter and Wendy had to fly.But how to do it?...
View ArticleHighfield fundraiser raises cash and awareness in memory of her sister
A woman who hosted a Christmas shopping extravaganza in memory of her sister did such a good job she’s been asked to do another one. Martina Enright organised the festive sale to raised cash and...
View ArticleLandmarks may receive a £100,000 spruce up
A refurbishment of Berkhamsted’s religious landmarks could soon begin at a cost of up to £100,000.Parishioners hope to transform the Rectory Lane Cemetery first by installing new benches, ornamental...
View ArticleSnow causes traffic problems for drivers
Dacorum has been resilient in the face of overnight snow flurry – but more is forecast for later in the week.Gritters spent about two hours on the roads from 7pm on Tuesday, and 7am on Wednesday after...
View ArticleIf you drink and drive, we’ll be out to catch you
The annual pre-Christmas drink-drive campaign has been launched to tackle those tempted to drink and then get behind the wheel during the season of goodwill. Police will be carrying out breath tests...
View ArticleBlack Monday for motorists
The M1 was closed for three separate spells on Monday because of a variety of crashes between Junctions 4 and 8.Two men were killed and four other men were injured after a smash between Junction 4 and...
View ArticleA&E nurse called patient, 99, evil
A senior nurse who branded a 99-year-old patient ‘evil’ and threatened to spit in his face has been banned from the job for 12 months.Christina Gavigan, of Seaton Road, Hemel Hempstead, called the...
View ArticleNew double yellows for school on danger street
Plans to install new double yellow lines near a school are being considered.They would be painted around the bends of the junction between Berkhamsted’s Durrants Lane, Durrants Road and Westfield...
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