Hemel Hempstead Job Centre evacuated amid fire fears
Hemel Hempstead Job Centre has been evacuated while firefighters investigate reports of a burning smell.Two engines rushed to the Waterhouse Street building just before 12.45pm.Alex Yiallouros, 18, of...
View ArticlePolice plea for missing 16-year-old girl from Abbots Langley to get in touch
Nazia Nazish, who has been missing for eight days, was last seen in the Deptford area of London on Tuesday, November 27.Police officers in Hertfordshire believe the youngster, who is black, 5ft 5in...
View Article‘Please don’t stop digging deep for causes’
A charity boss has urged people to keep giving to good causes after a report revealed fewer of us are digging deep. Community Action Dacorum’s (CAD) chief executive has spoken out after a national...
View ArticleFundraising concert set to fill church
Age UK Dacorum’s annual festive concert is set to fill St John’s Church in Boxmoor on Tuesday for the second year in a row.The fundraiser will see the return of singers from the Kings Langley Community...
View ArticlePregnant? Make sure you get flu protection
A pregnant midwife is urging mums-to-be to have their flu jab.Rachel Cornes, pictured right having her vaccination, is a midwife at Watford General Hospital. She said: “As a midwife and a mum-to-be...
View Article‘Christmas shopping day’ is not extra holiday
Teachers have defended a so called ‘Christmas shopping day’ that saw many secondary school staff and pupils in West Herts enjoy a day off on Friday. But the occasional day, which has been criticised as...
View ArticleParamedics start blogging
The ambulance service has launched a winter blog, which starts with Remember, Remember Your Wellness In December. The blog site - http://eastenglandamb.wordpress.com - will focus on the frontline...
View ArticlePoor access to finance is a ‘big barrier’ to growth for small firms
Companies across the Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire region are much more worried about access to finance than the national average.That’s the view of the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire...
View ArticleHelp for people struggling to keep warm
New help is available to people who are struggling to heat their home during winter.Herts County Council has won a bid for £395,000 from the Department of Health’s Warm Homes Healthy People Fund to...
View ArticleFestive lights about to go on
Festive lights are due to go on in four neighbourhoods on Saturday.There will be Christmas carols at St Alban’s Church in Warners End Road from 4.15pm on Saturday, then by a Christmas lights switch-on...
View ArticleBeavers need more leaders
Beavers are appealing for people to volunteer as leaders for the 1st Wilstone and Long Marston colonies.After nine years service Jo Woodbridge is hanging up her uniform to retire at Christmas.Like...
View ArticleWoman gave illegal immigration advice
A woman who gave illegal immigration advice and services has been ordered to complete unpaid work and pay more than £2,000 in compensation to one of her victims. Victoria Quartey, of Turners Hill,...
View ArticleThe cold reality of car theft when vehicles warm up
Now frosty mornings are upon us, police officers are reminding people not to leave their cars unattended with keys in the ignition while they defrost their cars.Inspector Paul Lawrence, of...
View ArticleCrime tsar goes to the extreme
New police and crime commissioner David Lloyd (pictured left, centre) paid his first official visit to Hemel Hempstead. He was at the town’s extreme sports centre – the XC – to meet with young members...
View ArticlePosh bash for The Akeman
The Akeman bar and restaurant in Tring will be celebrating its fifth anniversary with a posh party on Monday.The restaurant was launched by Oakman Inns chief executive Peter Borg-Neal following the...
View ArticleThieves want your ‘cat’ for scrap iron motorists warned
Motorists are being warned against leaving their cars in secluded spots or parking half up on the kerb as thieves are stealing catalytic converters for scrap metal.Criminals have been taking whole...
View ArticleStaff awards for working way to top
Staff who look after people in Dacorum with mental health problems have been awarded for their efforts.Hertfordshire’s NHS Trust celebrated the achievements of its mental health services at two award...
View ArticleChristmas trees galore at church festival
More than 40 Christmas trees will welcome people into St John’s Church, Boxmoor, for the annual Christmas Tree festival. It is open for five days and visitors can marvel at the trees – each sponsored...
View ArticleLorraine is back on her feet, and set for cycle trek
A beauty salon owner who last year could hardly even walk is setting her sights on a 470km cycle through Vietnam and Cambodia next month.After recovering from a serious skiing accident in southern...
View ArticleBusinesses in trip to the pub
Berkhamsted businesses are invited to spend an afternoon in the pub at a social networking event on Friday afternoon.It will be held from 3pm to 6pm at The Old Mill in the town’s London Road.Nigel...
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