What’s a blackcap doing in Boxmoor?
A rare bird has been spotted visiting Hemel Hempstead in the garden of an amateur birdwatcher.Steve Gilden couldn’t believe his luck when a male blackcap landed on one of the feeders in his Boxmoor...
View ArticleLeave a light on when going out at night to deter burglars warning after...
People are being urged to leave a light on at home when going out at night after a spate of break-ins. Police patrols have been stepped up in Boxmoor after a spate of burglaries where jewellery has...
View ArticleRosie and me, really quite a touching tale...
We’ve all heard it many times before – the best way to get over your fears is to face them. Abena Bailey gets up close to a tarantula.In my case this meant popping along to AmeyZoo in Bovingdon where...
View ArticleLocked up for longer
A bid to see a baby battering beast caged for longer has been successful – but the court that ruled he must spend years more behind bars has also decided that his identity should be protected. Hemel...
View ArticleShoppers can meet Santa and his elves this weekend
Santa and his elves are coming to Hemel Hempstead’s Marlowes Shopping Centre this festive weekend. A free elf craft workshop, dance performances, free candy canes and a visit from Santa himself will be...
View ArticleCare home boss Ravi is Asian of Year 2012
The founder a care group which opened its first home in Hemel Hempstead has been named Asian of the Year 2012.Ravi Gidar was presented with the prestigious accolade in recognition of his tireless...
View ArticleGenerator is snatch target
Thieves working under the cover of darkness stole a huge generator.The crime happened between 4pm and 10.30pm on Sunday, December 15, after thieves cut through a chain locking gates to Frogmore Paper...
View ArticleCost racks up for Old Town Hall’s revamp
Extra cash has been released to spend on Hemel Hempstead’s Old Town Hall arts venue after the bill for the regeneration project turned out to be higher than expected. Dacorum Borough Council’s cabinet...
View ArticleFire still burning but cost unclear
A fire that began nearly six weeks ago at a recycling base is still burning – but it is unknown how much public cash has been spent on it.Herts Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Simon Hoggett said the...
View ArticleWatch the birdies - the feathered or the golf kind!
A portrait photographer whose work is already on display in the National Portrait Gallery wants to say ‘watch the birdie’ to Dacorum bird-watchers – and he’s hoping golfers and bee-keepers will want...
View ArticleMEP Howitt says that fish decision is a step forward
Herts Euro MP Richard Howitt has welcomed the decision to introduce a ban on fish ‘discards’.He has been campaigning for more than five years for the change, alongside celebrity chef Hugh...
View ArticleWill new Wetherspoon pub be opened in Tring?
Booming pub chain Wetherspoon would like to open a new pub in Tring – if anyone’s got a site for it.The high-profile pub firm told the Gazette there was ‘no doubt whatsoever’ it would like to open one...
View ArticleFirst a starring role, then it’s my exams!
A GCSE student is swapping science notes for scripts and songbooks to star as Dick Whittington’s leading lady.Lucy Scott, 15, from Miswell Lane, Tring is to play the main female role of Alice in the...
View ArticleTV campaign snowman helps raise hospital cash
The snowman seen by millions of TV viewers in the iconic John Lewis Christmas campaign has been donated to the a hospital children’s ward – and you could bid to win it.Starfish Ward at Watford General...
View ArticleHowitt gets his hands on Nobel Prize
Euro MP Richard Howitt looks as pleased as punch to get his hands on the Nobel Peace Prize.The prestigious accolade was presented to the Euopean Union in recognition of the work it has done to preserve...
View ArticleCCTV appeal after Hemel Tesco worker is attacked with pepper spray
Police want to speak to this man after a supermarket security guard was sprayed in the face with what is believed to have been pepper spray. The victim, aged in his 30s, was attacked as he approached...
View ArticleHospice cheque adds to school’s fundraising record
The handover of a cheque for more than £7,000 has taken the fundraising total racked up by Markyate’s Beechwood Park school for Keech Hospice Care to nearly £160,000.The school has been supporting the...
View ArticleTry your hand at being Chancellor, says MP Mike
Hemel Hempstead MP Mike Penning is backing the launch of a Chance To Be Chancellor project and calling on Dacorum teenagers to get involved.The project is organised by educational charity Citizenship...
View ArticleHeaps of hampers are Cavendish Christmas contribution
The spirit of a competitive Christmas was captured by pupils at Hemel Hempstead’s Cavendish School as they designed, made and then filled hampers destined for distribution by the town branch of the Age...
View Article‘One in two men will develop cancer by 2027’
A new awareness and fundraising campaign is set to be launched across the East of England by Cancer Research UK, as new figures show that the lifetime risk of developing cancer is increasing. Latest...
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