Can you provide a minibus parking spot?
A community project needs businesses to donate parking spaces its much-used minibuses.Community Wheels, a part of Community Action Dacorum (CAD), based in High Street, Hemel Hempstead, has a fleet of...
View ArticleRevived Gadebridge scout group gets cash injection
A recently revived scout group can buy tables and benches for activities thanks to a cash grant. Hert County Councillor Terry Douris has given 1st Gadebridge Scout Group £837.72 from his locality...
View ArticleFirefighters rescue Bovingdon woman from broken down lift
Firefighters came to the rescue of an elderly woman who was trapped in a broken down lift at her sheltered housing complex. One Hemel Hempstead fire crew went to the Dacorum Borough Council-run Dudley...
View ArticleNo Dacorum babies were born at Watford hospital on Christmas Day
Not one Dacorum baby came into the world at Watford General Hospital on Christmas Day. The maternity ward, which is where most expectant mothers from Hemel Hempstead go to have their babies, saw the...
View ArticleHemel’s Salvation Army helps struggling families with gift donations at...
Donations of gifts for youngsters helped 47 struggling families at Christmas. The Salvation Army’s annual present appeal gives gifts to parents of children who are facing tough financial times. Tim...
View ArticleChristmas Day violence in Berkhamsted leaves man with serious head injuries
A man was left with serious head injuries after an early hours Christmas Day row is believed to have erupted into violence. Police are appealing for the public’s help following the alleged serious...
View ArticleSchool celebrates its whopping charity total after another chunky contribution
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 ArticleStreet pastors getting set for caring patrols
Street pastors hoping to make Hemel Hempstead a “safer, kinder community” have undergone their first day of training ready for the scheme’s launch.A total of 27 prospective pastors were introduced to...
View ArticleDitch the booze and have a cuppa during Dry January
Drinkers are being encouraged to swap alcoholic beverages for a cuppa during the month of January. National charity Alcohol Concern is running Dry January to challenge people to stay off the booze for...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Jack Reacher
“There’s this guy. He’s a kind of cop, at least he used to be. He doesn’t care about proof, he doesn’t care about the law, he only cares about what’s right.” Tom Cruise hits good form as Jack Reacher,...
View ArticleHospitals are beating the winter vomiting bug despite cases soaring in other...
Hemel Hempstead and Watford hospitals are still dodging the dreaded winter vomiting virus despite cases soaring nationally. West Herts NHS Trust, which runs both the Hemel Hempstead Urgent Care Centre...
View ArticleIf you like a joke, then you could be in for a real Tweet...
For some people, the jury’s still out on Twitter. The social networking site which restricts individual posts to just 140 characters has been enthusiastically adopted by some and condemned by others....
View ArticleGet your Christmas tree battered at ‘chip shop’
A council will be opening ‘chip shops’ where people will be able to get their real Christmas trees battered into splinters.Dacorum Borough Council’s is offering the service for one day only - Sunday,...
View ArticleSetting your sights on a marathon in the new year? Here’s how our David...
I’ve been running as a hobby for almost two years, and you can track my progress through two Gaddesden Gallops.The first time I joined the field, I crawled around the 10km circular course between...
View Article40 years on, Hemel’s refugees say thanks with grants
Four Dacorum charities have benefited from cash grants as a big thank you from a group of refugees who were given help to set up home in Hemel Hempstead 40 years ago.The Dacorum Indian Society...
View ArticleGarage to help beat the crooks with free ‘cat’ marking
A garage has teamed up with police in a bid to protect motorists from crooks who snatch catalytic converters from vehicles. This type of theft continues to be on the increase due to the rising price of...
View ArticleCash boost for garden project
A charity that creates rural work experience opportunities for adults with learning disabilities has been given a cash boost to help improve its facilities.The Sunnyside Rural Trust, which has sites in...
View ArticleJunction 8 shunt closes three northbound M1 lanes
Motorists hoping for an early start to New Year’s Eve celebrations found themselves gridlocked on the M1 at Hemel Hempstead this afternoon.Reports of severe congestion south of the town between...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: The Impossible, Quartet
The ImpossibleIs it too soon for films about the devastating 2004 Asian tsunami? In my opinion it’s never too soon to make a film that tries to make sense and come to terms with true-life disasters of...
View ArticleNeil Fox on film: My ‘Dirty Dozen’ for 2012
Every year reviewer Neil Fox picks his top films of the past 12 months. How many did you see, and how many did you rate so highly?The MasterInevitably, predictably it’s Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest at...
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