Blockbusters goes into administration
High street DVD and video games rental firm Blockbusters has become the latest retailer to go into administration.Across the UK the company has 528 stores employing 4,190 staff. There are stores across...
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High street DVD and video games rental firm Blockbuster has become the latest retailer to go into administration.The firm, which employs on average five staff per store, has two branches in Dacorum -...
View ArticleSex, drugs and violence mar town play centre
A popular play area has become a centre for drug use, sex and antisocial behaviour, say the appalled managers of a youth club.Berkhamsted Town Council took over management of the Lagley Meadow Youth...
View ArticleTown’s glitzy new bank has big plans
The chief executive of a new bank which has just opened in Hemel Hempstead town centre says he hopes the Metro model will have the power to change lives. Craig Donaldson, who made an appearance at the...
View ArticleOne extra parking space for Royal Mail base
Royal Mail has revealed it plans to introduce one extra car parking space for visitors at its busy collection office. The super centre in Maxted Road, Hemel Hempstead, currently has five parking spaces...
View ArticleMan, 21, jailed after off licence raid
A man from Hemel Hempstead has been jailed for 11 years for committing a robbery at an off licence.Marc Lofting, 21, of The Denes, Hemel Hempstead, appeared at St Albans Crown Court on Tuesday, January...
View ArticleBookmarking a place in online revolution
A teacher is helping pioneer a new way of publishing and blazing a trail for up-and coming authors.Belinda Hunt and Martin Godleman are celebrating a highly successful first year after setting up...
View ArticleIf you’re on the roads, bear police tips in mind
In advance of expected heavy snow in Hertfordshire today, the county’s police force has restated general guidance to drivers to help them prepare for tricky conditions on the roadcs. Motorists are...
View ArticleCounty braced for severe snow: Are you ready?
As the south-east braces itself for expected heavy snowfalls today, Herts County Council is urging everyone to be prepared. Gritters are operating around the clock to ensure that main transport routes...
View ArticleHospital ‘cannot reveal’ end of life pathway figures
Hospital chiefs say they cannot reveal how many patients were put on the controversial Liverpool Care Pathway during 2012.Nationally, the end of life care has attracted criticism from the relatives of...
View ArticleDacorum schools announce early closures
Several Dacorum schools have announced today, Friday, that they will close early due to the severe snow – but others are staying resilient to the bad weather.Adeyfield School headteacher Scott Martin...
View ArticleShould you join surgery legal fight?
A solicitor who has taken up the case of a retired teacher, who was fitted with faulty hip resurfacing implants is urging others to come forward.Although Lottie Clarke, of Corner Hall, Hemel Hempstead,...
View ArticleHemel Hempstead drugs raids update: 14 face charges
Police have released details of 14 people charged with offences relating to the supply of drugs in Hemel Hempstead following a series of raids in the town on Wednesday morning.A total of 16 warrants...
View Article‘Who wants our cash? We’ve got £4,000 to give away’
Town councillors have got £4,000 to give away and are calling for good causes to apply for a slice of the cash.Berkhamsted Town Council sets aside £10,000 each financial year for groups which help...
View ArticleWarm-up groups can apply for cash
A pot of cash is on offer to groups running initiatives to keep people warm this winter. Herts County Council has been awarded £395,000 from the Department of Health’s Warm Homes Healthy People Fund to...
View ArticleHelp make prison visits less of a trial
A selection of the opportunities available this week through the Dacorum Volunteer Centre.Special volunteers are needed to help out in the visitor centre at HMP The Mount in Bovingdon. Visitors often...
View ArticleUni joins £22m dementia drive
Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire are leading two of a raft of new government-funded projects to boost dementia diagnosis rates and trial ground-breaking treatments, as well as helping...
View ArticleDecision date due for second strip club
A decision on whether a second strip club for Hemel Hempstead should be given the go ahead will be made next month. Dacorum Borough Council’s licensing committee will meet on the evening of February 12...
View ArticleGreen trial in Redbourn sets recyling pace
Villagers in Redbourn have been setting the pace for recycling in the St Albans district.St Albans City and District Council’s cabinet has agreed to recycle a wider range of plastics, including...
View ArticleSamantha will take charge at hospital
The trust that runs Hemel Hempstead’s Urgent Care Centre and Watford General Hospital has appointed a new boss. Samantha Jones takes up the position of chief executive with West Herts Hospitals NHS...
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