‘A41 ought to have X certificate’
The Oscar-nominated production designer of hit film Les Miserables says she is now afraid to bring film directors into Dacorum because of the ‘disgusting’ state of the A41.Eve Stewart chose every...
View ArticleNo plans for new Pavilion in town
A £25m performing arts centre has been dropped from 10-year redevelopment plans for Hemel Hempstead town centre.The venue was originally intended to replace the Pavilion – known fondly as the Pav,...
View ArticleSlim down and pile on pounds to help hospice
If you’re looking to slim down and shape up in 2013, why not put your weight behind a fundraising drive supporting one of Dacorum’s best-loved good causes?The Northchurch-based Hospice of St Francis is...
View ArticleFilm crews pick Hemel Hempstead over Hollywood
Makers of a spoof film about football hooligans have chosen Hemel Hempstead as their backdrop.Stars of The Hooligan Factory – which is written and directed by Nick Nevern – descended on Hemel Hempstead...
View ArticleUpdate: bin collections are back on
Bin collections are back on today (Wednesday) after snow and ice forced refuse workers to abandon their rounds earlier this week.Crews are out collecting today’s green bins and recycling boxes as...
View ArticlePower cut affects Hemel Hempstead businesses
A fault on a high-voltage underground cable caused a power cut for 13 business premises in the Swallowdale Lane area of Hemel Hempstead this morning, Wednesday.Engineers rushed out to the road, in...
View ArticleIt’s another early start for drugs raids police
Police carried out a fresh round of raids today (Wednesday), swooping on eight homes and arresting six more people in their continuing Operation Scorpion crackdown.The warrants were executed in Hemel...
View ArticleChurch site set to be transformed
St Peter’s Church in Gadebridge, Hemel Hempstead, is set to be demolished and the site transformed into a development containing nine eco-friendly two-bedroom council flats.The building, which is...
View ArticleTring landmark to be shown on BBC Two show
A Tring landmark will be on TV on Friday.The Natural History Museum in Akeman Street will be on BBC Two show Antiques Road Trip at 4.30pm.Antiques expert James Lewis will be shown around the venue...
View ArticleMotorcyclist, 67, died during tour of Italy
A biker died during the start of a 10-day holiday and just two days after celebrating his 67th birthday, when his motorcycle hit a car while overtaking.James Cashman, better known as Jim, met his death...
View ArticleInquest opened into teen’s tragic death
An inquest into the death of teenager Jessica Cobb has been opened and adjourned. The cause of death - subject to confirmation at a full inquest hearing - is recorded as asphyxiation. Jessica was...
View ArticleChimney fire at Aldbury home
Firefighters were called to put out a chimney blaze at a village home. A crew went to the terraced property in Stoneycroft, Aldbury, just after 2.30pm on Wednesday. They left just before 4pm.
View ArticleMan holds his hands up to burglary spree
A man from Chaulden has held his hands up to a burglary and two attempted break-ins and asked for a string of other house raids to be taken into consideration. Nelson Loveridge, 22, of Honeycross Road,...
View ArticleCash injection for maternity unit
The maternity unit at Watford General Hospital has secured a slice of £25 million in funding to improve its service to mums-to-be.Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter announced on Thursday that the Watford...
View ArticleMeet Tring’s new clerk
Tring council’s new clerk is looking forward to getting to grips with the town’s top priorities.Married father of three Michael Curry, 58, of Wingrave, took up the reins at Tring Town Council earlier...
View ArticleKiddies can try out sand painting fun at Bovingdon fundraiser
Children’s entertainers Kids Bee Happy are holding a sand painting workshop on Sunday (January 27) to support a pub’s charity fundraising weekend.The Halfway House in Bovingdon is raising money for The...
View ArticleBlue Badge holders will have to pay for hospital parking under shake-up
Blue badge holders will now have to pay for parking at hospitals. In a controversial move, from April 1 Blue Badge holders must pay the same parking charges as other motorists at Watford General...
View ArticleWoman of 90 dies after falling down the stairs
The grandson of a 90-year-old woman was woken by the loud noises of her falling down the stairs at 2am, an inquest heard today, Thursday.He discovered that Jane Stewart, of Breakspeare Road, Abbots...
View ArticleAsbestos exposure killed train driver
A man who worked with steam locomotives died from a rare cancer after years of asbestos exposure. Retired train driver Alfred Bryant, 76, of Dundale Road, Tring, had started out cleaning trains, before...
View ArticleFlat fire thought to have been started by candles
An elderly woman was taken to hospital suffering with smoke inhalation after a blaze in her flat. The fire at White Hart Drive, Hemel Hempstead, on Thursday at around 8pm is thought to have been caused...
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