Warning after Berkhamsted burglary and attempted break-in
Householders are being urged to be on their guard after a home burglary and attempted break-in on the same day.Thieves struck on Wednesday between 8am and 6pm in Bridgewater Road. At one home crooks...
View ArticleCouncillor steps down after moving out of town
A councillor has bid farewell to Hemel Hempstead after 18 years of representing the town. Keith White officially stepped down as Labour councillor for Adeyfield West on Friday after moving out of the...
View ArticleBurglary victim’s praise for police
A man who has been burgled five times says he is delighted police have nicked the man behind the latest assault on his Markyate home.John Hope’s house was targeted by the crook at 10.30am on Monday –...
View Article£3m milestone for county’s locality budget scheme
A total of £3 million has been allocated to community groups by County Hall’s locality budget scheme since its launch in 2009.The milestone was reached by councillors donating funds from their...
View ArticleResurfacing works due to start along Hemel’s Boxted Road
Work to resurface a worn out stretch of road in Hemel Hempstead is due to start on Monday, February 18. A total of £115,000 is being spent by Herts County Council on the work along Boxted Road. It is...
View ArticleCrafty Olympic idea is blanketed in glory
An Olympic project involving people across the globe has won a prestigious arts award.Quilts4London, created by Irene Heathcote of Grovehill, Hemel Hempstead, scooped the first place Epic Award for...
View Article‘Help us as we survey the night sky’
Rural campaigners and astronomers are calling on ‘citizen scientists’ to take part in Star Count 2013 – a cosmic census which will help map light pollution across the country. CPRE dark skies...
View ArticleJobs: Accountants are raking it in!
Accountants’ pay has risen by a whopping 7 per cent in the last year, according to a report.Accountancy and finance recruiter, Marks Sattin, says the average salary in the number-crunching profession...
View ArticleStore stumps up community cash
Team members at the Wilkinson store in Hemel Hempstead’s Marlowes Shopping Centre are offering a helping hand to community groups and charities in the area who need extra support with local...
View ArticleCo-op crew find time to help carers
Starr at The Co-operative food store in Adeyfield hit the right note with young adult carers today as they helped launched a year of fundraising The Carers Trust, the grocery group’s new charity of the...
View ArticleReview: Rob Newman, The Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead
It’s fully two decades since Rob Newman found himself in the spotlight as an arena comedian, back when stand-up was the new rock and roll and, alongside David Baddiel, he performed before a sellout...
View ArticleRunaway animals tailed across Europe
While it may lack a little in charm and warmth, MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED (U: Paramount), the latest film in the animated comedy franchise, is technically brilliant.Alex the Lion and co are...
View ArticleFresh fundraising bid to make time special
The family of a terminally ill youngster are selling off signed sport memorabilia in their bid to raise cash for a trip abroad Parents Christine and Eddie Hodgson want to make every moment with...
View ArticleCasting call for new academy
An all-singing, all-dancing arts academy set up by a recent graduate aims to recruit more performers before it lifts the curtain on its next production.The Creative Dance and Arts Academy, based in the...
View ArticleParents sought to support families in need
A selection of the opportunities available this week through Volunteer Centre Dacorum.Parents are needed to help other mums and dads facing tough times. Home grown charity Home Start Dacorum helps...
View ArticleMatt Adcock’s film review: Warm Bodies
It’s often not easy winning the affections of the girl of your dreams – but it’s a lot harder when you’re a decaying reanimated corpse with a passion for eating the brains of the living.That’s the plot...
View ArticleMost Dacorum schools open as normal
Most schools in Dacorum are open as normal today despite the snow overnight. But The Reddings Primary and Nursery School in Bennetts End Road, Hemel Hempstead, has been forced to keep its doors closed...
View ArticleBerkhamsted mum-of-two wins BAFTA award
A Berkhamsted mum-of-two has won a BAFTA for her work as the production designer for Les Miserables.Eve Stewart was one of 10 people who worked on the movie to be given a British Academy of Film and...
View ArticleExtra road crews drafted in to get us back on track
An action plan has been drafted to address “failures” in Hertfordshire’s road maintenance.County contractor Ringway, which carries out repairs, has implemented new measures and deployed extra workers...
View ArticleNo horse meat sold here! Berkhamsted butcher defends his meat products
A Berkhamsted butchers has emphatically declared that it will not sell you horse meat.A sign up outside of its Gravel Path premises, saying: “Sorry!! No horse meat sold here.” Another sign at the site...
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